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BTown Jazz Festival to feature national talent, debut pieces

This years Lotus festival will focus on American music along with tunes from around the world.

Young violinist Cooper Olsen to perform with Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, Mayor John Hamilton to serve as a guest conductor.

Mayor John Hamilton EDITOR’S NOTE: Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton answers questions about the city in this monthly Herald-Times feature. To submit a question for the mayor, email the newsroom at mediatips@heraldt.com. Answers have been edited to meet Associated Press style. There were shootings reported at Crestmont Park and the city is now employing security guards at Switchyard Park overnight. What do you want the public to know about safety in parks and how your office is working to ensu...

Editor and publisher Malcolm Abrams. Photo by Martin Boling by MALCOLM ABRAMS This issue marks the culmination of 15 years of Bloom Magazine. To me, 15 years really doesn’t seem so long. I have many friendships of more than 50 years. But time is relative. For Bloom Deputy Editor Sophie Bird, 15 years is practically forever. She was a tot in fourth grade when I started the magazine. There are some people who grew up here or who have lived in Bloomington for decades who lament all the changes...

An Indianapolis developer plans to build an apartment building primarily for low- to moderate-income residents along Switchyard Park.

Food Truck Friday to have food trucks, music in Switchyard Park in Bloomington; Function Brewing opens for dine-in

The grants will help Bloomington, Union City and Clarksville Build Back Better CHICAGO (MAY 13, 2021) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the cities of Bloomington and Union City and the Town of Clarksville in Indiana have been selected to receive grant awards totaling $1.4 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. The funding will support the three communities in assessing and cleaning up abandoned industrial and...

Artist’s rendition of Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the City of Bloomington. Bloom has republished it here with edits for style and clarity. The City of Bloomington’s commitment to the arts will produce four major public artworks in 2021 as the city recovers from the pandemic and its distressing effects on the economy and the arts. Projects at the Trades District, Switchyard Park, the Trades District Garage and the 4th Street Garage, funded through the One Percent...

Pets are allowed inside, and couples can stay together.