Category: Community

Not Happy with Mayor Kerry Thomson

Not Happy with Mayor Kerry Thomson On Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson’s fourth day in office, she showed up as boots-on-the-ground for the clearance of a homeless camp, to talk to the residents and help them pack up. The act...

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Beacon Hats

Get the hat that all the cool kids are wearing … and support Beacon Help your fellow citizens who are experiencing homelessness. Each hat costs $25, and all proceeds go to Beacon. To receive a hat, you have two options:...

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‘Charlie Bird Loves Bloomington,’ And So Does Artist Winnie King

“I’ve come a long, long way from crumpled-up, notebook-paper comics doodled in the back of an elementary school classroom,” says Bloomington artist Winnie King, 23, who was recently commissioned to illustrate the children’s book Charlie Bird Loves Bloomington, a fundraising project for the health care of Charlie, Bloomington’s resident macaw.

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REVIEW: ‘Come Sit With Me’

The subjects of many of the poems, essays, and plays in Gladys DeVane’s inspiring new collection, Come Sit with Me: Life in Poetry, Prose and Plays (Jewell Jordan Publishing), are risk-taking, crusading women.

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Zietlow To Be Honored At Rotary Toast

Community activist Charlotte Zietlow has been a vital part of Bloomington since moving here in 1964 with her late husband, Paul. In recognition of her years of service, the three Bloomington Rotary clubs have selected Zietlow as their honoree at the seventh annual Bloomington Rotary Toast.

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What’s to Become of The Old Hospital Site?

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton calls the City’s plan to redevelop the current site of Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital “a once- in-a-century opportunity for our community to re-imagine our future.”

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Beacon Hats

Get the hat that all the cool kids are wearing … and support Beacon Help your fellow citizens who are experiencing homelessness. Each hat costs $25, and all proceeds go to Beacon. To receive a hat, you have two options:...

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