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East side KFC, Taco Bell to close May 19
A Bloomington-area Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell both announced they will close at the end of the week. The east side KFC and Taco Bell are located at 2901 E. Third St. and 3001 E. Third St., respectively. A KFC employee clarified the restaurants are separately owned, but both will close Sunday.
Taste of Bloomington won't return in 2024
Taste of Bloomington won’t return in 2024, but a new iteration may appear next summer. The popular annual summer food festival in downtown Bloomington featured over 40 local restaurants, live music, and craft beer and wine. It was canceled in 2022 and 2023, because of labor shortages, increased costs,...
Irish Lion announces it's closing, to reopen soon as delivery-only restaurant
On Tuesday, May 7, the family who owns Bloomington's Irish Lion Restaurant and Pub sent out social media posts letting their customers know the downtown restaurant would be closing since its owner had retired. "Rest assured, pub favorites will still be available after two weeks and throughout the summer as the Irish Lion transitions to a delivery-only service, beginning on or before May 22nd. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our amazing team, loyal guests, and valued business and...
IU professor urges TikTok to follow through on its AI labeling promise
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — TikTok’s recent vows about artificial intelligence have grabbed the attention of many, including Indiana University professor Scott Shackleford. Shackleford is the executive director of IU’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research. Fitting for an educator, Shackleford has given the social media companies a report card.
UPTOWN, DOWNTOWN, ALL AROUND BROWN: Rag Doll
Johnny Gruelle was the son of famous Hoosier landscape painter Richard Gruelle, who had Brown County ties with the pioneer artists living in Nashville and vicinity. Richard also was a close friend of poet James Whitcomb Riley, but, more about that kinship later. Johnny admired his father and desired to...
These First-Time Owners Traded Dark Paneling for a Breezy Central Kitchen in Their ’60s Split-Level
It’s not unusual for rental houses to turn over year after year in Bloomington, Indiana, the leafy city where Indiana University is located. Students rent for a while and then move out, and the usual wear and tear needs to be tended to. But when Aaron Denton was tasked as a subcontractor with refinishing the floors and painting the walls of a circa-1964 split-level, he didn’t expect it to be work he was doing on his own future home.
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