12+ min ago  (138+ words) The B Square Bulletin College Avenue south of 3rd Street was closed to traffic starting Tuesday (June 30) for continued construction of the skywalk that will connect the convention center expansion project to the existing facility. Here's a view of construction on…...

51+ min ago  (395+ words) This morning's edition includes reports on convention center construction and host hotel proposals, a narrow injunction for Monroe County sheriff Ruben Mart" on Indiana's ICE-detainer law, Trimble's assessor ballot bid, jail-site scoring metrics, and uncontested MCCSC board races. This week's…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago  (786+ words) Bloomington's CIB advanced host hotel proposals from Dora Hospitality and MHG Hotels for July 8 interviews, keeping a July 15 developer vote on track for Seminary Pointe. The move further dims hopes for a College Square land swap that could preserve Seminary…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (15+ words) The B Square Bulletin Bald eagle perched on a branch....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (658+ words) A Monroe County special judge blocked AG Todd Rokita from enforcing SEA 76s ICE-detainer compliance mandate against sheriff Ruben Mart, finding a likely Fourth Amendment conflict. The narrow preliminary injunction applies only to Mart while the state case continues. A local…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (699+ words) Bloomington's jail-site committee finalized evaluation metrics Monday and added a renovation option combining the current jail with the Curry Building. The panel will weigh size, utilities, costs, floodway limits, transit and service access, with more meetings set before a mid-July…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (865+ words) Three MCCSC board seats are up for election in 2026, and all three incumbents'Erin Wyatt, Ashley Pirani and Aja Jester'are running unopposed. District 7 briefly had a challenger, but Cole Pospisil withdrew after Hatch Act concerns tied to Indiana's new school board…...

3+ day, 50+ min ago  (493+ words) This morning's edition includes reports on Skate the Rainbow roller derby, Bloomington water-rate hikes, historic commission action clearing Seminary Pointe demolitions, jail siting, and MCCSC's reluctant approval of a state-mandated cell phone storage policy, plus principal hires. This week's puzzle…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (430+ words) Bloomington water customers will see higher rates starting in August, after the IURC approved CBU's settlement-backed rate case. A typical residential user will pay about $3. 72 more a month; businesses face a 38% increase. The case funds capital work, including fluoride-line replacement....

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1017+ words) Bloomington's historic preservation commission voted 42 Thursday to release demolition delays for two "contributing" Seminary Pointe buildings, removing a key hurdle to hotel development. CIB officials say demolition bids will cover the whole block, with work possible starting as early as…...