In the Spotlight
City of Bloomington Animal Shelter completes construction of kitten nursery with ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge prize grant | |
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| The City of Bloomington Animal Shelter is pleased to announce the addition of a new kitten nursery to its facilities. Grant funding totaling $7,000 was awarded to the Shelter by The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. | |
City of Bloomington Partners with Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps Program | |
| The City of Bloomington has been accepted as a partner organization of the Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Climate Corps program for this summer. The Climate Corps program matches specially trained graduate students with organizations across the countr | |
City encourages community support for Lemonade Day on May 18 | |
| The City's second annual Lemonade Day Bloomington celebration will take place on May 18 at venues across Bloomington and Monroe County. | |
Bikes Month Commuter Challenge continues to through May 15 | |
| The Bloomington Bikes Month Commuter Challenge will accept new participants through May 8. Current participants started their tallies on May 1 and should continue to record miles biked to and from work through May 15. | |
City, County partner to celebrate Historic Preservation Month | |
| The City of Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission and the Monroe County Historic Preservation Board of Review are again collaborating on events to celebrate Historic Preservation Month. | |
Applicants still being sought for City boards and commissions | |
| City of Bloomington Clerk Regina Moore has announced that her office is now accepting applications for vacancies on the following Boards and Commissions: | |
BEAD to celebrate public works with showing of manhole cover rubbings | |
| The City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD) is celebrating Public Works Month in May with an exhibition of rubbings of manhole covers by Perry Olds. | |
Blooming Neighborhood Celebration announces "Pot Luck Idea" event | |
| The City of Bloomington Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) has announced the main event for this year's Blooming Neighborhood Celebration: "My Neighborhood's Pot Luck Idea." | |
City to celebrate Be Kind to Animals Week | |
| Mayor Mark Kruzan announced the City of Bloomington will recognize Be Kind to Animals Week starting May 5 in conjunction with American Humane Association's (AHA) annual national celebration. | |
City selected as Google Summer of Code participant for second year | |
| The City of Bloomington has been selected by Google to participate as a mentoring organization for student programmers through the company's "Summer of Code" initiative. | |
Commission on Aging welcomes attendees to Creative Aging Festival | |
| In celebration of Older Americans Month in May, the City of Bloomington Commission on Aging invites the community to celebrate creativity and our aging population. | |
City of Bloomington News
City seeks public input for ImagineBloomington process
ImagineBloomington is the City's ongoing effort to update its comprehensive Growth Policies Plan. The workshop will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on May 2 at the Monroe County Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave., in room 1C.
Arts Commission announces April 2013 Arts Project Grant recipients
The City of Bloomington Arts Commission has announced its April 2013 grant recipients. Eleven organizations out of 23 applicants received high rankings and were granted funding during the April grant round.
BPD to participate in nationwide prescription drug take-back
The Bloomington Police Department will participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 27.
