The City of Bloomington may be shoring up diversity programming at its Saturday Farmers Market to create a sense of inclusion and safety. That comes at the recommendation of a Farmer Market Advisory Council subcommittee, which met last night. Farmer Market Coordinator Marcia Veldman says the market is possibly the most diverse space in Bloomington, but there is always more …

Local employer TASUS has decided to postpone building a corporate headquarters in the City of Bloomington Trades District. The automotive parts maker has announced plans to renovate its 30-year old manufacturing plant in Bloomington before moving forward on a Trades District build out. Melanie Walker is CEO and President of Tsuchiya Group North America and TASUS Corporation. Walker said the …

Our guest is Vivien Fryd, Professor of Art History at Vanderbilt University, and author of Against Our Will: Sexual Trauma in American Art Since 1970, published by Penn State University Press. As part of the feminist movement of the 1970s, female artists began consciously using their works to challenge social conceptions and the legal definitions of rape and incest and …

Hosts Amrita Myers and William Hosea speak with Notre Dame University Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Eric Love, about police relations in South Bend’s black community and Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential hopes in the aftermath of the fatal police shooting of South Bend resident, Eric Logan, a 54-year-old father of seven, on June 16, 2019. CREDITS: Our hosts today are …

Nicholas Kappas announces his run for the 3rd District city council race; New law increases penalties for violating school bus stop-arms; Doula services to be covered by Medicaid; Unpaid text book rental fees are growing at the MCCSC. FEATURE Podcast producer Jeremy Sheer talks with WFHB correspondent Michael Glab on today’s edition of Big Talk Extra. ACTIVATE Our weekly segment …

Several other new laws take effect today. One allows doula services to be reimbursed by Medicaid. A doula is a nonmedical birth coach who provides support to the mother before during and after birth. According to research published in the Journal of Perinatal Education, doula-assisted mothers are less likely to experience complications at birth. In his 2018 state of the …

A new Indiana state law taking effect today increases penalties for violating school bus stop-arm laws.  The new law raises the misdemeanor charge for passing a school bus when the stop arm is extended from class B to class A-, and increases the fine from $1000 to $5000. The law allows courts to suspend the license of a driver who …

Independent candidate Nick Kappas announced his bid for Bloomington’s District 3 City Council seat today. The Herald-Times reports Kappas received 102 signatures in support of his run, surpassing the 89 required to enter the race. A quality system specialist at Cook Medical, Kappas serves on the City of Bloomington Plan Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. The City of …

Sara Laughlin came to Teachers Warehouse nearly a decade ago through her association with the Bloomington Rotary Club. She loves the mission of supporting teachers who support their kids. Teachers Warehouse is a resource for teaching and student supplies for teachers in Monroe County and a few surrounding counties. Sara has slowly elevated her engagement with Teachers Warehouse. She began …

Host, Brenda Espinoza, interviews our special guest Manuel Diaz Campos about the IU Gateway with UNAM. Locutora, Brenda Espinoza, entrevista a nuesro invitado Manuel Diaz Campos sobre el IU Gateway con la UNAM. https://news.iu.edu/stories/2019/02/iu/inside/20-international-research-preserving-indigenous-language.html?utm_source=2019-02-20&utm_term=inside_iu&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Series%3A+Global+research&utm_campaign=sf&fbclid=IwAR0K2OV0gbCEgCO-Mb07dEBWnaLctG398dART6g5DXBT0lCwil4CPlFSkHw#