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The Indiana state budget passed through the State Senate, this morning; An Indiana Senate bill that would have legalized “loan shark lending” died on the House floor, yesterday; Bloomington will acquire the Bunger & Robertson property on South College Ave.; Plans to put a four-story boutique hotel with apartments near Bloomington’s downtown Tech Park have run aground; Bloomington continues the …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Snow in Michigan! Mushroom hunting returns, much discussion! Caller asks about mushrooms, mountain lion in Brown County update, bear attack, fishing in Indiana right now! Gardens now, planting tips CREDITS Our Anchors are ‘Buddy Bill’ Moser, Don Jordan, and Rich Reardin. ‘Inside Outdoors’ Producer is Rich Reardin. Morrison’s Appliances and …

City of Bloomington officials and staff continue to work on the comprehensive transportation plan. Planning Services Manager Beth Rosenbarger updated the Sustainability Commission on the plan’s development last week. Commission Chair Gwen White asked Rosenbarger about community’s feedback to the new draft transportation plan. Rosenbarger said community members say they don’t want the city to widen neighborhood streets. Rosenbarger said …

The Little 500 bicycle race takes place on Friday and Saturday. This year’s Women’s race takes place tomorrow, at 4 p.m. The Men’s race is on Saturday, at 2 p.m. Both races take place at the Bill Armstrong Stadium, on IU’s campus. The “World’s Greatest College Weekend” brings in over 25,000 visitors to Bloomington, each year, according to the Indiana …

The Bloomington Common Council will meet at city hall tonight, to discuss additional regulations on scooter use. Tonight’s meeting comes after the publication of survey findings from area residents. Three different surveys on electric scooter use in the city garnered thousands of responses, most of them negative. According to the report, the majority of respondents – around 75 percent – …

The city of Bloomington is planning to rehabilitate the trail at RCA Park. The Board of Park Commissioners approved contracting with Scenic Construction Services to demolish existing boardwalks and remove some trees to reconstruct the trail. The city also plans to create a new, east-west trail along Duke Energy utility easements, north of the park. The Board of Park Commissioners …

The Indiana House Committee on Financial Institutions will consider a bill tomorrow, allowing for higher interest rates on payday loans. Senate Bill 613 would raise rates to levels that are currently considered felony loansharking. The Indiana State Senate narrowly passed SB 613, last month. It would enable subprime lenders to charge interest rates on loans at levels above what is …

Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge announced she will resign, this afternoon. Barge is accused of sexual harassment by former independent Monroe County contractor, Brandon Drake. The County Commissioner previously suspended her campaign for Bloomington Mayor. The mayoral campaign suspension was announced as the same day as an Indiana Daily Student article‘s publication, which included audio excerpts and correspondence between Barge …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. News from the I.U. Bass tournament, one winner was a 7lb big bass! Buddy Bill went down to the lake to witness the outcome of the tournament, Don discusses catching bass in Lake Monroe, Don talks about the birdwatching he did in Texas recently, morel mushroom hunting, signs of spring …

Travis Puntarelli is a local balladeer and promoter of Bloomington music and arts. In between eclectic songs of divergent styles, he elaborates his vision of hyper-localism, artistic expression, and “in-spirit-tation.” He has been honing his craft and playing music in Bloomington for many years, and this set is proof of his dexterity and easy-going sophistication. TRACK LIST 1. Springtime 2. …