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(03/26/21 7:38pm)
Monroe County will maintain its COVID-19 social gathering restrictions and mask mandates even though Gov. Eric Holcomb announced earlier this week he will end the statewide mask mandate on April 6, Mayor John Hamilton said in Bloomington’s weekly COVID-19 press conference Friday.
(03/25/21 2:05pm)
As of 10:27 a.m., UITS is reporting that the vendor restored service to normal. The term “Canvas” is trending on Twitter, with more than 27,000 tweets being sent about the outage, which appears to have extended outside the university.
(03/25/21 2:09am)
The Bloomington City Council voted 8-0 to recommend an ordinance making it illegal for drivers to turn right on red at 78 red lights throughout the city. The recommendation sets up a final vote of the council at a full meeting likely to take place next month.
(03/05/21 7:47pm)
The Monroe County Health Department will phase out the use of the Monroe Convention Center as the county’s primary COVID-19 vaccination site in favor of IU’s new site in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by April, MCHD Administrator Penny Caudill said Friday at the City of Bloomington press conference.
(03/04/21 8:51am)
The Bloomington City Council struck down a proposed ordinance 4-4 that would protect homeless encampments early Thursday morning. The decision came after a nine-hour meeting including public comment and debate, marking the longest council meeting since at least 2004.
(03/04/21 5:32am)
The Bloomington City Council eased requirements for corporations that offer investment in affordable housing to receive tax abatements in an 8-0 vote Wednesday evening. Councilmember Jim Sims was not present due to a family matter.
(03/02/21 9:43pm)
IU President Michael McRobbie announced Feb. 24 that the fall semester would return to mostly normal operations, including in-person instruction for most classes. Some students voiced optimism and concern regarding the decision, with some citing public health concerns and others eager to return to the classroom.
(02/26/21 9:36pm)
Out-of-state IU students will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccines in Indiana despite an Indiana State Department of Health guideline only allowing residents to receive a vaccine in the state, Monroe County Health Department Administrator Penny Caudill said Friday in a press conference.
(02/26/21 4:15am)
Mayor John Hamilton laid out a set of goals to move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic for the next year in his sixth “State of the City” address Thursday evening.
(02/26/21 2:16am)
Mayor John Hamilton gives his State of the City address Thursday over Zoom. In his sixth State of the City address, Mayor Hamilton emphasized how the city can move forward with the economic and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(02/25/21 4:55am)
The Bloomington City Council considered legislation to protect homeless encampments Wednesday, months after city officials began enforcing rules that require anyone setting up tents in a public space between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. to have a permit. The renewed enforcement has facilitated the displacement of people experiencing homelessness who were staying at Seminary Park twice since December.
(02/18/21 5:03am)
The Bloomington City Council voted 7-2 Wednesday to rezone a 10-acre lot of land a few miles from IU’s campus.
(02/17/21 7:48pm)
Bloomington Deputy Mayor Mick Renneisen will retire April 23, according to a Wednesday city press release.
(02/10/21 12:52am)
The Indiana State Senate voted Monday to override Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill that would prohibit cities from enforcing anti-retaliatory regulations against a tenant from a property manager, unless the complaint was a concern about living conditions.
(02/07/21 8:38pm)
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue in Monroe County, the county’s top health official is warning residents that masking and social distancing are still necessary until a substantial portion of the population has been vaccinated.
(02/06/21 11:32pm)
Susan Bayh, the wife of former Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh, died at age 61 on Friday night after a battle with glioblastoma, according to a Saturday press release from the Bayh family.
(02/04/21 3:03am)
The Bloomington Common Council voted unanimously on Wednesday evening to preliminarily approve a Bloomington-based firm to issue up to $30 million in tax-exempt bonds. This will fund an affordable housing project in the Crestmont community of northwest Bloomington.
(02/03/21 3:17am)
The Monroe County Public Library will reopen both the main building and Ellettsville branch Feb. 22, communications and marketing manager Mandy Hussey said. Most in-building services will be available when the library opens.
(02/02/21 10:38pm)
The City of Bloomington is accepting submissions for its 2021 Black History Month essay contest, the Black History Month committee announced in a Jan. 26 press release. Essays are due midnight Feb. 8.
(01/31/21 11:00pm)
The Bloomington Faculty Council is looking to increase job security for non-tenure track faculty by giving more contract options to deans and department heads.