This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 10th, 2023. Later in the program, the local chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a mayoral candidate forum at the Tri North Middle School. More in today’s feature report. That’s Pealer from the Community Bike Project, a volunteer-run do-it-yourself bicycle shop “re-cycling” hundreds of bikes back onto the streets …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, January 23rd, 2023. Later in the program, during the latest meeting of the Bloomington City Council, Council Member Sue Sgambelluri read a statement in response to the January 11th racially motivated attack in Bloomington. More in today’s headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Activate – narratives from …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, March 22nd, 2021. Later in the program, we have the latest edition of A Few Minutes with the Mayor – a weekly interview segment with Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton, where we ask him listener-posed questions on community issues. More coming up in today’s feature report. Also coming up, the NCAA issued an …
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John Lewis, a longtime Georgia Congressman and Black Civil Rights leader, died on Friday after a six-month-long battle with cancer. Lewis, the son of sharecroppers, was born in rural Alabama during an era of Jim Crow laws. He grew up to become a Freedom Rider, a speaker at the 1963 March on Washington and a recipient of the Presidential Medal …
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Tune in to WFHB (98.1, 91.3, 100.7, 106.3, or online) on Thursday at 7 p.m. to listen live to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton’s annual State of the City address, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Hamilton is expected to highlight the administration’s work on city initiatives, and outline future strategies and programs. The State of the City address …
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The Bloomington Storytellers Guild, in partnership with South Central Indiana Housing Opportunities, tells the stories of different neighborhoods around Bloomington. An unabridged version of the storytellers guild’s performance is available via Community Access Television Services.
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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the first episode of Rox, also known as J and B on the Rox, arguably the most controversial show ever to air on public access TV in Bloomington. The program generated outrage and calls for its removal during its hay day in the early and mid 1990s. It has also been one of …
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The WFHB Firehouse Follies have emerged from hibernation, looked around, and have not really seen many shadows. However, we declare it to be Spring on Sunday, March 5, at 4 p.m. at the Monroe Convention Center in downtown Bloomington, when we take the wraps off of “When I was a Cowboy,” a show featuring cats, cowboys, and cactus sushi. And cats. Did we mention cats? Special musical guest will …
Read More »The Bloomington Utilities Service Board dealt with some complications of working with private contractors at its meeting on Monday. The City Utilities Department frequently hires companies to perform engineering or construction work. Capital Projects Manager Mike Hicks explained a recent issue with two of those companies. The contractors are working on projects to improve water mains and to expand the …
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