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At its regular Monday meeting, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) took care of three relatively low-cost items related to the Hopewell project, as it prepares to consider a public offering for some of the land. Those relatively low-cost items involved security patrols, a security fencing reconfiguration, and an electrical contract

Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson’s formal presentation to the city council of the city’s 2025 budget will be made in about three weeks, on Sept. 25. The vote on the budget is currently scheduled for Oct. 9. It is the first city budget for Thomson, who was sworn into

At 11 p.m. on Sunday night, the first day of September, around 80 people gathered for a candlelight vigil at Indiana University’s Sample Gates, where Kirkwood Avenue dead ends at the western edge of the Bloomington campus. It was the second, now weekly, vigil that has been organized

Thursday was the fourth day in a row for the Bloomington city council to hear from different units within the city about their 2025 budget proposals. Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson had released the proposed budget the previous week. The week’s presentations included all the departments of the city as

At a Thursday gathering that filled the event space at The Mill, leaders from Bloomington and Indiana University celebrated a $16 million award from the Lilly Endowment. The money is designated for collaborative projects involving The Mill, the Trades District, and Indiana University. The first announcement of the $16 million

Three public meetings this week at Bean Blossom’s community center have wrapped up with some uncertainty about the costs and the procedures that are related to a change in fire protection for the township. Bean Blossom’s fire department is the only one remaining in Monroe County that is