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The City of Bloomington is now a Bronze Walk Friendly Community, an award given by The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center for its walkability initiatives and programs. A walk-friendly community, according to the program, represents a town or city improving pedestrian safety and walkability through programming, planning, and policies. Vince Caristo, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, says Bloomington was awarded for …
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New YMCA in northwest Bloomington opens its doors Sunday for a community tour
After 18 months of construction, the northwest Bloomington YMCA will have an open tour Sunday afternoon. This is the second YMCA facility in the city. In addition to the usual sports facilities for individuals and families, the new building will also include a licensed child care center. It will also provide medical services, in collaboration with IU Health Orthopedics & …
Read More »Try hockey for free this Sunday at the Frank Southern Ice Arena
The Frank Southern Ice Arena and the Bloomington Blades Youth Hockey Association is hosting ‘Try Hockey for Free Day’ this Sunday, Nov. 3. Try Hockey for Free USA and other local Hockey teams put on clinics around the country to encourage kids, ages four to nine, to try youth hockey at a local rink. Alyson Baer, Ice Scheduler for the …
Read More »Bloomington Plan Commission Delays Decision For Lots Under Construction on Kirkwood
The Bloomington Plan Commission held off on making a decision October 7th about the first phase of a major development project downtown along Kirkwood Avenue. The Bloomington-based firm, GMS-Pavilion Properties, has proposed development on five different lots downtown. The project would include new apartments and a new building for Old National Bank. Planning Department Director Tom Micuda described the project …
Read More »As Government Shutdown Continues, Local Group ‘Concerned Citizens’ Holds Rally In Front Of Rep. Todd Young’s Office
Despite it being closed and empty, a demonstration took place yesterday outside of Representative Todd Young’s Bloomington office, to protest his role in the federal shutdown. A local group called the Concerned Citizens of Monroe County held a rally at the Showers Plaza office of Congressman Young, to demand he put aside partisan interests and work to end the shutdown. …
Read More »bloomingOUT – October 10, 2013
African American drag king performer and filmmaker KB Boyce and queer Asian-American activist and artist Celeste Chan stop by the studio to chat about the production company they founded in San Francisco for queer artists of color called Queer Rebels Productions. They also provide information about their film series “Queer Rebels of the Harlem Renaissance” showing at the IU Cinema …
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