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SCOTUS abortion ruling prompts Bloomington demonstrations

SCOTUS abortion ruling prompts Bloomington demonstrations

Friday morning’s Supreme Court of the United States ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade, prompted around 100 people to demonstrate later that evening, at the southeast corner of the Monroe County courthouse square, in downtown Bloomington. The ruling also prompted a one-man demonstration the following day at Bloomington’s

Monroe County commission preps for restart to convention center project, maybe before year’s end

Monroe County commission preps for restart to convention center project, maybe before year’s end

At a meeting on Friday , a question from a new member of Monroe County’s convention and visitors commission (CVC) got to the heart of a lingering issue for the Bloomington area local government officials. “It’s my understanding that we’re looking to evaluate whether this convention center is…

Bloomington RDC hopes to seal deal on smell for some offices at adaptive reuse coworking project

Bloomington RDC hopes to seal deal on smell for some offices at adaptive reuse coworking project

Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) is hoping that a $12,000 contract with Ann-Kriss, Inc.—to paint and seal some brick and concrete surfaces in an old industrial building—will wrap up an issue with lingering odor that has beleaguered part of the roughly $5.5 million adaptive reuse project.

First phase demolition for Hopewell: Bloomington picks Renascent for $589K job

First phase demolition for Hopewell: Bloomington picks Renascent for $589K job

By the end of summer, all but three of the buildings on a central Bloomington block, near the former IU Health hospital site, are set to be demolished. It’s the area that has been named the Hopewell neighborhood. On Tuesday evening, Bloomington’s board of public works, as well

Video: Race Across America leader hits Bloomington time point @ 11:23:40 on June 21, 2022

Video: Race Across America leader hits Bloomington time point @ 11:23:40 on June 21, 2022

Late Tuesday evening, Nicole Reist cycled through Bloomington, Indiana as the overall leader in the 2022 Race Across America—a 3,079-mile west-to-east bicycle race across the United States. Racers start in Oceanside, California, and finish in Annapolis, Maryland. Reist has been leading the race since La Veta, Colorado, which

June 27 start for Uber/Lyft in place of Bloomington bus night runs, Aug. 15 start for new fixed routes

June 27 start for Uber/Lyft in place of Bloomington bus night runs, Aug. 15 start for new fixed routes

Bloomington Transit’s (BT’s) new optimized bus routes will finally debut on Aug. 15 this year. That’s the result of BT board action at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. The routes were supposed to roll out two years ago, in fall 2020, but that launch date was

Tuesday evening: Leader in cross-country bicycle race to cruise through Bloomington

Tuesday evening: Leader in cross-country bicycle race to cruise through Bloomington

Sometime early Tuesday evening, the leader in the Race Across America (RAAM), is projected to pedal through Bloomington, Indiana. The RAAM is a 3,079-mile west-to-east bicycle race across the United States. As of 4 p.m. Monday, the overall leader was Nicole Reist, who has solid credentials, as the