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...
Read MoreLocated at the corner of the B-Line Trail and West 3rd Street, artist Bronte Wiener. Photo by Rodney Margison By Rodney Margison Seven new pieces of public art are on permanent display throughout the downtown area. Sponsored by...
Read MoreErin Aquino, director of Exodus Refugee Bloomington, says that after the Trump administration suspended federal refugee programs, dozens of people who were supposed to arrive in Indiana had their cases cancelled. Photo by Rodney...
Read MoreGet 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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A deeply competitive and spectator-driven world has developed within video game culture over the past two decades.
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“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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Bloomington is a dog’s town, and our love for our four-legged family members is reflected in the myriad of local organizations, businesses, and services that help them lead their happiest lives.
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While he hasn’t lived in Bloomington since leaving for college in 1989, L. Jon Wertheim says he feels an attachment to his hometown, a place where he saw a lot of examples of success.
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For nine days in early September, Elizabeth Cullen Dunn distributed toothpaste, towels, diapers, and shampoo to Afghan refugees evacuated from Kabul to Camp Atterbury, the National Guard training post north of Columbus, Indiana.
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u may have spotted exuberantly decorated pianos popping up around town—at Artisan Alley, Soma Coffee House and Juice Bar on East 3rd Street, and the Village Pub, to name a few places.
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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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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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or years, Indianapolis-based attorney Matt Lark was asked to conduct school field trips to his family farm in Loogootee, Indiana. After a while, he saw the potential for something more.
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David Sipes believes “We started a credit union and created a community” is more than just a tag line—it’s how IU Credit Union, a nonprofit financial cooperative, has grown in the past 65 years.
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Lucy, a white Lab service dog, has been probably the most recognizable canine in town as the constant companion of Adria Nassim, whose popular column in The Herald-Times deals with autism and disability-related issues.
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The City of Bloomington has one source of drinking water for its roughly 84,000 inhabitants: The reservoir of Lake Monroe, about 20 miles south of downtown. At 17 square miles, it’s Indiana’s largest man-made lake, but it’s an essential—and fragile—resource.
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The Library of Things at the Monroe County Public Library has expanded to include iPads and Mobile Video Production Kits.
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Input from the community and service to the community are the forces driving the Monroe County Public Library’s new three-year strategic plan.
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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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For decades, The Nashville House drew daily crowds for its fried chicken, biscuits, and apple butter.
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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...
Read MoreLocated at the corner of the B-Line Trail and West 3rd Street, artist Bronte Wiener. Photo by Rodney Margison By Rodney Margison Seven new pieces of public art are on permanent display throughout the downtown area. Sponsored by...
Read MoreErin Aquino, director of Exodus Refugee Bloomington, says that after the Trump administration suspended federal refugee programs, dozens of people who were supposed to arrive in Indiana had their cases cancelled. Photo by Rodney...
Read MoreGet 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:...
Read More A deeply competitive and spectator-driven world has developed within video game culture over the past two decades.
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