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The Bloomington City Council voted 8-0-1 Wednesday to endorse the installation of two street murals in October that will say “Black lives matter.”
In the hours following the indictment decision, Bloomington residents gathered in People's Park to remember Breonna Taylor and protest against police brutality.
The Bloomington City Council voted 9-0 Wednesday night to extend the closures of Kirkwood Avenue, which creates outdoor seating for restaurants along the street.
The annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival will return to Bloomington this weekend. The event will take place virtually, with the exception of one live, socially distanced concert at 1 p.m. Saturday at Switchyard Park.
The United States Department of Justice announced its intention to resume capital punishment for federal inmates last year. After various courts temporarily blocked the measure, the first federal execution in 17 years occurred just two months ago. Since then, the Trump administration has executed four inmates and plans to execute two more before the end of this week. All seven will have taken place on Indiana soil at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute.
Every school’s cross-country teams have been forced to adjust its recruiting plans due to the ongoing recruiting dead period the NCAA has put in place due to COVID-19. But for IU, recruiting in the middle of a global pandemic has been especially difficult.
Last month, the Big Ten announced it would be postponing football season, leaving Bloomington without IU football for the first time since 1890.
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When Maria “Pili” Del Pilar Gonzalez moved to Bloomington 17 years ago, she missed Mexican cuisine from her home of Puebla, Mexico.
Luxury student apartments and enhanced commercial and entertainment amenities appear to bring life and movement to Bloomington. This is at the expense of low-income individuals and people experiencing homelessness in the city.
With the need to find new ways to spend free time in Bloomington, weekends in town are sure to look a little different this semesterdue to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are still exciting ways to explore Bloomington and what the community has to offer. Here's a list of local events to attend in Bloomington:
Tamara Loewenthal, executive director of the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, said she estimates that her organization lost up to $40,000 from canceling its spring programming due to COVID-19.
IU Ride, previously known as IU Safety Escort, has switched names and apps for the new school year. IU Ride is a free, student-run ride service that previously used the app TapRide. It have now switched to the app TransLoc.
The recent wildfires in California are tragic, and the sheer loss stemming from them is catastrophic. This is one of California’s worst wildfire seasons ever, and it’s not even over yet. This year alone, 3.1 million acres of land in California have burned. For comparison, about 300,000 acres burn in an average California wildfire season.
Residents in Plato’s Court at Knights Landing, a Bloomington apartment complex, have reported multiple issues, such as insufficient parking and unfair charges, to the Plato's Court management, but said they feel no steps are being taken to address the problems.
A pair of candy-striped overalls sits tucked away in the corner of my closet. For some reason, they were one of my first purchases when I arrived in Bloomington four years ago as a freshman. I looked at them longingly for a second before I walked out of my bedroom into an empty living room.
Throughout quarantine, many have found new hobbies that are fun yet safe. Some started baking bread and others continuously created TikToks.
With recent guidelines issued for safety against the COVID-19 pandemic by the Monroe County Health Department and the return of the IU student population, many popular local restaurants around Bloomington have expanded and adjusted their outdoor seating options.
Sections of Kirkwood Avenue were teeming with IU students, Bloomington residents and out-of-town visitors at lunchtime last Sunday. After unanimous approval from Bloomington City Council, two parts of the street have been closed to automobile traffic on recent weekends to allow restaurants and shops more space for social distancing and outdoor diningin the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. While no shops have set up in the closed sections yet, many restaurants on Kirkwood between the Monroe County Courthouse and the Sample Gates have moved into the roadway.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced religious organizations to adopt their services to adhere to safety guidelines.
