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@chronnicallydave

independent journalist in Bloomington, Indiana publishing news reports on local government at bsquarebulletin.com

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Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish Hawk: How are city council debates like the Winter Olympics? The answer from Fish will leave you laughing until tomorrow.

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22.02.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

9 p.m. Feb. 19, 2026. Bloomington police: Please stay home and AVOID THE WEST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON. There is extensive damage, powerlines down, traffic lights out.

20.02.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two Showers West tenants fight Bloomington’s bid to terminate leases; judge weighs city’s β€˜inverse condemnation’ theory Two Showers West tenants are fighting Bloomington’s effort to terminate their leases, after the the city declared their interests β€œinversely condemned.” The judge has to decide whether the city can en...

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16.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crawford Apartments fail Feb. 9 re-inspection, blocking occupancy permits from Bloomington as lawsuit proceeds A Feb. 9 re-inspection of Crawford Apartments did not clear the 61-unit supportive housing complex to reopen vacant units, leaving at least 28 apartments empty. Bloomington’s lawsuit remains pending, ...

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16.02.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Photos: Look! Hooded mergansers at Miller-Showers Park On the partly frozen detention pond at Miller-Showers Park, a male hooded merganser and two females paddled through the remaining open water. A warming trend means the ice will be short-lived. The wei...

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07.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Hooded merganser swimming in open water with mate at the edge of ice.

Hooded merganser swimming in open water with mate at the edge of ice.

@katharinegk.bsky.social There has not been anything interesting to report for a long time at Miller Showers Park in Bloomington, Indiana, but today's activity was, I thought, worth updating you about.

07.02.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Photos and video from Kirkwood Avenue: Post-game national championship celebration IU football beat Miami 27–21 Monday night. Afterward, Kirkwood Avenue from Grant to Indiana filled shoulder-to-shoulder with celebrating fans. Two couches were set on fire, and Nick’s English Hut’s gu...

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20.01.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish Hawk: In Q1, IU scored twice as many points as Miami. In Q2, Miami scored 3 more points than it scored in Q1. In Q2, IU scored the same number of points as Miami scored in Q1. At halftime ... Who won ...

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18.01.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Courthouse square A red-tailed hawk sits under the fish-shaped weather vane on top of the historic county courthouse on a misty morning.

It would not be Christmas without the traditional red-tailed hawk sitting on top of the courthouse.

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25.12.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Smith Road & 3rd Street (Office Lounge) Local country music star Hank Ruff sits at a table in the back corner of the Office Lounge, a place which is probably a decent fit for lyrics of a recent release from Ruff: β€œOne Thing I Can Count On.”...

Local country music star Hank Ruff sits in the back corner of the Office Lounge, a place which is probably a decent fit for lyrics of a recent release from Ruff: β€œOne Thing I Can Count On.” Yeah, of course, I do know that's John Mellencamp to the right.

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21.12.2025 00:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bloomington South Panthers survive late scare, outlast North Vigo 71–68 in overtime After a tying 3 sent it to overtime, Bloomington South Panthers regrouped and beat Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots 71–68. Duncan Combs scored 27, hit the go-ahead 3 late, and Jack Clark added 20 as So...

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20.12.2025 04:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Courthouse square A red-tailed hawk sits on the top of the historic Monroe County courthouse under the weathervane fish as snow flies past.

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13.12.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Monroe County historic courthouse A red-tailed hawk is perched under the fish weathervane on top of the Monroe County courthouse.

These type of items are not automatically published to social media, so I am posting this one manually ... because it's a hawk on Thanksgiving!

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27.11.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lake Monroe, Two Herons Marina A common loon surfaces briefly before diving under again.

These types of items don't get automatically posted to social media outlets. I am posting this one manually. Because: Loons!

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23.11.2025 23:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@caytonholland.bsky.social Years ago you started a set at The Comedy Attic in Bloomington, Indiana with a riff on a local treasure called Darn Good Soup. It was an early casualty of the COVID pandemic. But tomorrow, it is re-opening at a new location 2 blocks south. I thought you would like to know.

