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Proposal to Name Area “Stadium District” Ignites Discourse on Neighborhood Identity, Economic Development

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:12 — 8.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Bloomington City Council met on September 30th. During the meeting, a proposal to name a section of Bloomington the “Stadium District” was introduced. The naming would be the area  surrounding Miller-Showers Park. In today’s feature report, WFHB News Correspondent Katrine Bruner speaks with Co-Founder of Heartwork Brewing …

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Hola Bloomington – August 12, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 39.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreLocutora, Minerva Sosa, entrevista a Doris Loayza maestra de clase de español, educadora y productora cultural.  También tenemos como invitado a Mitch Teplitsky, director de marketing de la librería Morgenstern’s. Ellos comparten información sobre las actividades que están pasando en la librería Morgenstern’s.  La librería tiene diferente …

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Standing Room Only – State of the City Address

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 135.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBloomington Mayor John Hamilton gave his state of the city address on Thursday, February 21. Hamilton is a first-term incumbent Democrat, running for re-election this May, against Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge. Hamilton gave his third state of the city address, live from the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. On …

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Transportation Plan to Increase Fairview, N. Maple Traffic

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:13 — 11.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreNote: A previous version of this story used the incorrect image. The story has since been updated with the correct image. The Bloomington Common Council continued its review of the revised Transportation Plan last week. Chapter Three of the plan proposes changing existing street uses to help develop …

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Bloomington and I.U. Unveil New Bikeshare Program

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:26 — 2.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA new bike sharing program is being launched next Wednesday, by the City of Bloomington and Indiana University. The new bike share program is dockless. This means that there is no new infrastructure associated with the program. The city is already equipped with the resources to support …

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Daily Local News – April 19, 2018

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:22 — 21.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA new report finds that working families in Indiana are more likely to be poor than in neighboring states.  The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is extending the application deadline for its winter assistance program to June.  In its meeting last night, the Bloomington City Council again took …

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Commission Approves $34 Million for Switchyard Park

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:25 — 1.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Bloomington Redevelopment Commission approved spending $34 million to construct Switchyard Park, yesterday. The Commission approved over $25 million worth of ‘additional features,’ that go beyond the original park plan, including a skate park, limestone concert seating, and a 90-space overflow parking lot off of Rogers Street. …

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City Passes Property Tax Increase for Sidewalks

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:35 — 5.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe City Council voiced support last night for a property tax increase to fund sidewalk repairs. City Controller Jeff Underwood presented a proposal re-establishing a cumulative capital development fund, along with the property tax increase. The fund is primarily supported by property taxes. Underwood says Mayor Hamilton …

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Mayor Announces Deal for Bloomington Hospital Property

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:50 — 5.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn Wednesday morning, Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced to a room of reporters, politicians and residents that the city will buy 24 acres of the current Bloomington Hospital at a discounted rate. Hamilton says the city will pay $6.5 million for the current site, discounted from an …

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Bloomington Approves New Commercial Building At 3rd and Washington

On Feb. 10 the Bloomington Plan Commission approved a plan for a new building downtown that would include a convenience store. The four-story building would also contain three apartments and room for additional businesses. The new structure is planned for the southwest corner of 3rd and Washington streets, on a site that has most recently been the location of a …

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