Bloomington

Monroe County Library to reopen Feb. 22, discontinue curbside pickup

By David Wolfe Bender · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 10:17 p.m.

The library asks visits be limited to one hour.

Cook Center for Public Arts to open next week following renovations

By Haley Ryan · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 9:42 p.m.

Two art exhibitions, “Ongoing Matter” and “Photographic Occurrences,” will be shown.

MCCSC schools move to phase green, entirely in-person learning

By Emma Uber · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 7:42 p.m.

Support for the decision to move to phase green is mixed.

College Democrats of Indiana identify food deserts in Bloomington, other college towns

By Madison Smalstig · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 6:01 p.m.

Some parts of campus are considered a food desert by the USDA's metrics.

Submissions for City of Bloomington’s Black History Month essay contest due this week

By David Wolfe Bender · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 5:38 p.m.

Essays must be turned in by Feb. 8.

Bloomington’s Frank Southern Ice Arena will not reopen this winter

By Hannah Dailey · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 2 p.m.

The city has tentative plans to reopen the ice rink in October.

Left in the cold: Members of Bloomington’s unhoused community describe hostility, danger

By Phyllis Cha · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 1:15 p.m.

Evictions and high rent prices have left the unhoused population in a dire situation.

Bloomington journalists test positive for COVID-19 after witnessing federal executions

By Cameron Garber · Monday, Feb. 1,2021 6:21 p.m.

The Bureau of Prisons chose not to inform staff or conduct contact tracing.

Bloomington City Council members drafting ordinance to better protect homeless camps

By Madison Smalstig · Sunday, Jan. 31,2021 3:58 p.m.

A protection in the ordinance includes a 15-day minimum notice before displacing encampments.

Kilroy’s Sports Bar announces spring reopening, date unclear

By Lizzie Kaboski · Saturday, Jan. 30,2021 5:01 p.m.

The bar said it will implement new protocols to ensure customer safety.

Bloomington City Council to vote next week on two potential new historical districts

By David Wolfe Bender · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2021 11:41 p.m.

Two Bloomington buildings were recommended by the Historic Preservation Commission for consideration.

City of Bloomington seeks applications for resident-led Racial Equity Task Force

By Christina Avery · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2021 8:07 p.m.

The task force is being developed to address racism in Bloomington.

BPD officer seen unmasked inside resident’s home, defying county mandate

By Mary Claire Molloy · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2021 4:48 p.m.

Police have previously said the mask mandate does not always apply to them.

MCCSC board honors Monroe County leader Keith Klein, who died Monday

By Madison Smalstig · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2021 12:06 a.m.

Klein was a MCCSC board member, Ivy Tech adjunct professor and WTIU program director.

New homeless shelter opens by Switchyard Park, has already accommodated dozens

By Haley Ryan · Tuesday, Jan. 26,2021 8:16 p.m.

Pets are allowed inside, and couples can stay together.

Local food trucks struggle with event cancellations, fewer clients during COVID-19 pandemic

By Raul Moreno · Sunday, Jan. 24,2021 4:10 p.m.

Bloomington food trucks have experienced financial uncertainty in the pandemic.

Hoosier Hills Food bank distributes record amounts of food in 2020

By Haley Ryan · Tuesday, Jan. 19,2021 9:48 p.m.

The organization distributed more than 7 million pounds of food in 2020.

Monroe County Courthouse honors local lives lost to COVID-19

By Madison Smalstig · Tuesday, Jan. 19,2021 9:34 p.m.

A bell was rung 108 times for each Monroe County resident that died.

150 gather to protest Bloomington’s treatment of homeless community, march to mayor’s house

By Madison Smalstig · Tuesday, Jan. 19,2021 9:25 a.m.

Trevor Richardson, a man experiencing homelessness, said it’s important to hold Mayor John Hamilton accountable.

City of Bloomington reflects on legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in virtual celebration

By Cameron Garber · Monday, Jan. 18,2021 11:36 p.m.

The celebration featured distinguished speakers and performances from IU students.

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