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For several months, the Bloomington community has questioned if allowing duplexes in residential areas is the best way to create more affordable and equitable housing citywide. Another wrinkle was added...

BLOOMINGTON – A City Hall employee, a City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) employee, and a Parks and Recreation department employee reported receiving positive results of COVID-19 viral tests over the last...

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced in coordination with City Council leadership that the city annexation process underway four years ago is scheduled to resume in early May. The City...

BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market will be open Saturday at the Showers Common area on North Morton Street from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. First, with the addition of...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In just a few weeks, thousands of central Indiana college students will say, “Goodbye,” to their books and head into the real world. For the first time...

BLOOMINGTON – A gift commitment to the Indiana University School of Education from two alumni will support the Global Gateway for Teachers as well as diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the Bloomington campus school....

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  — Indiana University and the city of Bloomington are turning to the public as they seek a new name for a thoroughfare named after a late IU president...

Monroe County’s seven-day positivity rate for all COVID-19 tests showed its first signs of dropping this week. Since mid-March, the average has climbed slowly, reaching 1.3% in early April. It...

Bloomington police were called to an apartment on Walnut Street Thursday night and discovered an estimated 400 people having a party, according to Mayor John Hamilton. Monroe County still has...

Mayor John Hamilton is convening a task force with IU to begin the process of renaming Jordan Avenue, according to a City of Bloomington press release Thursday. The task force...

BLOOMINGTON –The City of Bloomington invites residents to participate in the online 2021 Bloomington Community Survey from April 21 – May 5. The survey is available at  https://bloomington.in.gov/communitysurvey.  This open participation...

TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth accelerator for Indiana’s tech ecosystem, honored 122 nominees and 16 award winners during a live broadcast of the organization’s 22nd annual Mira Awards gala, with...

In fall 2023, Monroe County expects to start construction on two new roundabouts. One is at the intersection of Fullerton Pike and Rockport Road. The other is at the intersection...

The Bloomington City Council approved the city’s climate action plan 9-0 during its meeting Wednesday. The city’s climate action plan creates a series of carbon emission reduction targets and initiatives...

The Bloomington City Council approved a series of proposals Wednesday to the Unified Development Ordinance, which governs what types of buildings can be built in certain parts of the city....