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State of the City: Mayor says Bloomington 'ready to soar' after first year of team building

State of the City: Mayor says Bloomington 'ready to soar' after first year of team building

Thursday night’s State of the City event, held at the Waldron Arts Center on South Walnut Street in downtown Bloomington, departed from the traditional template, which makes an address from the mayor the one big focus. Even if she also put some others on stage, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson

New operations center for Bloomington public buses: Location to be revealed soon

New operations center for Bloomington public buses: Location to be revealed soon

The location of the planned new operations facility for Bloomington Transit could be revealed in a couple of weeks—at the next meeting of BT's board of directors on April 15. That was one takeaway from the board's meeting this past Tuesday. BT general manager John

CIB pushes for progress on hotel deal to support Bloomington Convention Center expansion, could come on April 7

CIB pushes for progress on hotel deal to support Bloomington Convention Center expansion, could come on April 7

Some movement on the development of a hotel to support the expansion of the Bloomington Convention Center might appear on the next meeting agenda for the city's redevelopment commission (RDC), on April 7. The facility was called the Monroe Convention Center, until it was renamed earlier this year.

Amid shift in Bloomington street oversight, Flaherty gets city council nod for new transportation group

Amid shift in Bloomington street oversight, Flaherty gets city council nod for new transportation group

Bloomington's new transportation commission got its first seat filled on Wednesday night (March 26), when Matt Flaherty prevailed over Andy Ruff in a 5–4 vote on the city council, to become the appointment from the council's own membership. The new commission, which was established by

Public Bus Notebook: Bloomington Transit ridership still trending up post-pandemic, but far below pre-2020 levels

Public Bus Notebook: Bloomington Transit ridership still trending up post-pandemic, but far below pre-2020 levels

Fixed-route ridership numbers for Bloomington Transit (BT) buses in 2024 finished the year up 4% from the year before—about 2.52 million rides in 2024 compared to 2.42 million in 2023. The increased numbers this past year continue the upward trend since the COVID-19 pandemic. But they leave

Bloomington annexation update: Briefs now filed by both sides in appeal of case on the merits

Bloomington annexation update: Briefs now filed by both sides in appeal of case on the merits

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

Local court order, governor's order on gender put Monroe County board of health 'between a rock and a hard place'

Local court order, governor's order on gender put Monroe County board of health 'between a rock and a hard place'

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