City of Bloomington consultants Clarion Associates presented ongoing updates to the city’s Unified Development Ordinance at the Monroe County Public Library, on November 27. The UDO is a guiding document, necessary for the city to re-tool its Comprehensive Master Plan, which guides development across the city. Residents can submit comments on the city of Bloomington’s Planning and Transportation Department website …

There are several scams going right now you need to beware of, including one which has been hitting repeatedly here in our local area. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Our opening song is, rather mischievously, “Snowflakes and Sunshine,” from the Ornette Coleman Trio, live in Stockholm in 1965…they got there before the neoliberal economists. Last week’s show with Rob Larson on the Intellectual opportunism of libertarians who sing holy praise to Capitalism pointed out the ways in which actually existing capitalism keeps most of us in chains; and that those …

Ghastly, Indiana is a leftist jangle punk group based in Bloomington. Members include Eric Ayotte, A.T. Bossenger, Emily Timm, and Martin. Inspired by 90s punk, this group takes familiar elements, rocks the house, redefines the genre, and pushes the envelope in the Bloomington music scene. CREDITS Host: Charlotte Wager-Miller Engineers: Jim Lang, Kate Welch Executive Producer and Music Director: Jim …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Rich needs a wall built around his house to keep the possums out, he say’s he will shut down the show if Buddy Bill doesn’t pay for it. Buddy Bill suggests alternative methods for getting rid of trash in Bloomington, Rich talks about the legalization of hemp farming in the …

In this two part episode of the Bicentennial Journal, Glenda Murray tells a brief history of Monroe County. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website.

Part One: While the Bring It On crew takes a break for Christmas and New Year’s, we have produced a special Bring It On broadcast highlighting interviews and features on several fascinating people and topics. We begin with an April 30 conversation, featuring Kathryn Thompson a “Thriving Connections” Coach, from the Indiana South Central Community Action Program. Thriving Connections is …

December 8th Saturday’s Child welcomed The Hammer and The Hatchet, John Bowyer and Jayme Hood, 11am at the Monroe County History Center.  Birthed by the hill country pickin’ parties that are synonymous with these Brown County Hills. The Hammer and The Hatchet have created a sound that is reaching beyond the county line.

Donna and Otto Ray didn’t ever expect that they would find themselves behind the scenes as volunteers supporting songwriters in Bloomington. They don’t write songs and only dabbled in playing music. It was a twist of fate and the close connections that Bloomington provides that brought them together four years ago as a couple. Soon, their shared love of original …

This week, we have the first of several interviews that were conducted this fall in São Paulo, Brazil. Kite Line contributor Micol Seigel was there to teach a course on American prison history at the state university.  Seigel’s academic host introduced her to an activist civil servant at the Secretariat of Penal Administration, who connected her to the members of …