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Lots more electric scooters in Bloomington, but not as many more rides

Lots more electric scooters in Bloomington, but not as many more rides

Compared to late summer last year, there are 50 percent more shared electric scooters staged around Bloomington, waiting for prospective riders. But the 50-percent bigger fleet has generated just 13 percent more rides. Those numbers are based on the city of Bloomington’s public dataset of scooter activity. Included in

Photos: Protesters mourn effective date of Indiana’s law prohibiting most abortions

Photos: Protesters mourn effective date of Indiana’s law prohibiting most abortions

On the evening before the effective date of SB1, Indiana’s new law that prohibits most abortions, around a hundred people gathered on the southeast lawn of the Monroe County courthouse in an event that was billed as a vigil to mark the occasion. Attending Wednesday evening’s event (Sept.

Bloomington board of public works notebook: Boxed-in bamboo wins appeal

Bloomington board of public works notebook: Boxed-in bamboo wins appeal

A stand of bamboo can continue to screen the hawks and herons that eat the excess fish in a backyard Bloomington water feature. That was ruling from Bloomington’s three-member board of public works at its Tuesday meeting. In the first week of September, Bloomington resident Carolyn Geduld had been

Likely no deliberations this week on new map for Bloomington city council districts

Likely no deliberations this week on new map for Bloomington city council districts

Bloomington’s city council almost certainly won’t be deliberating on a potential new district map ordinance at a committee meeting this Wednesday. The new boundaries that are spelled out in the map ordinance were recommended by the city’s redistricting advisory commission two weeks ago. Consideration of new boundaries

Column: Bloomington botches accessibility of document about accessibility

Column: Bloomington botches accessibility of document about accessibility

In a news release issued on Monday evening, the city of Bloomington announced that it is inviting feedback on its ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Transition Plan. But the city does not seem to be interested in feedback on the document from anyone except those who can see perfectly well.

Bloomington OKs 135-bedroom apartment building across from IU football stadium

Bloomington OKs 135-bedroom apartment building across from IU football stadium

A six-story building with 75 apartments and 135 total bedrooms across Dunn Street from IU football stadium was approved on a unanimous vote of the Bloomington plan commission at its regular monthly meeting on Monday. Construction on the project, which was put forward by University Properties VI, LLC, is expected

Photos | Black y Brown Arts Festival 2022: “There are so many shades under the sun. We see black y brown when we gaze in the mirror, bruh.”

Photos | Black y Brown Arts Festival 2022: “There are so many shades under the sun. We see black y brown when we gaze in the mirror, bruh.”

On Saturday, Switchyard Park served as the venue for the city of Bloomington’s annual Black y Brown Arts Festival. It’s described on the city of Bloomington’s website as “a celebration and showcase of African, African-American, Hispanic, Latinx, and Native American creative arts and artists…” The quote in