Editor’s Notebook: Trojan Horse not dead, just moving up the road
The Trojan Horse will leave its longtime Kirkwood corner for Ellettsville in August. That’s the sad news confirmed by veteran server Pat on Friday night.
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Editor’s Notebook: A pair of hawks, another year of The B Square, things are looking up
A Saturday search for Bloomington’s red-tailed hawks led from the courthouse square to a pine by Franklin Hall—and to a reflection on spring, local rhythms, and the readers who keep The B Square Bulletin aloft a year after its relaunch.
Editor’s Notebook: Embrace our shared geography, please do not let me die with stickers left over
Christmas week is quiet in Bloomington, giving the editor time to confront an envelope of unused B Square stickers. There’s no form or QR code—just a bag of stickers. See me out and about around town, say “Hey Dave, gimme a sticker,” and you’ll get one.
Editor’s Notebook: Standing with the Indiana Daily Student by sharing the load
Yesterday, the Indiana Daily Student broke the news that the student media director had been fired. What can The B Square do to help? We have set up guidelines that can allow outlets like the IDS to use B Square reporting like a local wire service.
Editor's Notebook: Unplanned eye surgery disrupts timeline, but B Square vision still clear
Yesterday I underwent emergency surgery for a detached retina. The procedure went well, and I’m on the road to recovery. But part of the post-operative protocol means no reading—no screens, no books, no documents. That restriction makes it effectively impossible for me to write or report in the
Editor's Notebook: Getting from a nest to a soaring newsroom will take more financial support
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Editor's Notebook: Paying the dues for Total News—please help fund it
I'm writing to ask for your financial support of The B Square Bulletin.
After a roughly two-month hiatus, which was planned to be a permanent shutdown, The B Square is back. Over the last four weeks, some of The B Square's brand of local government coverage