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Tuesday night’s Monroe County council’s work session was highlighted by debate on the issuance of $3 million worth of general obligation bonds—the item passed on a 5–1 vote with dissent from councilor Marty Hawk. At the end of session, councilors marked the occasion of council president

“Up in Indianapolis the whole talk has been about whether or not senator Jim Merritt, who is the challenger [in the mayoral race], and mayor Joe Hogsett—if they have a black agenda for our community,” Dana Black told about three dozen people gathered in Bloomington’s city council chambers

The Bloomington city council’s insistence on the inclusion of ground floor commercial space in the proposed replacement for the 4th Street parking garage is a factor in one of the arguments a landowner is making, in an attempt to ward off the city’s attempt to take some real

According to a press released issued Monday afternoon and subsequent clarification from the city, Bloomington’s department of planning and transportation has levied an $83,500 fine against the owners of a house on 7th Street. They demolished the house in late September without first obtaining a certificate of zoning

Around midmorning today, The Beacon dropped by Monroe County’s Voting Central, at 7th and Madison streets in downtown Bloomington. It’s the site of early voting in Bloomington’s municipal elections, which started today. By then, nearly half a dozen Bloomington residents had flouted conventional wisdom from The Carpenters

On Saturday, Bloomington Community Orchard hosted its annual Cider Fest at the fenced-off grove next to Winslow Woods Park, just before Highland Avenue curves west around the Winslow Sports Complex. The afternoon featured cider pressing, face painting, poetry reading, and an introduction to the orchard’s bee hive. The orchard’