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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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The Bloomington Common Council approved the demolition and replacement of the downtown Fourth Street parking garage in a marathon five-hour meeting last night. Area residents formed a line that extended out the Council Chambers door in order to voice their opinions both for and against the rebuild during a public comment period that lasted for two hours. Council members Dave …
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Morrison’s Appliances and Service underwrites the program. Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Topics start with the fact that it’s WFHB’s spring fund drive. Talk about planting gardens, Don calls in from Texas, talks about birdwatching, seeing a green jay, hummingbirds, and many other species that are near the Texas/Mexico border, good time now to go …
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Kirby Hammel grew up in Indiana to a musical familiy. Learning piano in his youth and picking up a guitar later on, he utilizes contrasting styles; he’s got one foot in an acoustic guitar-based folk singer-songwriter domain, and another foot in a blues boogie-woogie piano domain. Having recently moved back to Bloomington after a stint of many years in California, …
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Two years ago, 25 overdoses were reported in downtown Bloomington caused not by heroin nor prescription pills. The cause of the overdoses was synthetic marijuana called Spice, or K2. At the time, the drug was considered legal on the state level. House Bill 1186 allows us to control the growing threat of those using synthetic drugs. At the Indiana statehouse, …
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Join WFHB live from the Monroe County History Center on March 9th, at 11:00 am for Saturday’s Child, WFHB’s longest running remote broadcast—presenting singer/songwriter Rick LeDune. Listen live on your radio or be part of the audience with complimentary coffee, juice and bagels. Rick LeDune has performed around the world (okay…he was in the Army and found a guitar wherever …
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