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The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners struck down a policy change that would have prohibited encampments on any city structure or property any time of the day without a permit.
Cars lined through the parking lot and wrapped around the corner waiting to order at the drive-thru Monday morning at the opening of Bloomington’s first Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins location.
Patrick Saling speaks at a #FreeBillieAllen public demonstration Dec. 4 in People's Park. Around 30 people attended the event.
The crowd of around 30 people were surrounded by the names of the eight people executed by the federal government this year. Each name was drawn onto the sidewalk with chalk by those gathered for the public demonstrationFriday in People's Park in collaboration with the Free Billie Allen movement.
Many local nonprofits are accepting donations in preparation for a particularly tough holiday season, riding on the tailcoat of Indiana’s deadliest month of the COVID-19 pandemic and amid an approximate 5% unemployment rate in the state.
The Trump administration’s Department of Justice announced new regulations in late November allowing the federal government to execute death row inmates using firing squads, electrocution and poisonous gas. After a 17-year pause on federal executions, the United States killed a man by lethal injection in July.
Jada Bee talks to customers at the People’s Market about her handmade products near the Bloomingfoods East parking lot Sept. 26 in Bloomington. “The world is burning but at least I can make something nice,” Bee said.
Citizens gathered for a solidarity demonstration in People’s Park on Sept. 23 in Bloomington after the Louisville Metro Police Department officer who shot and killed Breonna Taylor was not charged for her murder. Food and drinks were brought by organizers in case demonstrators needed anything.
A demonstrator chalks the sidewalk of People’s Park during the solidarity demonstration Sept. 23 in Bloomington. The cement was blank before the demonstration began, but filled up quickly with chalk designs.
The City of Bloomington mural located in People’s Park has been painted over with the words “BLACK LIVES MATTER.” The message was painted on June 19, but the artist is still unknown.
A man sits and listens to other demonstrators speak about Breonna Taylor on Sept. 23 in People's Park during a solidarity demonstration organized in response to the Breonna Taylor case charges. Afterward, the group marched to the courthouse square to honor Taylor with a moment of silence.
Vauhxx Booker talks about his past as an activist Sept. 4 in People’s Park. After being “almost the victim of an attempted lynching” July 4, Booker said he is in the eye of the storm as he waits for the next step to begin after his alleged attackers were charged.
The Hyatt Place Bloomington on Kirkwood (an all-suite hotel) is offering flexible housing contracts for students for the spring 2021 school year. The hotel has a multitude of accommodations to adhere to the needs of students who are looking for short or long-term stays in Bloomington.
Terin J.D. starts his tattoo sessions by telling his client he’s going to waste more of their time than anyone else ever could.
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners held a session for public comment Monday night on the ongoing expansion of the Monroe County Convention Center. More than 60 people were in attendance.
IU Dance Marathon raised more than $2.9 million for Riley Hospital for Children,during its 30th anniversary celebration year. This total is now the sixth highest amount raised ever in the organization's three-decade history despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Election Day has come and gone. As we wait for results, we should reflect on what this election won’t decide for us. It will not offer solutions to the political predicaments in which progressives find themselves. Neither former Vice President Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump has offered ethical ways to contend with anti-Black police violence, climate catastrophe, immigration or health care.
Bloomington and Monroe County were relatively quiet this Election Day. Lines were generally short. Polling places closed on time. No major disruptions were reported.
Ian Sons, 38, poses near the parking lot Nov. 3 outside the University Elementary School polling location in Bloomington. “When I vote for people, when I’m thinking about government,” Sons said. “I feel like their responsibility is to care for and protect the people. That’s what guides me, is who do I think is going to help those less fortunate than themselves and who cares enough about our community and each other, to be of service rather than to find a way to elevate their own position.”
SEYMOUR, INDIANA — Thirty one days out from the election, where he would try to unseat a two-term incumbent congressman, Andy Ruff waited for the voters of Jackson County to come to Gaiser Park and hear him out. No one showed, except for his ex-wife and a friend.
