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2019 gave Bloomington its warmest Christmas Day in more than a century

2019 gave Bloomington its warmest Christmas Day in more than a century

Based on the data now logged in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Applied Climate Information System (ACIS), 2019 delivered the warmest Christmas Day on record in Bloomington, Indiana. The temperature hit 65 Fahrenheit degrees this year, which was one degree higher than the previous Christmas Day mark, set

Analysis: After lower court ruling against Bloomington, when does 4th Street parking garage get rebuilt?

Analysis: After lower court ruling against Bloomington, when does 4th Street parking garage get rebuilt?

Christmas morning dawned bright over the now empty lot at 4th and Walnut streets where a parking garage once stood. It offered 352 spaces for people to park their cars, then go to work, shop, or take care of errands in the downtown area. The demolition started in earnest in

Column: Christmas colors, political parties at the convention center

Column: Christmas colors, political parties at the convention center

Unlikely to be resolved, even after a thousand years of diplomacy, is the ongoing bitter dispute over the best Christmas color. It’s green, some will say. But some stubborn souls will always insist that it’s red. An occasional centrist will advocate for white, ignoring the fact that it’

Bloomington Transit wants more feedback on new routes, with eye towards adjustments to proposed new plan at Jan. 21 board meeting

Bloomington Transit wants more feedback on new routes, with eye towards adjustments to proposed new plan at Jan. 21 board meeting

A revised version of a proposed new route configuration for public buses in the city will be presented to the transit board at its next meeting on Jan. 21, Bloomington Transit announced last Thursday. That comes after BT’s staff presented the route optimization proposal in a series of public

Judge says Bloomington cannot take JuanSells.com property to build a parking garage with ground-floor retail

Judge says Bloomington cannot take JuanSells.com property to build a parking garage with ground-floor retail

In her ruling issued on Dec. 20, Holly Harvey, a judge in the Monroe Circuit Court, has found that the city of Bloomington cannot acquire the JuanSells.com property at 222 S. Walnut through eminent domain. Harvey agreed with Juan Carlos Carrasquel, the owner of the building, when she found

Incumbent Monroe County councilors issue joint press release: They’re seeking re-election in 2020

Incumbent Monroe County councilors issue joint press release: They’re seeking re-election in 2020

In a joint press release issued Friday morning, the three incumbent at-large county council representatives for Monroe County announced they’re all seeking re-election. Trent Deckard, Geoff McKim and Cheryl Munson are half of a six-member Democratic Party majority on the seven-member council, which is the fiscal body for the

City, county weaving web of agreement for convention center governance in 2020

City, county weaving web of agreement for convention center governance in 2020

After months of disagreement between city and county officials, in the last couple weeks, the choice of governance for the $59-million expansion of Monroe County’s convention center has settled on the formation of a capital improvement board (CIB). A CIB is enabled under the state statute as an entity