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As part of its relaunch, the B Square Bulletin aspires to offer to readers what the "local paper" used to offer in days gone by, in towns all across the country. Where I grew up, in Columbus, Indiana, that included the Sunday Funnies. In that spirit, The B

The initial briefs have now been filed by both sides in Bloomington's appeal of special judge Nathan Nikirk's ruling last August, that the city's attempted annexation of Area 1A and Area 1B could not go forward. The case involves the merits of annexation in

Until an executive order was issued by new Indiana governor Mike Braun on March 4, a change of name and gender on a birth certificate in Indiana followed a standard procedure at the local level. But the governor's order, coupled with guidance from the State Registrar and Division

A request that more than 200 parcels in the unincorporated area of Monroe County get downzoned got a favorable recommendation from the county's plan commission on Tuesday night (March 18). The zoning for the parcels is recommended to go from HD (High Development) to RES (Residential 1). The

By mid-April, about a month from now, Bloomington's city council could be considering whether to vacate an alley that is platted in the Trades District, north of city hall. The alley vacation, which means the government gives up its claim to the public right-of-way, would make it easier

Take in Constellation Stage & Screen's upcoming production of “Maple and Vine” and you can see firsthand that returning to a “simpler” time isn't necessarily as simple as it seems. Constellation's Artistic Director Chad Rabinovitz and Associate Artistic Director Daniella Wheelock selected the work

5:41 a.m. Duke Energy outage map shows about 500 customers without power in the Monroe County area. 5:24 a.m. Scanner traffic indicates the tornado warning has been cancelled. 5:18 a.m. Tornado sirens sound for the second time. The one piece of additional information is