Old B Square

The parking lot at Election Central in downtown Bloomington, at the corner of 7th and Madison streets, is now reserved for voters to park. Banners on both sides of the entrance say, “Voter Parking Only.” Early voting has been underway since Monday of this week. Saturday (Oct. 26) hours are

On Wednesday night at the Monroe County Public Library (MCPL), around a dozen and a half people attended the first public meeting of the county’s local Green Party caucus. Among the reasons that organizer Randy Paul and others gave for wanting to establish the Green Party in Bloomington and

On Tuesday, a crew from Cassady Electrical Contractors worked with Monroe County maintenance staff to start re-stringing the strands of lights that connect the courthouse roofline with buildings around the square. The strands form the canopy in the “Canopy of Lights” that’s switched on the day after Thanksgiving every

At its work session on Tuesday night, Monroe County’s council voted 5–1 to approve issuance of general obligation bonds worth $3.3 million. Dissent came from Marty Hawk, who had expressed concern to the bond issuance from the time it was first proposed at $5.17 million in

In a press release issued around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Bloomington’s police department provided some details on the vandalism to parking meters in the downtown area, which was discovered in the morning and widely documented on social media outlets. The vandals spray-painted parking meter heads green

At Monroe County council’s meeting on Tuesday night, councilors approved issuance of general obligation bonds for $3.3 million. Not on a revised bond project list was new election equipment that is estimated to cost around $1 million. [Note: The Beacon intends to provide separate coverage of Tuesday’s