Join Hurlow Wealth Management Group for an evening of networking and fun! During this monthly in-person Happy Hour for Professional Advisors (attorneys, insurance agents, accountants, mortgage brokers, charitable advisors, bankers, real estate professionals, and designers) make valuable connections, exchange insights, and potentially discover new business opportunities. Kick off the weekend in style at Hurlow Wealth Management Group!

Get ready for an evening of networking, laughter, and great conversations.
Date: Friday, June 7, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Hurlow Wealth Management Group, Inc. 3925 E. Hagan Street, Suite 300, Bloomington, IN 47401
Register: https://hurlowwealth.com/events

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The City of Bloomington’s Commission on the Status of Women will host the 2024 Women’s Market at City Hall on July 27 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The market will showcase women-owned businesses, female artisans, and women’s health organizations, with vendor booths positioned throughout City Hall. Local businesses, non-profits, and artists are invited to register online for a vendor booth space at https://bton.in/WMK24. Booth registration is free, but space is limited. Registration deadline is Monday, July 8 at 5 p.m. 

The Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women was established in 1973, by a committee of local women leaders interested in closing the gender pay gap in Bloomington. These women wanted a commission to be chartered to investigate what barriers, at a local level, stood in the way of attaining gender pay equity, and what opportunities existed to advance towards this goal. 

For more information about the 2024 Women’s Market, please contact Marissa Parr-Scott, Program Specialist, at [email protected].

A Master Plan to guide the future development of Building Trades Park, a former stone quarry that became a city park in 1949, was presented to the Board of Park Commissioners at their regular meeting May 21.

Mader Design began work on the master plan in 2023, and conducted two different public input meetings and collected feedback from more than 200 individuals online to develop the master plan.

Parks and Recreation Administrator Tim Street said, "The final master plan is not a construction document; rather, we'll use the master plan to make cohesive decisions about construction in the park, and to ensure we are serving the needs of our neighbors and park users." 

The park's history as a stone quarry poses challenges for accessibility, with numerous grade changes throughout the park. Aging infrastructure, including picnic shelters and playground equipment installed in 2003, are included as needs to address. ​

The City's two outdoor pools, Bryan Park Pool at 1020 S. Woodlawn Ave. and Mills Pool at 1100 W. 14th St., open for the 2024 season at 11 a.m. May 25.

The Community Foundation Switchyard Plaza Spray Pad at Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers St., opens May 25 at 10 a.m. Spray pad hours are 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. daily, with free admission.

Bryan Park Pool and Mills Pool are open daily, weather permitting, from May 25 through Aug. 4, from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Admission is $6 per person. Season passes, good for unlimited admissions for a single individual to Bryan Park Pool and Mills Pool during the 2024 season, are $70 each and are available for purchase at Bryan Park Pool. Economy 20-Punch Passes, good for a total of 20 admissions for anyone to either pool, are $90 each and are available for purchase at Bryan Park Pool and Mills Pool.

Pool admission fee waivers are available from Bloomington Parks and Recreation for those who qualify. Apply online for a pool admission fee waiver, or call Parks and Recreation at 812-349-3700 for more information.
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Bryan Park Pool hosts three, two-week sessions of swim lessons this summer. All sessions include levels from Guardian and Toddler (for young children who need constant support in the water) through Level 4  (for children ages 6-14 years). The first session begins June 3, with a registration deadline of May 27. Swim lesson fees are $65 per person for Bloomington residents and $75 per person for out-of-city residents; scholarships are available for swim lessons from the Bloomington Parks Foundation. Browse the classes and dates for upcoming swim lesson sessions, or apply online for a scholarship for swim lessons, summer camps, or other Parks and Recreation programs.