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CVS · BloomingtonThe latest timeline for an expansion to the Monroe Convention Center puts the completion at the end of 2026. If all goes as planned, attendees of events in the expanded facility might have a new dining option in downtown Bloomington. The new eatery is part of a project to be built on what is now a surface parking lot for a dozen and a half cars, next to the CVS at Washington Street and Kirkwood Avenue. The restaurant is planned to take up all of…See the Story
Bloomington BZA to hear height variance for 5-story project on Kirkwood, by CVS near Uptown Café
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonThe 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 June 2024. Of the 81 places that were inspected in June, 36 had no violations. That’s the same number that recorded at l…See the Story
June 2024 food inspection reports for Monroe County released by health department
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonAt its Tuesday meeting, Bloomington Transit’s five-member board of directors received a presentation on the proposed 2025 budget, a preliminary report about a possible new east-west high-frequency bus line for Bloomington, and an update on the launch of its new BLink microtransit service. At $32.6 million, Bloomington Transit’s draft 2025 budget is about $6 million bigger than the adopted 2024 spending plan. The 2025 budget will include about $…See the Story
Bloomington Transit board briefed on $32.6M budget for 2025, new east-west line, microtransit
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonMonroe County commissioners could be making a decision about the location of a new jail as soon as six weeks from now, by the end of August. That’s based on their remarks made at their regular Wednesday morning meeting, and responses from board of commissioners president Julie Thomas after the meeting to B Square questions. The commissioners did not have an item on their agenda about the location of the planned new jail. But they took the chance…See the Story
Decision on Monroe County jail location could come towards late August: ‘We can’t keep putting this off.’
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonThe outer shell of an 8-story student-oriented apartment building on North Walnut Street, where the Great Wall restaurant once stood, is basically done. Late Sunday morning and into the afternoon, the construction site’s 137-foot tall tower crane served as a training venue for Monroe Fire Protection District (MFPD) firefighters. MFPD chief Dustin Dillard credited battalion chief Danny Gillespie with arranging the logistics, coordinating with the…See the Story
Technical rescue training for Monroe Fire Protection District firefighters at construction site
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonScreenshot of BlackSuit website with listing for RBB schools. The revenue and employee numbers are incorrect. Just from its 2024 certified property tax levy, the district was due to receive $14 million. The DLGF (Department of Local Government Finance) lists over 500 employees of RBB in its salary records for 2023. About 42GB of data claimed to be from the Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation (Edgewood Schools) is currently posted …See the Story
BlackSuit ransomware update: 42GB of data claimed to be from Edgewood Schools posted, nothing new on Monroe County government attack
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonIn 2019, there were seven fire departments that served different parts of Monroe County. Those seven included the city of Bloomington’s fire department. As the Monroe Fire Protection District added townships as members, that reduced the number of fire departments in the county to four—Monroe Fire Protection District (MFPD), Bloomington fire department, Ellettsville fire department, and Bean Blossom Township fire department. By 2026, Bean Blossom…See the Story
County commissioners looking to put Bean Blossom on path to joining Monroe Fire Protection District
Bloomington, Indiana · BloomingtonMonroe County sheriff Ruben Marté wants county councilors and county commissioners to start thinking about the size of a planned new jail in terms of its functional capacity, instead of its raw bed count. Marté also wants the county executive and fiscal bodies to attach more urgency to the planned new jail project. Those were the two big takeaways from Marté’s presentation to county councilor’s and county commissioners on Thursday afternoon. Abo…See the Story