Features

Places: A locally owned business, restaurant, venue, or coffee house. Interview with owner. History of business. Why we should go there. Best products. Location, hours.

 Connections: Non-profit, recreational, social, or political group. What they do. History. Where and when they meet, contact info. Community involvement.

Envisioning: What would make this town a better place to live? Urban planning, how changing spaces and ways of doing things can create more connection and vitality in neighborhoods.

 Stories: Account of something from the town's past, bits of history we normally don't get to hear about, accounts of the town's past counterculture.

 What's Happening: Present and current issues as they relate to the town. Healthcare, economics, civil liberties, living conditions, employee rights, tenant rights, 2008 election.

 The Groove: Local culture. Interviews with musicians and venue owners. Jazz, folk, rock, painting, crafts, dance.

The Simple Life: Broke in Bloomington. What it's really like for most of us who work and rent here. Accounts from the trenches, tips on making it. Fun and innovative ways to get by.

 Fringe Flicks: DVD/Movie Review - Movies so bad they're good, sci-fi, cult or consciousness raising films, some documentaries, disaster movies.

 Events Calendar and Venue List ~ Quirky Comics ~ Classifieds ~ Singles