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Dave Askins September 7, 2019September 7, 2019

Published September 7, 2019September 7, 2019

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Zoning for 750-bed student complex gets OK, after local lawmakers relent September 17, 2019
Time and Money: Agenda for Monday’s convention center expansion meeting September 15, 2019
Analysis: Small, older batch of voters will decide Bloomington municipal elections this year September 15, 2019
Rejected student housing proposal on North Walnut could be revived on Sept. 16 (Updated) September 12, 2019
Bloomington city council gets assurance: county redevelopment commission’s planned new roads will have sidewalks September 12, 2019
Monroe County’s councilors want to know: How do propane, parking decks, PCBs, a pillar and polling equipment add up to $5.17 million? September 12, 2019
Sawtooth tech district parking garage with 379-parking spaces gets Bloomington plan commission OK September 10, 2019
Hoffmann to helm plan commission just until end of month, a chance UDO will wrap up by then September 10, 2019
City council committee pores over coffee rules, grounds its work on city employee manual September 10, 2019
Higher rates for Bloomington sewer customers: An inside-and-out story September 7, 2019
Bloomington city council hears from police officers about pay: They are “tired and fed up” September 6, 2019
Collegiate Development Group’s modified student housing proposal rejected by Bloomington city council September 5, 2019
Monroe county’s commissioners: GO, dog. GO bonds! September 4, 2019
Twenty elected officials to meet and discuss one topic : Convention center expansion September 4, 2019
New hearing date for Bloomington’s eminent domain action: Oct. 7 September 3, 2019
Land use committee sends 820-bed student housing proposal to full council with zero votes of support September 3, 2019
Hey, Wait a Minute | The art of putting CATS on YouTube by yourself September 2, 2019
Math Journal: Geometry of annexation isn’t a completely gray area September 2, 2019
Funniest Person in Bloomington for 2019: Kristen Lucas September 2, 2019
Bloomington responds to State of Indiana’s appeal brief in 2017 annexation case: “Nonsense.” August 29, 2019
4th Street parking structure site plan review pushed to October August 29, 2019
Bloomington’s city council OKs electric bus appropriation, money for county fire protection August 29, 2019
City council 2020 budget talks look towards ending leaf collection, increasing trash data August 29, 2019
Council Preview Aug. 28, 2019: Buses, fire allocations from public safety income tax August 27, 2019
From the public speaking podium to the ear of the rules committee: Floor amendments August 27, 2019
Democratic Party mulls how to say: Bloomington’s District 3 city council race features exactly one Democrat August 27, 2019
Press release: Bloomington proposes 3-percent sewer rate increase inside city, 15-percent outside August 26, 2019
2020 budget prompts Bloomington city council thoughts on climate change: From definitional questions to golf courses August 26, 2019
Now posted: The Beacon’s voter’s guide for 2019 Bloomington general elections August 26, 2019
Déjà two for next week’s final round of comedy festival August 23, 2019
Bloomington city councilmembers want more police officers in 2020 budget, more data August 23, 2019
Bloomington utilities to study pace of water main replacement: Is 2.5 miles of pipe a year enough? August 22, 2019
Show cause hearing date set in Bloomington eminent domain case: Sept. 12 (Updated: Change of date likely) August 21, 2019
Budget 2020: Bloomington fire chief points to improvements in fire call and response time stats, says situation now too fluid to put timeline on new stations August 21, 2019
City council mulls future local funding for Bloomington Transit investments, as 2020 budget relies on feds for electric buses, shared-ride microtransit August 21, 2019
Climate change, looming recession highlight city council response to mayor’s budget speech August 20, 2019
Monday’s budget presentations: Ethernet for ITS, salary increase for city council August 19, 2019
Amended objections now filed in Bloomington’s effort to take 222 Hats property to build replacement parking garage August 19, 2019
Semi-final field set for Bloomington Comedy Festival August 18, 2019
$98.6 million proposed for Bloomington’s 2020 budget, includes 12 new positions August 18, 2019
Butterfly traffic up in downtown Bloomington August 16, 2019
Hey, Wait a Minute | YouTube says Bloomington councilmember Allison Chopra is right: Four hours is way too long for a city council meeting August 15, 2019
Up to 44 more parking spaces now possible on Dunn Street August 14, 2019
Consequence of farmers market closure: Extra $50 permit from county health department for alternate locations August 14, 2019
City Council preview Aug. 14, 2019: One travel lane for Dunn Street mulled, based on traffic study August 14, 2019
City of Bloomington: Farmers market to reopen at usual time, place this Saturday August 13, 2019
$900K worth of awards for Bloomington Transit buses to get first reading in front of city council August 13, 2019
