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February 2023 food service inspection reports now available from Monroe County health department

map of food inspection results
The image links to a dynamic map. (The color coding scheme goes like this: Green=Zero violations; Yellow=At least 1 non-critical violation but no critical violations; Red=At least 1 critical violation.)

This week Monroe County’s health department released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in February.

More than half (47) of the 81 places that were inspected in February had no violations.

Recording at least one non-critical violation, but no critical violations were 15 establishments. Recording at least one critical violation were 19 establishments.

Summaries of the inspections completed in February are now available on a list, which is published on the health department’s website.

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Passengers thank Bloomington public bus driver Donny Reynolds as he wraps up 43 years of service

Screenshot of the Doublemap app that lets riders know where the bus is.
Bloomington Transit general manager John Connell congratulates Donny Reynolds on his reitirement.
BT driver Donny Reynolds in the rear view mirror of his Route #5 bus.
Bus driver Donny Reynolds greets passengers for his first run of the day on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023.

On Friday morning, driver Donny Reynolds was posted outside the Route #5 bus at Bloomington’s downtown transit center, greeting a couple of passengers as they boarded.

“Good morning and watch your step—it’s dark in there right now!”

Reynolds flipped on the inside lights as soon as he slid into the driver’s seat. He was starting the first run of his final day driving a public bus in Bloomington.

His first day at the wheel of a Bloomington public bus came 43 years ago on June 2, 1979. At that time, the bus service was provided through a city department, before the Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation was established.

On the morning’s first run for Route #5, at a stop along Atwater Avenue, a couple of Jackson Creek Middle School students boarded. “Good morning, ladies!” came the cheery greeting from Reynolds. Continue reading “Passengers thank Bloomington public bus driver Donny Reynolds as he wraps up 43 years of service” →