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Parklets add to outside dining options in downtown Bloomington

Parklets add to outside dining options in downtown Bloomington

At least through Sept. 30, patrons of some restaurants in downtown Bloomington will be able to feed themselves at tables set up the street, in spaces where drivers normally feed a meter to park their cars. Called “parklets,” they’re one of a few different approaches the city is taking

Democrats challenge Green Party write-in candidate for judge based on loss in primary

Democrats challenge Green Party write-in candidate for judge based on loss in primary

For the Monroe County Division 1 circuit court race, it’s certain that the November ballot will show two names: Republican Carl Lamb and Democrat Geoff Bradley. What’s not yet certain is whether a blank will have to appear on the ballot where a voter could write a different

Monroe County sheriff’s deputies to get regular training updates with Lexipol policy management program

Monroe County sheriff’s deputies to get regular training updates with Lexipol policy management program

Sometime before December, the 44 sworn officers under the Monroe County sheriff will start taking monthly training on policies they’re supposed to follow. They’ll also get regular testing on the policies, according to Monroe County sheriff Brad Swain. On Wednesday morning, county sheriff Brad Swain described the training

3 Photos: Urban Butterflies

3 Photos: Urban Butterflies

These photos were taken on the morning of Aug. 5, 2020 on the courthouse square in downtown Bloomington, Indiana. That’s it. If you’d like to read more about butterflies and the city’s pollinator gardens, here’s a Square Beacon piece from last year around this time: “Butterfly

On split vote, public safety income tax committee recommends: No “off-the-top” allocations this year for rural fire departments

On split vote, public safety income tax committee recommends: No “off-the-top” allocations this year for rural fire departments

A committee of the Monroe County tax council voted Tuesday morning against a recommendation to allocate $353,700 of public safety income tax money to support requests made by four rural fire departments in the county. The potential direct allocation of funds to the fire departments would have made up

Bloomington RDC OKs payment of property taxes connected to real estate deal for convention center expansion

Bloomington RDC OKs payment of property taxes connected to real estate deal for convention center expansion

On Monday night, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) approved the payment of some property taxes, on land it does not (yet) own. The uncommon circumstance arose from the fact that when the RDC purchased the Bunger & Robertson property on College Avenue last year for $4,995,000, the deal

Bloomington hopes to put $2M of local money into $10M “tech accelerator” if feds will make up the difference

Bloomington hopes to put $2M of local money into $10M “tech accelerator” if feds will make up the difference

Bloomington is applying to the federal government for an 80-20 matching grant that would pay for a $10 million “tech accelerator” to be constructed in the Trades District area of downtown Bloomington. According to Jennifer Pearl, president of the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, the tech accelerator would “make programming