News Releases

“First Mondays” are a free, open help session for anyone to ask questions about starting a business or running an existing business from local experts.

Today Mayor John Hamilton announced his decision to purchase a replacement armored vehicle for use by the Bloomington Police Department Critical Incident Response Team, and related issues.

Bloomington piloting “CDFI Friendly City” to attract community financing for local needs and opportunities.

Forty individuals and twenty groups, all of whom had been nominated by community members, were recognized for their generous commitment to substantially improve the lives of community members.

Registration for the blood drive is online at www.redcrossblood.org, and walk-in appointments are also welcome.

The planning committee is seeking a variety of art styles and forms including but not limited to spoken word, visual arts, dance and craft.

The shelter will be open Saturday, March 31 from 12:00-5:00 p.m.

All city offices and departments will be closed on Friday, March 30. Offices will reopen on Monday, April 2 at 8:00 a.m.

This 35th annual awards program will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 27, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater (114 E. Kirkwood).

Autumn Salamack started this week as the new Assistant Director for Sustainability in the Department of Economic and Sustainable Development.

The plan details how to strengthen biodiversity throughout the City of Bloomington.

The program will begin at Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park at Fairview & 9th Streets.

A unique source for images of the American juvenile justice system, the Juvenile in Justice series depicts young people housed in facilities that treat, confine, punish and, occasionally, harm them.

A new electric utility vehicle for park maintenance will save 20 gallons of gas per week.

The committee considered initiative, impact and innovation in making award decisions in each of three categories: individual, business and nonprofit.

MCDVC is holding its 2018 Spring Conference on Thursday, March 22 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church.

Trail temporarily closed for safety.

All comments from the five recent public meetings and all additional sources will be gathered and considered prior to Mayor John Hamilton making an announcement about the potential purchase by the end of March.

Local broadcaster, producer and writer Yaël Ksander has been named by Mayor John Hamilton as the new Communications Director for the City of Bloomington.

This feature -- a “Twitter bot” which automatically tweets animal profiles from the Animal Shelter’s database -- was implemented by the Bloomington Civic Code group, BMG Hack (bmghack.github.io/civic-hacking/).

The City of Bloomington Information and Technology Services Department will celebrate International Open Data Day on Thursday, March 8 by co-hosting an Open Data Day work session with the BMGHack civic coding brigade.

The ceremony will be held in a tent at 334 W. 11th Street, on the southwest side of the Dimension Mill.  

City of Bloomington Utilities will be closing Country Club Drive between South Rogers Street and South Walnut Street for the installation of a sewer interceptor across Country Club Drive.

Staff will continue to take phone calls and dispatch Animal Control Officers during normal business hours.

Order a Bicentennial tulip tree by April 23, or sponsor a tree planting at a city park or school.