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Hawk says: Bloomington's Housing and Neighborhood Development department wanted to host an elegant evening of formal dining and dancing followed by a viewing of the World Cup match. But FIFA heard about it and gave the whole event a red card. Very weird. Why does Fish say it's not weird?

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from May 23, 2026 to June 30, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

Fourth of July parade flyover // Three birds / Photographically frozen in flight / One red, one blue, one white / Hawk, heron and great egret / They could not  know they made a flag / And if they did, they would not brag / Because the human course of events / Does not hold nature in suspense

Heading Home’s Streets to Stability initiative would move people from Bloomington-area encampments directly into housing, starting with 10 to 12 people once funding is secured. The effort is being planned as Indiana’s new public-camping law takes effect.

A jail site committee is set to start scoring properties, but Monroe County commissioners confirmed they won’t formally join the process. On Wednesday, the panel added a constitutional-care screen, flagged floodway concerns at 3 sites, and will meet three more times before a mid-July recommendation.

College Avenue south of 3rd Street was closed to traffic starting Tuesday (June 30) for continued construction of the skywalk that will connect the convention center expansion project to the existing facility. Here’s a view of construction on the project through the lens of Kelton O’Connell.

Bloomington’s CIB advanced host hotel proposals from Dora Hospitality and MHG Hotels for July 8 interviews, keeping a July 15 developer vote on track for Seminary Pointe. The move further dims hopes for a College Square land swap that could preserve Seminary Pointe for affordable housing and retail.