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(03/02/21 11:07pm)
Cheese prices fluctuated dramatically last year because of unexpected changes in supply and demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes hiked food costs for Bloomington’s Pizza X and Azzip Pizza, causing financial headaches.
(03/02/21 4:51pm)
The nightclub shut down three days after the IDS reached out to the health department for comment.
(02/24/21 10:20pm)
The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday in a press release that based on overwhelming feedback from members, it opposes a proposed amendment to the Bloomington Municipal Code. The amendment would create several procedures the city would have to follow before evicting people experiencing homlessness from certain public spaces.
(02/22/21 8:11pm)
IU sophomores Max Himelstein and Misha Rekhter, co-founders of Bloomington’s new delivery-only restaurant Trap Mike’s Late Night Market, sacrifice their time outside of school to grow their business into part of IU’s campus culture.
(02/21/21 11:33pm)
In a unanimous 9-0 vote Feb. 3, the Bloomington City Council voted to move ahead with the demolition of the historic Player’s Pub building.
(02/21/21 8:57pm)
Despite record sales numbers, Pizza X’s profits fell during the COVID-19 pandemic. Effects of the pandemic caused employees to experience loss of housing, worktime cuts and exposure to the coronavirus.
(02/21/21 8:39pm)
Some minimum wage workers and political groups are pushing for Indiana legislators to support the passing of the Raise the Wage Act, which would increase the minimum wage. Many employees working for minimum wage support this increase, citing harsh conditions and unfair wages.
(02/18/21 10:16pm)
MrBeast Burger, a new restaurant concept backed by YouTuber and philanthropist Jimmy Donaldson, who goes by the screen name “MrBeast,” opened Feb. 10 in partnership with the Hive restaurant kitchen.
(02/17/21 9:23pm)
Insomnia Cookies announced Friday it will open a new location at 430 E. Kirkwood Ave. sometime this month, according to a press release.
(02/17/21 9:15pm)
The Indiana Senate approved a bill Feb. 8 that could allow Indiana small businesses to appeal to stay open if shut down by a public health order.
(02/16/21 8:06pm)
Upland Brewing Company, a brewery local to Bloomington, has entered the seltzer market.
(02/14/21 8:23pm)
CDFI Friendly Bloomington has helped finance community development projects in Bloomington since its founding in 2018, providing an alternative to conventional bank loans. The nonprofit is financing several projects due to complete this year, according to its website.
(02/14/21 6:10pm)
Noodles & Company in Bloomington, located in the Von Lee building at 517 E. Kirkwood Ave., will reopen March 1. General Manager Alexander Moore said he is expecting IU students in Bloomington to boost sales in the spring.
(02/12/21 3:01am)
Kilroy’s Sports Bar reopened Wednesday for the first time since March with COVID-19 precautions such as table reservations. As of Thursday night, reservations were sold out through Saturday.
(02/10/21 10:49pm)
Three restaurants opened on the east side of Bloomington over winter break, including a new local option, a regional chain and the introduction of a national franchise to Bloomington.
(01/30/21 10:01pm)
Kilroy’s Sports Bar announced it will reopen its doors this spring after remaining closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(01/29/21 9:22pm)
IU sophomores Misha Rekhter and Max Himelstein are the co-founders of Trap Mike’s, a late-night delivery-only restaurant, opening in Bloomington Feb. 4. Trap Mike’s will offer free delivery from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
(01/26/21 4:31pm)
Bloomington’s Grant Street Inn closed its doors Jan. 16 as the local hospitality industry struggles under the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement on the inn’s Facebook page. This is the second time it has closed since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
(01/24/21 9:10pm)
After seeing many other local restaurants shut down in March, Döner Kebab owner Hamid Naderi worried about the effects of the pandemic on his food truck.
(01/24/21 8:34pm)
Bills introduced in the Indiana General Assembly’s House and Senate chambers could protect businesses, health care workers and other entities from COVID-19 related lawsuits unless negligence or misconduct can be proven.