Bloomington is home to a diverse community; some residents stay for a few years while attending Indiana University and some have been here for generations.
As part of our Inquire Indiana project, we want to explore the past, present and future of Bloomington with you with CityLimits.
Our community is changing, from closing businesses to traffic and road construction to affordable housing, and we see the impact of these changes all around us.
We want to know: What questions do you have about how the Bloomington of tomorrow will impact your work, your personal life, your community and your future?
Here’s how it works:You submit a question you’d like us to explore about how Bloomington has changed over the past few decades, what you want to see for the city in the future and how ties with IU continue to shape the community.
You might wonder: How much does it cost to live in Bloomington compared to the rest of Indiana? How much property does IU own within citylimits? Are apartments in Bloomington at capacity?
We’ll run regular voting rounds so you can weigh in on what you most want answered. If your question is picked, you could participate in the investigation.
So: What do you wonder about how Bloomington is changing and how it impacts your life?
Interested in an ongoing conversation how Bloomington is changing? Join our Facebook group!
Mayor John Hamilton says Bloomington and Monroe County officials have not implemented any local travel restrictions, but that could change in coming weeks.
Now that nonessential businesses have closed, employees have been sent home and schools have all converted to e-learning, some Indiana residents wonder if the stay-at-home order is working — and what more can be done.
Our team of reporters is committed to answering as many of your City Limits coronavirus questions as possible on our website, in our social media channels and when possible on radio and television reports.
Coronavirus continues to be of great concern to area residents, who sent more than three dozen questions to our newsroom this week. Our City Limits team tackles many of them in today’s report.
The situation with the novel coronavirus changes daily. We asked experts with IU Health and Indiana University's Department of Biology to tackle more of your questions sent in from City Limits.
Questions about coronavirus have dominated the news again this week, so we've compiled some information gathered from various sources for this week’s City Limits story.
A DNR official says the agency will work with Bloomington Animal Control to track the deer and remove its collar. There are two known cases of Bloomington deer that have been killed by the tracking collars.
What can you do to keep from getting sick? How long is the virus' incubation period? We asked IU's Director of Public Health to answer your inquiries about the new coronavirus in Indiana.
A wide variety of traffic signs can be found all around town. City Limits was asked to look into what signs get put up, which signs are stolen most frequently and how much is spent on signs.
Residents near the famous quarry say there have been issues with people trespassing onto nearby residents' property and getting seriously injured from jumping into the water.
Last week was News Literacy Week, a time for news outlets to interact with readers, listeners and audiences to help clarify the newsgathering process and answer questions about journalism and reporting.
A lot of cleanup has been completed, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to list three toxic waste sites in Monroe County on the Superfund National Priorities List.
One of the most controversial aspects of the UDO – which failed – was the incorporation of multifamily “plexes” into the city’s core neighborhoods. But what is a core neighborhood?
Half the books in the library's bookstore come from donations, which can be made at any customer assistance desk or the drive-up window at the main library on Kirkwood Avenue.
Earth Care Bloomington's stated goal is to help faith communities “answer the moral call to care for our Earth through energy efficiency and conservation practices in their facilities and members’ homes.”
With the first season of alcohol sales at Memorial Stadium complete, an IU alumnus asked City Limits, what is the record of incident reports since the ban on alcohol sales was lifted, and what’s next?
Barnes & Noble closed the doors of its Bloomington location in February and it's uncertain if they'll return. But, another local book store is in the works.
In February of 2019, Bloomington’s Barnes and Noble closed its doors for good and left the community with an immense need for more books.
Nancy Boerner, a retired collection development librarian and avid reader, had lost her favorite place to browse and find new books when Barnes and Noble closed. She then asked City Limits to find out if there were plans for Barnes and Noble to return and if there were any other bookstores planning on opening in the area.
It’s been a week since Thanksgiving and the holiday shopping season is officially in full force. But if you’re shopping around Bloomington, you’re bound to pass some some empty storefronts. Why?
We reached out to Bloomington resident Rhonda Baird, who’s been active in the local environmental activism scene, about what she does to be environmentally friendly in her everyday life.
To help tackle what can be done to fight climate change, Indiana University climate activists and environmentalists share the efforts they make in their lives.
As someone who has lived or worked in Bloomington for the last 50 years, Kevin Burdeshaw has seen the city change a lot. And he isn’t loving what he’s seeing.
The answer has little to do with water and everything to do with the politics of alcohol regulations. To answer this question fully, we took a look at how Indiana liquor laws have evolved.
We reached out to stakeholders in the project to see how the planning process is coming along, and how all this will impact the two single family neighborhoods closest to the site.
City Limits: Climate Change will be offering suggestions for what you can do to address climate change, and we're looking for your help! We'll share your ideas during a week of coverage in November.
Bloomington resident Kaylie Scherer asked City Limits to find out what she can do to keep electric scooters from being parked on her private property, and if it is possible to have them impounded.
According to the 2016 Form 990, 13 individuals who served on the board for all or part of that year received pay that totaled $492,788 for what was estimated at six hours work per week each.
Bloomington’s Unified Development Ordinance has left residents with a lot of questions, both about the city and how it’s planned. In this City Limits story, we find out: how fast is Bloomington really growing?
Last summer the final public input session for the property gave city residents a chance to hear ideas and give feedback. But since then, not much has happened with the site.
Steve Cotter is the natural resources manager with the Bloomington Department of Parks and Recreation. He says various parks in Bloomington have experienced issues with beavers in the past, like Miller-Showers and Twin Lakes Sports Park.
At Indiana’s most recent legislative session, 10 different bills were introduced that proposed decriminalizing or lessening penalties for marijuana possession, none of which advanced.