Bloomington farmers market numbers dramatically down, Tuesday announcement on re-opening August 12, 2019
City Council’s rules committee makes council personnel a top priority August 12, 2019
Consolidation of fire protection now on the horizon for five Monroe County townships, maybe more in future August 10, 2019
4th Street parking garage site plan review delayed a month August 9, 2019
Farmers market still funny for Bloomington Comedy Festival August 9, 2019
City Council OKs looser parking commission requirements, but still not Dunn with parking August 8, 2019
Landowner in Bloomington eminent domain lawsuit: If City gets 3 more days, I’d like 3 more days August 7, 2019
Fixed-point audio recording, body cameras, to be added to Monroe County’s jail August 7, 2019
City Council Preview Aug. 7, 2019: Parking commission, street parking August 7, 2019
City council’s land use committee to discuss 820-bed student housing development August 6, 2019
Bloomington city council rules committee off to rough start August 6, 2019
Sept. 3 start for $1.48M demolition of Bloomington’s 4th Street parking garage August 5, 2019
Hey, Wait a Minute |”I’m leaving this meeting at 10:30, regardless of how long it goes…” August 4, 2019
Substitute farmers market behind Bloomingfoods helps fill in for first missing Saturday August 4, 2019
Bloomington press conference on farmers market covers First Amendment, gun laws, possible exclusion of a vendor August 3, 2019
Bloomington Comedy Festival’s Round 2 wraps up, seasoned with farmers market sass August 3, 2019
Ribbon cut for Monroe County family planning clinic entrance art August 2, 2019
City of Bloomington exceeds allowed E. coli levels four times in 30 days, report to state required August 2, 2019
County election board makes it official: No general elections in Bloomington except for District 2 and District 3 August 1, 2019
Bloomington city council finally enacts scooter laws (Roll Call Votes: July 31, 2019) August 1, 2019
Bloomington farmers market vendors firm up alternate spots after two-week cancellation of Saturday market August 1, 2019
Bloomington utilities hopes to report on water main breaks by late August July 30, 2019
Vendors finding different Saturday locations after Bloomington suspends farmers market for two weeks over public safety concerns July 30, 2019
City Council Preview July 31, 2019: Scooters, a PUD, not Dunn parking July 30, 2019
Press Release: City of Bloomington suspends farmers market July 29, 2019
Math Journal: Converting percents to dollars for Housing Development Fund July 29, 2019
Math Journal: Bedroom arithmetic July 28, 2019
State’s first brief now filed with Indiana Supreme Court in appeal of lower court decision on special Bloomington annexation law July 27, 2019
2019 on pace to be a big year for Bloomington water main breaks July 26, 2019
Comedy Attic set to finish second round of competition next Wednesday July 26, 2019
Monroe County awards $120K in Sophia Travis community service grants July 24, 2019
Convention center update: County Board of Commissioners pitches better collaboration between city and county, suggests formation of capital improvement board July 24, 2019
County might hope to add convention center summit to Bloomington City Council’s agenda of annual budget, electric scooters, student housing, and parking zones July 23, 2019
Change of judge in Bloomington’s eminent domain lawsuit July 22, 2019
City, county commissions have plenty of spots for citizens to park July 22, 2019
Sunday night water main break could mean Monday morning motorists should steer clear of Kirkwood and Washington July 21, 2019
MC Board of Commissioners Roundup July 17, 2019: Youth Services Bureau, Fullerton Pike construction, “Beautiful Boy” July 21, 2019
Another week at the Bloomington Comedy Festival is in the books: 2 women, 2 men advance July 20, 2019
Chalking one up for poison ivy reports July 20, 2019
Monroe County applies for renewal of smoking cessation grant for pregnant women July 19, 2019
Bloomington, Monroe County both move on separate land acquisitions as part of planned expansion of convention center July 18, 2019
4th Street parking garage eminent domain case gets two initial rulings: Hearing delayed July 16, 2019
Math Journal: Saw marks on old wood in tables at Crumble Coffee & Bakery July 15, 2019
An evolution from humans to birds—a portrait of the artist July 12, 2019
Field of 24 now set for second round of Bloomington Comedy Festival July 11, 2019
Beacon Benchmark: #TrashTagChallenge just means busing somebody else’s table July 10, 2019
Math Journal: Predicting lake levels July 10, 2019
Bloomington plan commission to take up city’s 4th Street parking garage site plan again in August amid doubts about legal authority to act on it July 9, 2019
Plan commission OKs common council amendments, so Bloomington now has transportation plan July 9, 2019
Plan commission OKs The Mill, 130 more apartment units to be added to Bloomington July 9, 2019
Drought, not much else, can dampen Indiana fireworks fervor July 5, 2019
Photos: Monroe County Fair Three Bar J Rodeo 2019 July 5, 2019
Photos: Bloomington July 4 parade 2019 July 4, 2019

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