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The homeless of Bloomington wander through the night, drawn by the warmth and food offered at First United Church the night of Nov. 8. They wait outside in steadily decreasing temperatures until three minutes after 9 p.m.
They were expecting a knockout, but what they got was another round in the ring.
As college students and Bloomington locals walk into or leave the bars on Kirkwood Avenue, they are asked for money. Homeless men and women and college students ask for donations, yet these two groups of people are treated differently.
The Bloomington Police Department is requesting a budget increase of $1,333,471 for a total of almost $14 million for the 2017 financial year. The budget represents more than a 10 percent increase since 2016 for BPD. A number of those costs are known from previous years, while others are new for 2017.
Teddy bears and cuckoo clocks line the walls of Gudrun Ferguson’s small living room, where the 73-year-old blonde-haired German immigrant says she spends most of her days alone, knitting blankets or working on crossword puzzles.
Police lights were flashing across the street from Peoples Park on Wednesday evening as students and locals met to discuss police discrimination toward the homeless population of the park.
Jo DiBenedetto heard another catcall, aimed at one of his female friends, coming from People’s Park. Then a barrage of blue and red lights illuminated DiBenedetto’s walk home from class. Later that night screaming from the park filtered into DiBenedetto’s room in his Kirkwood Avenue home.
In a push to create more productive careers for Hoosiers, technology companies are creating new jobs around the Indianapolis area.
New Hope is an emergency shelter that provides housing for about 90 days to family units — children and their legal guardians — with no restrictions on marital status, sexual orientation or religion.
The United States has $1.3 trillion of aggregate student debt, and the number continues to grow.
The City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Children and Youth is seeking nominations for the second annual SWAGGER Awards. SWAGGER stands for Students Who Act Generously, Grow and Earn Respect
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller presented a $300,000 grant to Indiana Legal Services attorneys in the group’s Bloomington office Thursday, calling it the “first installment” in a series of grants intended to increase legal aid, debt counseling and foreclosure prevention.
Ryan Stacy likes to say while money isn’t everything, money is behind everything.
By Brian Gamache
Exports in Indiana declined in 2013 after a record high the previous year.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation plans to increase Indiana’s economic vibrancy by analyzing the economies of regional cities and applying similar strategies across Indiana.
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce recently published the June update for its Vision for 2025 project.
Officers were called to the justice building at approximately 3:44 p.m. Thursday after learning someone had been going around town and dropping large sums of money.The money was found by civilians in several parts of Bloomington, especially the downtown area.Sightings occurred around Seventh Street and College Avenue, East Tenth Street and the northside bypass.The money reportedly caused traffic congestion.Many of the pedestrians who found the money turned it into bailiffs, police officers and the mayor’s office. The total sum of money dropped is currently unknown, though it is suspected that the total was somewhere in the thousands.A 49-year-old male came forward Friday morning after checking himself into the IU health hospital and claimed the money was his.He checked himself in to undergo a mental evaluation.The money is currently being retained for safekeeping at the Bloomington Police Department. If anyone founds a large sum of money lying in the streets, please report it to the local police department.At this time, this is a civil case, not a criminal case.Brian Seymour
The Bloomington Economic Development Corporation presented the fourth-annual “State of the Bloomington Regional Economy” report last week.
Community members voiced their opinions concerning the lack of summer homeless shelters available during Wednesday's city council meeting.
