Courthouse square
A red-tailed hawk sits on the top of the historic Monroe County courthouse under the weathervane fish as snow flies past.
B There
These are short one- or two-sentence items, often including a photo, filed by anyone who sends in an item—by text message, email, or phone call. [734-645-2633] They're meant to be factual observations about the world outside the observer's own head, in the course of their ordinary travels through our community.
Covenanter Drive & Rechter Road
Snow has arranged itself on the cords of a basketball net with the moon overhead.
6th Street & Madison Street
The current edition of Gallery B at Bloomingfoods, through the end of the end, features works that are all by employees of Bloomingfoods!
6th Street & Walnut Street
These are the telltale lines from brine treatment by city of Bloomington crews ahead of the forecasted snowfall.
Courthouse square
De-icer has been sprinkled on the sidewalk in front of Gather, ahead of the predicted snowfall later today. This is looking south down Walnut Street across from the Monroe County historic courthouse building.
Grant Street & Kirkwood Avenue
A crew from Groomer Construction is repairing the planter box at the southwest corner of the intersection. Bloomington's board of public works approved the $1,600 contract at its Oct. 21, 2025 meeting.
Kirkwood Avenue & Dunn Street
The parking meters have been bagged with no-parking signs from Saturday (Dec. 6) at 5 p.m. to Sunday (Dec. 7) at 5 a.m. Why? It was a precaution in connection with the Big 10 championship football game.