Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 54.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreHost Clarence Boone speaks with Jim Sims, who is running for a four-year term as an incumbent on the Bloomington Common Council as an at-large council member. He is one of six candidates vying for three at-large seats in the May 7, 2019 Democratic Party primary. Other …
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Early Voting Begins Today
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:48 — 2.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreEarly voting for this May’s primary elections begins today. Yesterday was the end of voter registration, but residents can still check their registration and precinct ballot, via the state’s official voter website. On the ballot in this year’s primary are five contested races for the Bloomington City …
Read More »Daily Local News – March 26th, 2019
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:10 — 66.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreNew hope kindled for hate crimes law in Indiana; Amanda Barge suspends her mayoral campaign in midst of sexual harrassment allegations; Former Monroe County employee indicted for child pornography; Ellettsville to declare eminent domain in flood mitigation effort. FEATURE City Council candidates Jean Capler, Vauhxx Booker, Matt …
Read More »Maple Heights Approved as Historic District
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:05 — 13.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe majority of Bloomington Common Council members voiced their support last night for designating the Maple Heights neighborhood an Historic Conservation District. The Maple Heights Neighborhood Association requested the designation with the Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission, which recommended it to the council. The neighborhood lies north of …
Read More »Bring It On – December 31, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 135.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn tonight’s show, we re-air a broadcast from August 6. This extended interview features Bring It On Anchors William Hosea and Jim Sims, who are joined by Daniel Baron, Jordan Shifriss, Maria Hamilton-Abegunde, and Pamela Jackson – members of the Bloomington Noah’s Ark design team. They joined …
Read More »Daily Local News – December 11, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:50 — 70.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | More City of Bloomington administrators seem set on replacing the downtown Fourth Street parking garage, but the idea of repairing the structurally-unsound garage is resurfacing; City of Bloomington Utilities customers will likely see a $5.15 increase in their utility bills, next year; The Indiana State Teachers Association is pushing …
Read More »NAACP Holding Press Conference Over Racial Disparities
E-Book PDF: Open in New Window | Download (4.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | More A report finds Blacks in Monroe County are disproportionately affected by the criminal justice system. The report was compiled by the Monroe County chapter of the NAACP and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington’s Racial Justice Task Force. A press conference and public discussion addressing the report and …
Read More »Bring It On! – August 6, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:28 — 43.9MB) Subscribe: RSS | More William Hosea and Jim Sims welcome Daniel Baron, Jordan Shifriss, Maria Hamilton-Abegunde, and Pamela Jackson PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Jim are joined by Daniel Baron, Jordan Shifriss, Maria Hamilton-Abegunde, and Pamela Jackson, members of the Bloomington Noah’s Ark design team. They join …
Read More »Bring It On! – June 11, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:47 — 44.6MB) Subscribe: RSS | More Jim Sims and William Hosea welcome Dr. Amrita Myers and Vauhxx Booker PART ONE On tonight’s show, Jim and William are joined by IU Professor and Bring It On! Contributor, Dr. Amrita Myers and local Black Lives Matter activist Vauhxx Booker. They join us to …
Read More »Bring It On! – May 7, 2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:28 — 43.1MB) Subscribe: RSS | More William Hosea and Jim Sims welcome Nicole Browne, Mia Beach and Faheem PART ONE On Tonight’s show, William and Jim welcome Nicole Browne, incumbent Monroe County Clerk; Mia Beach, producer of the WFHB program Kite-Line; & Faheem, a recently released inmate of 18 years in …
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