Built in 1869 between what are now 9th and 10th streets on North College — on what was then the outskirts of Bloomington — the Farmer House has been home to numerous Bloomington residents, including ...

Murals have been around for as long as there have been walls and humans to paint on them. But as photographer and writer M.J. Bower shows in this photo essay, Bloomington, Indiana, has seen a ...

Professors in the IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design are collaborating with the nonprofit Ethical Metalsmiths to inspire students to create jewelry made from ethically source materials.

Now that adopted-cum-prodigal-son Robert Montgomery Knight has returned to the town of his epic, mythical, mystical triumphs to live out his valedictory years, Bloomington again seems the center of ...

Good things are always happening in our public schools. It’s hard to see that if you read the news these days. There are all-consuming culture wars being manufactured by individuals far away. These ...

What happens when local news coverage disappears? LP asked journalist Steve Hinnefeld to look at the daily news landscape in Bloomington, Indiana. He interviewed people at several local news outlets ...

In February 2025, more than one thousand law professors and constitutional scholars, including sixteen from Indiana University, signed a bipartisan letter issued by the American Constitution Society ...

When we old-timers were kids, we often went to our grandparents’ house for Sunday dinner. In fact, I remember a kids’ table, usually a card table or two, squeezed in somewhere. We would pass bowls of ...

Medical training has long been incorporated into Bloomington Fire Department operations, with emergency medical technicians acting as first responders to medical emergencies. But two years ago, the ...

An architecture snob’s dream, Columbus, Indiana — a town of just 46,000 people, give or take — is a living museum filled with works by architectural titans. The built landscape of this tiny southern ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of graphic violence and sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised. My clearest memory of Ann Harmeier is of her singing at the Milton Elementary ...

Many Americans say they have lost trust in national news — but most still believe they can rely on the accuracy of local news. In 2023, trust in national newspapers, TV, and radio reached historic ...