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City Council Hears Ordinance To Ban Sale of Puppies In Pet Stores
At the City Council meeting on Wednesday, November 17, the Council will hear from members of the community about Ordinance 21-45, which would prohibit…
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City Wraps up Bicentennial Year With New Trails, Swag, and Party
Bloomington is capping its bicentennial year by initiating a plan to build new trails for recreation and transportation.
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Bloomington Black Strategic Alliance: A Black Voice for the Black Community
At 4.3 percent of the population, Bloomington’s African-American community is small, and from the outside it may appear to have a singular voice. But…
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A Magical Fish and the City it Spawned
One hundred and 11 years ago, work was completed on our courthouse in the Square. But the origins of that building, of the weathervane…
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Tree Project Puts Down Roots for B-town’s Next 200 Years
In 1984, Bloomington was the first city in Indiana to receive the Tree City USA designation given by the Arbor Day Foundation, an honor…
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Hear Great Music the Way it Was at Bloomington Early Music Festival
Bach and his contemporaries would be surprised if they were to attend modern concerts of their works. The baroque style of performance was different,…
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Bloomington United Is Back
With hate crimes at their highest national level in years and mass shootings occurring with horrifying regularity, this anti-racism, pro-diversity organization has regrouped and…
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Opportunity House Celebrates 50 Years of Thrifty Style
Opportunity House was founded by a group of church ladies in 1968 to help low-income families with small children, but for five decades it…
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Old-House Expo & Cake Contest Set for May 11 at Showers Atrium
BY LISA ELAINE HELD The Monroe County Courthouse, built in 1908, is a point of pride in Bloomington. With its limestone columns, clock tower,…