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Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonA $6,000 appropriation from food and beverage tax receipts, to pay for a Harrodsburg Heritage Festival fireworks display, was approved on Tuesday night by Monroe County’s council. The vote was not unanimous. Dissenting was Geoff McKim, who said he knew it would amount to a symbolic gesture. Still, McKim wanted to establish that he would not support uses of the food and beverage tax for purposes other than the convention center expansion—until it…See the Story
$6K fireworks item sparks Monroe County council talk about convention center expansion
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonA new theater company, Eclipse Productions, is taking Bloomington theater in a new direction, writes Hiromi Yoshida. Co-founders Konnor Graber, Kate Weber, and Jeremy J Weber want to provide additional opportunities for local actors. Their second production opens May 9 at Ted Jones Playhouse. And more about other theater companies in southern Indiana.See the Story
‘Laugh, Cry, Sweat’ with New Theater Company Eclipse Productions - Limestone Post Magazine
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonCaption: The image links to a dynamic map. (The color coding scheme goes like this: Green=Zero violations; Yellow=At least 1 non-critical violation but no critical violations; Red=At least 1 critical violation.) Monroe County’s health department has released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in March 2024. Almost half (22) of the 48 places that were inspected in March 2024 had no violations. Recording at …See the Story
March 2024 food inspection reports for Monroe County released by health department
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonAt its regular Monday meeting, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) approved a total of $30,000 worth of neighborhood improvement grants to help fund four different neighborhood projects. Here’s the breakdown of projects awarded funding, sorted from largest to smallest.
2024 Neighborhood Improvement Grant Awards
Neighborhood Project Amount Awarded
Prospect Hill Neighborhood Association to hire restoration professionals to repair Rose…See the Story
$30K awarded for Bloomington neighborhood improvement projects
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonA rezone request for about 140 acres in the southwest part of Bloomington will get continued discussion from the city council at its May 1 meeting. At its meeting this past Wednesday, the city council heard the presentation on the Summit District PUD proposal from development services manager Jackie Scanlan, followed by remarks from Travis Vencel, with Sullivan Development, and Angela Parker, legal counsel for Sudbury Associates. A PUD (planned …See the Story
140-acre rezone proposal gets first hearing from Bloomington city council, to continue on May 1
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonBased on required pre-primary filings by Democrats in Monroe County races, about $82,000 has been raised by nine candidates for county commissioner or county councilor in the May 7 primary. The pre-primary reporting period ended April 12. The required CFA-4 documents were due by noon on Friday. The four Democrats running for the three at-large county councilor nominations raised a total of $15,940.54. Leading the way was incumbent Cheryl Munson,…See the Story
2024 Election notebook: Dems raise $82K in races for county councilor, commissioner
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonBLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 08: A Michigan football helmet sits on the field following a college football game between the Michigan Wolverines and Indiana Hoosiers on October 8, 2022 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Last season there was a little bit of drama in college football over a sign-stealing scandal involving the Michigan Wolverines. But after …See the Story
NCAA Announces New Technology Rules After Sign Stealing Drama
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Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonBLOOMINGTON A new food delivery service is focusing its energy on keeping things local.Its called Driver on Deck and its based in Bloomington. When 2 p.m. rolls around, driver Ashton Hershberger is behind the wheel.Its just fun to drive around," Hershberger said. Basically I get to choose my own hours. Take care of the orders that are coming up during that times. The 23-year-old has worked for different food delivery services in his lifetime D…See the Story
New Bloomington-based delivery service 'Driver on Deck' keeps things local
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