Voices In The Street asked area residents where they feel at home. This episode of Voices In The Street was produced by Mallory Rickbeil.

Welcome to Father’s Day Episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, we have an interview with Dr. Joel Wong, Professor and Chair of the IU Counseling and Educational Psychology Department, who speaks about being an Asian father …

National Gun Violence Awareness Day takes place this Friday, June 7. Across the country, hundreds of events are scheduled to draw attention to the thousands of gun violence victims, every year. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is holding a rally on Bloomington’s Courthouse Square. Activists will be joined by Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton and Monroe County Commissioners. …

A new area organization advocating for LGBTQ rights is launching in South Central Indiana. The Stonewall Democrats of South Central Indiana are holding will publicly launch next weekend. The newly-formed Political Action Committee seeks to serve the interests of LGBTQ people in Owen, Greene, Morgan, Monroe, Lawrence and Brown counties. The Stonewall Democrats are a national organization, affiliated with the …

We fight over beliefs because we truly do not believe, or are not certain. And this is one tenet of the so-called enlightenment, when industrial age philosophers taught us that we cannot be certain of anything, specifically the cause of an effect. And that observable repetition is not proof of continued repetition…because the sun shines today and yesterday and every …

The owner of Nashville’s Little Opry has died. Scott Wayman was announced dead last week by Martinsville’s WCBK. According to the Brown County Democrat, Wayman bought the land the former Little Nashville Opry sat on, back in 2012. Wayman had told the Brown County Democrat he intended to rebuild the country music venue and dancehall, which had burned down in …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton struggled to cut the blue ribbon at the launch party for the Bloomington Trades District on Friday. The official opening of the 12-acre portion of the Tech Park is meant to act as a place of, “innovation, attraction and job creation for the City of Bloomington.” Located behind City Hall, the city says the trades district …

Today’s program is devoted to the topic of divorce. Host Clarence Boone speaks with Bloomington family law attorney Michelle Gregory about the causes of divorce and various aspects of life after divorce, including: 1) the emotional and psychological toll divorce has on ex-spouses and children; 2) the financial costs and economic impact that particularly women can expect; 3) how to …

The city of Bloomington is reviewing its harassment policies and guidelines. In a new ordinance, to be voted on by the Common Council, the harassment guidelines will extend to contracted employees and businesses. The ordinance, which is sponsored by At-Large Council Member Susan Sandberg, is expected to be brought up during the council’s next regularly scheduled meeting, this Wednesday. City …

The Bloomington Farmer’s Market is facing a public petition, demanding the expulsion of two individuals who operate as vendors for Schooner Creek Farm. The petition alleges the individuals are connected to the White supremacist movement, Identity Evropa, and encourages both the Bloomington Farmer’s Market and the Nashville Farmer’s Market to ban them. The allegations come after the trial and FBI …