Sophia Craiutu and Tamanah Fazel awarded Monroe County’s 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships12/18/2024  The Community Foundation of Bloomington & Monroe County is proud to announce the recipients of Monroe County’s 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships – Sophia Craiutu and Tamanah Fazel.
Including Monroe County’s two scholarship recipients, the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) will provide 147 scholarships statewide. Lilly Endowment Community Scholars are known for their community involvement, academic achievement, character, and leadership. LECSP scholarships may be used for otherwise unreimbursed full tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year. The special allocation may cover the required books and equipment costs for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis, leading to a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university. The program is administered statewide by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) and locally through the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County.
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The Forge Welcomes its First Tenant The Mill announced that Folia, a growing Bloomington software company, has entered into a 5-year lease and will become the first tenant for The Forge, a new 22,000-square-foot sustainably designed Class-A office building located in Bloomington’s Trades District.
Folia, founded by IU alumnus Ravi Bhatt, helps regulated-industry customers turn information into knowledge. Their products provide a secure workflow for research and review for mission-critical applications. The company is leasing a 618 square feet unit in The Forge. The City of Bloomington’s Commission on the Status of Women is now accepting nominations for its 2025 annual awards, honoring women and girls who are driving positive change, breaking barriers, and inspiring others in our community.
Award winners will be celebrated at the Women’s History Month Luncheon on March 27, 2025—a powerful event recognizing the outstanding leadership and contributions of women in Bloomington. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, January 31, 2025. The Woman of the Year Award honors a woman who has made a significant impact on the lives of other women through community service, inspiration, or professional accomplishments beyond her job responsibilities. The recipient is a positive role model and has made extraordinary contributions to the community.  3rd Annual New Year's Eve Boots & Bling Celebration
Presented by the Terre Haute Convention Center Get ready to shine at our 3rd Annual Boots & Bling Celebration! This New Year's Eve, mix elegance with a touch of country charm, where sparkly boots and country chic come together for an unforgettable night of music, dancing, bull riding, and fun. More information at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-years-eve-boots-bling-2024-tickets-1014488541537?aff=oddtdtcreator  The Monroe County Central Emergency Dispatch Center (CEDC) has been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), joining an elite group of emergency communication centers recognized for their professionalism, efficiency, and dedication to public safety.
Nationwide, only 140 emergency communication centers are CALEA accredited and the CEDC is one of only two communications centers in Indiana to accomplish this achievement. This accreditation ensures that the Dispatch Center meets an established set of professional standards, improves emergency response times and outcomes while demonstrating a commitment to continual improvement, aligns with best practices, and fosters public confidence through integrity and professionalism in 911 services. Further, CALEA accreditation requires multiple annual reports and analyses to allow for fact-based and informed management decisions moving forward.
The city's newest park, located in the planned Hopewell Development neighborhood just west of the B-Line Trail and Seminary Square Kroger, is nearly complete. Milestone Contractors has removed the fence surrounding Hopewell Commons, opening portions of the project for access.
While the newly constructed Madison and West University Streets will open at a later date, work will continue on park features throughout the winter. The park’s grand opening celebration is slated for Spring 2025. Hopewell Commons is a one-acre urban park space centered on the intersection of the new Madison and West University Streets, and includes ping pong tables, picnic tables, and porch-style swings along with artificial turf, a small performance stage, and "log scramble" play structure. Three temporary pickleball courts will also be installed soon on the asphalt pad immediately north of the park near the B-Line Trail. A reception and live radio show will take place on December 19 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. WFIU Public Radio’s afternoon jazz program Just You & Me hits a milestone this month when it celebrates its 40th anniversary on Thursday, December 19.
The program started in 1984 when Joe Bourne came to WFIU and took over the afternoon jazz shift from Michael Bourne (no relation to Joe Bourne) who had hosted a show called There. Bourne renamed the program Just You & Me and hosted it for the next 30 years.
 Bloomington has been named the state’s latest Clean Community by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). Established by IDEM in the early 2000s, the Clean Community Program (previously called the Clean Community Challenge) recognizes Indiana counties, cities, and towns that take a proactive, positive approach toward ensuring a better quality of life for all Hoosiers and a healthy economy by working to address community and social issues through sustainable environmental and wellness projects.
Bloomington Stormwater Education Specialist Kriste Lindberg represented the City of Bloomington and accepted Clean Community Program signs and a commemorative flag from IDEM during the 2024 Clean Community Program Annual Meeting in October. “We are thrilled to welcome Bloomington to the Clean Community Program,” said IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess. “Being a ‘Clean Community’ sends a message to residents and visitors that their city values environmental stewardship. I congratulate Bloomington on their work in earning this recognition.” CDFI Friendly Bloomington (CFB), a regional nonprofit organization working to increase community development finance institution investment in 13 Indiana counties, was recently awarded a $300,000 Technical Assistance (TA) grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s CDFI Fund.
On November 21, award announcements were made, benefitting 246 organizations across the United States with $72.6 million in capacity-building grant funds to provide financial products and services to low-income and underserved communities across the country. This is the second award for CFB, which also received a $125,000 grant in 2021. “This investment from the U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Fund is a recognition of the continued impact CFB is having in bringing needed investment to the Indiana Uplands region,” said CFB Board President Tina Peterson. “With these resources, CFB is positioned to increase outreach to communities and organizations across the region and to share how community development financial institutions (CDFIs) can help expand opportunities for affordable housing, small business, and access to important services, such as childcare.” |
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