Community Events

City promotes the welfare of animals

By Belle Kim · Sunday, May 5,2013 11:19 p.m.

Mayor Mark Kruzan announced Bloomington will be recognizing Be Kind to Animals Week starting Sunday, along with the American Humane Association which has celebrated it every year since 1915.

Stoops honors Bloomington’s Tibetan high lama

By Samantha Felix · Thursday, May 2,2013 3:59 p.m.

Rinpoche, the director of Bloomington’s Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center and Kumbum Chimtse Ling Temple, was the first Tibetan lama to lead prayer on the Senate floor before commencing business.

Local office awarded ‘General’s Cup’

Monday, April 22,2013 10:48 p.m.

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller awarded the Attorney General’s Cup on Monday to the Steven Douglas Law Office, recognizing its contributions to the March Against Hunger food drive.

Kids learn about Earth Day at MCPL

By Megan Jula · Sunday, April 21,2013 9:12 p.m.

The Monroe County Public Library held an event for children to help the community celebrate Earth Day.

IU students recount Boston blasts

By Michael Majchrowicz · Monday, April 15,2013 5:11 p.m.

In the race’s fifth hour, multiple explosions near the finish line at Monday’s Boston Marathon killed at least three and injured dozens.

Farmers’ market opens, doubles worth of SNAP

By Megan Jula · Sunday, April 7,2013 9:04 p.m.

Because of a $20,000 grant from a private foundation, the market is offering to double the worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food stamps when exchanged for Market Bucks.