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A decision on a proposed new local law that would require landlords and tenants to sign occupancy affidavits, and file them with the housing and neighborhood development (HAND) department, has been postponed by Bloomington’s city council until June 16. The unanimous vote to postpone final action came after public

In mid-February, Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton, and chief of police, Mike Diekhoff, among others, appeared at a press conference to present the city’s annual public safety report. The event was framed by Hamilton like this: “By sharing public data about the full range of public safety issues, we

Bloomington’s proposed annexation plan will be getting scrutiny from a financial consultant hired by Monroe County. At their weekly meeting on Wednesday, county commissioners approved an agreement with Baker Tilly US, for “review and analysis of the city of Bloomington’s annexation fiscal plan.” The not-to-exceed amount for Baker

By December 2022, Bloomington is expecting to see completed construction of Retreat at the Switchyard, a new housing project with 48 apartments designated as affordable. The project is a 64-unit, 5-story building with first-floor retail space at the 1.5- acre site of the former Night Moves building on South

Bloomington restaurants might be able to continue using a few blocks of Kirkwood Avenue as restaurant seating, through Oct. 31. That’s the effect of a resolution to be considered by Bloomington’s city council at its regular Wednesday meeting this week (June 2). In mid-December last year, the council

One of the most frequent complaints about Bloomington that I hear from folks is that there’s not enough barking. There’s just no place to bark, they say. And when you do find a place to bark, there’s a barking meter with jammed coin slots, so it accepts