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New individual aluminum block letters, lit with LEDs will soon replace the temporary vinyl banner sign on the facade of Metal Works Brewing Company in downtown Bloomington. The new signage got approval from Bloomington’s historic preservation commission (HPC) on Thursday. Metal Works needed a nod from the HPC, because

Bloomington Transit bus driver Cristian Miguel Ramirez spent Thursday afternoon piloting one of the public bus agency’s 40-footers. Earlier that morning, Ramirez had been congratulated by BT staff and board members on passing a recent milestone: Six weeks ago, he took the oath to become a US citizen. On

Two more buildings have been added to a codified list of Monroe County facilities where the possession of firearms—licensed or unlicensed—is prohibited. Already on the list were the courthouse, the justice center, the Curry Building (7th Street), and the old Johnson’s Hardware building (7th Street). Joining those

At a meeting of Republican Party precinct chairs held at Ellettsville town hall on Tuesday evening, they gave county party chair Taylor Bryant the authority to fill vacancies on the Nov. 8 election ballot. Bryant would have until noon on July 3 fill ballot vacancies. Before the vote, county vice

Starting Monday, scheduled bus service on several Bloomington Transit fixed routes are ending a couple hours earlier. By around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, the big 40-foot buses on Routes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 had ended their runs for the day. But Bloomington residents could still take

The word “transparency” gets bandied around a lot by local government officials—not just here in Bloomington. It’s a vague concept. Just because some local government news breaks that was unforeseen by a journalist or the public does not necessarily mean a failure on the government’s part. Sometimes