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(04/09/21 2:22am)
The owner of Bloomington restaurant India Garden opened a new restaurant, A Little Downtown Café, on March 15. The new restaurant serves American breakfast food all day as well as several other diner-style items.
(04/06/21 8:49pm)
About 30 workers for Memnon Archiving Services Inc. are participating in a 24-hour work strike from 5 a.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday.
(04/06/21 12:13am)
Bloomington’s Catalent pharmaceutical plant is producing millions of Johnson & Johnson vaccines, helping increase vaccine availability nationwide and bringing hundreds of jobs to the surrounding area, according to product manager Laine Mello. The plant has been producing vaccines since January and recently received authorization to begin distribution.
(04/01/21 7:05pm)
Morgenstern’s, a Bloomington bookstore, will be reopening its doors in June after nearly 25 years of being closed. Former customers said they will welcome the store’s return.
(04/01/21 4:05pm)
Some downtown Bloomington restaurants expanded outdoor seating into blocked-off parking spaces, or parklets, Wednesday.
(04/01/21 4:07pm)
Bloomington’s Asian business owners have faced challenges growing their businesses and maintaining their sales levels as the COVID-19 pandemic has limited the number of visiting customers. However, they are optimistic about their businesses recovering as the pandemic subsides and international students return to Bloomington.
(03/28/21 9:33pm)
Following the recent Atlanta spa shootings that killed six Asian women and the increased racism the Asian community has faced due to the coronavirus pandemic, many are looking to support Asian-owned businesses. Asian business owners said they’ve been hit especially hard during the pandemic because of their race, facing economic devastation as a result.
(03/22/21 7:38pm)
When Debra Gerberding first walked into My Sister’s Closet in 2018, she said the well-lit thrift store crowded with donated clothes, garments, shoes and jewelry looked magical.
(03/09/21 7:12pm)
The Bloomington City Council struck down a proposed ordinance that would protect homeless encampments by a vote of 4-4 Thursday. Nine days earlier, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce announced in a press release that it opposed the ordinance based on overwhelmingly negative survey feedback from more than 100 of its members.
(03/07/21 7:35pm)
Insomnia Cookies celebrated their grand opening on Kirkwood Avenue Saturday after the brand made its debut in Bloomington last week.
(03/04/21 6:35pm)
IU junior Anna Ahmed was single at the onset of the pandemic. During announcements of closures, cancellations and an array of new precautionary measures, her romantic intimacy seemed a secondary concern.
(03/07/21 7:08pm)
He paces because he’s bored, up and down the same aisle that used to be so loud you couldn’t hear the person next to you.
(03/03/21 11:29pm)
The Monroe County Public Health Board will allow Monroe County bars and restaurants that serve alcohol to stay open until 2 a.m. effective 8 a.m. Thursday, according to a Wednesday press release from the Monroe County Health Department. Bars and restaurants that served alcohol were previously mandated to close at 1 a.m. following restrictions implemented Nov. 18, 2020, by the board.
(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.