20.11.2025 04:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Monroe County historic courthouse A pair of red-tailed hawks are perched on the steeple of First Presbyterian at Lincoln and 6th streets. They fly off to the west one block and take up a post on the Monroe County courthouse dome.

These types of items don't get automatically posted to social media, so I am making this post manually ... because hawks!

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19.11.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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South overwhelms Floyd Central 55–7, advances to football semi-state at New Palestine Bloomington South erased an early 7–6 deficit with 49 unanswered points to beat Floyd Central 55–7 and claim a third straight regional title. Duncan Combs threw for 186 yards, Braylen Townsend ran for...

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15.11.2025 06:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Joint Ellettsville–Richland Township government could be on November 2026 ballot A proposal to merge Richland Township and the Town of Ellettsville into a single government could appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. The move, prompted partly by state tax changes and talk of eliminat...

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12.11.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dirge for democracy: Bloomington protesters stage mock funeral at Switchyard Park A mock funeral procession at Bloomington’s Switchyard Park on Saturday served as a protest against the Trump administration. The demonstration featured a casket labeled β€œRule of Law,” mourners in blac...

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02.11.2025 12:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Little 500 fall series: Riders trade oval for off-road cyclocross fun This year’s edition of the Little 500 fall series cyclocross event took place on Saturday. Riders pedaled standard Little 500 machines around a cyclocross course laid out on the tailgate grounds south...

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02.11.2025 12:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Monroe County council unanimously rejects North Park jail site funding after marathon meeting At a marathon Monroe County Council meeting on Tuesday, the appropriation ordinance to pay for the purchase of the North Park property for a new jail was met with unified resistance from both the coun...

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29.10.2025 11:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Indiana Daily Student adviser’s firing sparks legal fight, faculty rebuke, new IU task force Former Indiana University (IU) Media School director of student media Jim Rodenbush says he plans to sue the university for wrongful termination, after being fired Oct. 14 for refusing what he describ...

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28.10.2025 00:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Demonstrators at IU homecoming parade chant support for student newspaper: β€˜Free press! Free press! We support the I-D-S!’ Indiana University’s homecoming parade followed its usual route Friday evening, heading south along Woodlawn Avenue. As parade entries rounded the corner onto 7th Street, they could see and hear about...

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18.10.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Editor’s Notebook: Standing with the Indiana Daily Student by sharing the load Yesterday, the Indiana Daily Student broke the news that the student media director had been fired. What can The B Square do to help? We have set up guidelines that can allow outlets like the IDS to u...

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17.10.2025 05:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This made my day, thanks! The Redhead ducks came back the following year, but I have not seen them in that park since. Ever hopeful though. I am sad that the best photos for that piece were casualties of the migration to a new publishing platform.

24.09.2025 08:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Red-tailed hawks, a mother and fledgling in a nest. The fledgling has its wings spread. The sky is cloudless blue.

Red-tailed hawks, a mother and fledgling in a nest. The fledgling has its wings spread. The sky is cloudless blue.

Red-tailed hawks, a mother and fledgling in a nest. The fledgling has its wings spread. The sky is cloudless blue.

30.05.2025 23:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish As part of its relaunch, the B Square Bulletin aspires to offer to readers what the "local paper" used to offer in days gone by, in towns all across the country. Where I grew up, in Columbus, Indiana,...

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23.03.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bloomington Annexation - The Bloomington Chronicle

Today's big Bloomington news: The Court of Appeals rules against Bloomington on constitutional question in annexation case, affirming the trial court's grant of partial summary judgment. thebloomingtonchronicle.org/index.php/Bl...

18.02.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A peek into my spam folder reveals a lot of people who allege that they are dissatisfied with the available selections of breakfast food at my bed and breakfast. I have revised my life goals to include actually disappointing people with a subpar breakfast menu. Step 1: Buy a bed and breakfast.

13.02.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Took my bicycle for a spin down SR 446 to the causeway and back into town. Seemed like a shame to waste a day like today in early February. ( 70 F degrees and sunny. )

03.02.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0