Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN) articles from August 2007

Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN) archives from August 2007

Classes for life: Ivy Tech launches new learning center.
August 1, 2007

Cafe D'Lish filling former Tallent site.
August 1, 2007

Restaurants granted new liquor permits.
August 2, 2007

Teachers Warehouse reopens, but needs supplies.
August 2, 2007

Macri's Deli shuts its doors after lease negotiations fail.
August 7, 2007... Byline: Bethany Nolan Aug. 7--Longtime Bloomington eatery Macri's Deli closed late last week after the restaurant couldn't renew its lease. General manager Bryan Kay said the restaurant, which has been a fixture on the city's east side...

Story rezoning requests tabled.
August 7, 2007... Byline: Laura Lane Aug. 7--NASHVILLE -- Monday night's Brown County commissioners' meeting got a lot shorter once a request to rezone 48 acres in the rural town of Story for commercial use was tabled. More than 25 members of the...

Old meat plant gets new use.
August 7, 2007... Byline: Laura Lane Aug. 7--WORTHINGTON -- Where beef cattle once were ground into hamburger and market hogs sliced into pork loin, southwestern Indiana corn is being pounded into fine-grained tortilla flour. And a plant that once...

Select Specialty unit closing.
August 8, 2007... Byline: Bethany Nolan Aug. 8--A long-term acute care provider located on Bloomington Hospital's fourth floor will close its doors next month, leaving a gap in services for local patients who need hospital care for an extended period of...

Board approves New Tech contract.
August 8, 2007... Byline: Nicole Kauffman Aug. 8--The New Tech High School that will see its first freshmen in fall 2008 is one virtual leap closer to operation. The Monroe County Community School Corp. Board on Tuesday approved a $375,000 contract for...

New WingsXtreme sets sights on college crowd.
August 8, 2007... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 8--A late-night wings delivery and take-out restaurant is set to open on Bloomington's east side Monday afternoon. WingsXtreme serves 25 different wing flavors, sandwiches and salads. The location on 10th...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Mike Leonard column.(Column)
August 9, 2007... Byline: Mike Leonard Aug. 9--A March headline from the Indianapolis Star stands out more conspicuously now than when it was published: "Businesses expect McRobbie to deliver." The story focused primarily on the life-sciences...

Rising fuel prices driving up cost of groceries.
August 12, 2007... Aug. 12--Rising gas prices are having an effect on grocery prices, driving up the cost of milk, eggs and meat, but not in a way you might expect. It's not so much the cost of the gasoline to move the groceries to the store as it is rising...

Campus under construction.
August 13, 2007... Byline: Steve Hinnefeld Aug. 13--It's been a busy summer for construction on the Indiana University Bloomington campus, and the effort shows no signs of abating. "If anything, it's going to accelerate," said university architect Bob...

Ellettsville's Village Inn restaurant plans to reopen.
August 13, 2007... Byline: Bethany Nolan Aug. 13--ELLETTSVILLE -- A favorite Ellettsville restaurant will open its doors again. The Village Inn, which closed in 2004, is under new management. Becky and Mike Keefe, who formerly managed the City Deli in...

City, developer to spruce up downtown alley.
August 13, 2007... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 13--Archways, decorative light fixtures, brick pavers and bike racks are part of a plan to revive a well-traveled alley in downtown Bloomington. The alley runs north to south between two historic Kirkwood...

Back-to-school time costly for teachers.
August 14, 2007... Byline: Nicole Kauffman Aug. 14--School starts today for Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corp. students, and it starts Wednesday for those in the Monroe County Community School Corp. That long summer vacation is finally over. ...

Budget approved despite outcry.
August 14, 2007... Byline: Laura Lane Aug. 14--KIRKSVILLE -- Citizens pleaded with their elected officials Monday night not to approve a 92 percent increase in Indian Creek Township's 2008 budget. The township advisory board then voted 2-1 in favor, in...

Budget hearings begin today.
August 14, 2007... Byline: James Boyd Aug. 14--In what could end up being a long day for the county council, not only will the seven-member council hear the first day of budget proposals today, it will hold a regular meeting afterward. While the council...

Vegetation to grow on student center built by firm buying apartment complexes.
August 14, 2007... Byline: Bethany Nolan Aug. 14--An environmentally friendly student center will be built between the Adam's Bend and Adam's Grove apartment complex, which were bought by the Scion Group from Millennium Property Management. The company also...

Farmers' market now accepting food stamps.
August 15, 2007... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 15--Starting Saturday, the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market will accept food stamps -- and will be the first in the state to do so. City officials announced the "Market Bucks" program Tuesday in which...

New medical office will open in Judah.
August 15, 2007... Aug. 15--BEDFORD -- Bedford Regional Medical Center and the Bedford Medical Group will open a medical practice in Judah in September. An open house set for Sept. 10 will give the community a chance to view the new clinic and to meet David...

IU could benefit from added federal spending.
August 15, 2007... Byline: Steve Hinnefeld Aug. 15--A landmark science bill that Congress approved last week could open the door for more federal funding of Indiana University research and education programs, according to an IU government relations official....

Recall pulls toys from local shelves.
August 16, 2007... Aug. 16--When Linda Fields, director of First United Methodist Church's Parents Day Out program, heard about Mattel's toy recall a few weeks ago, she immediately checked all the toys in the children's program. She discovered a Press 'n Go...

BEAD plan session set for Monday.
August 16, 2007... Aug. 16--A strategic plan for the Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District, or BEAD, gets started Monday with an organizational meeting at 6 p.m. in the McCloskey Room at City Hall, 401 N. Morton St. The goal of the planning process is...

MCCSC schools' opening day of classes a time for great expectations.
August 16, 2007... Byline: Nicole Kauffman Aug. 16--Classes at Monroe County Community School Corp. got into full swing Tuesday. Many parents lined hallways to wave goodbye to their little backpack-laden children in the morning. Others flooded into front...

$26.6 million county budget gets tentative approval.
August 17, 2007... Byline: James Boyd Aug. 17--Councilwoman Sophia Travis likened it to the "Seinfeld" episode where the show's main characters somehow find themselves in a "bizarro" world, where everything and everyone they know is the complete opposite of...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., business briefs column.(Column)
August 18, 2007... Aug. 18--BALLOON RIDES, HOME TOURS AT OPEN HOUSE: Visitors at the Spy Glass Hill open house will have the chance today to ride in the seven-story-tall, red-white-and-blue RE/MAX of Indiana hot-air balloon at the Spy Glass Hill community. ...

Got dirty duds? Check www.studentsuds.com.
August 18, 2007... Byline: Bethany Nolan Aug. 18--A new business on the Indiana University campus caters to busy students who can't spare even a few minutes to wash their socks. Student Suds owner Brian Young came up with the idea for the laundry...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., business briefs column.(Column)
August 19, 2007... Aug. 19--BLOOMINGTON -- OPTION SIX AND MICROSOFT WIN INTERNATIONAL AWARD: Option Six and Microsoft have announced they have received an international merit award from the Society of Technical Communication. The online course, "Introduction to...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., business briefs column.(Column)
August 19, 2007... Aug. 19--BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- KRISTEN PAINE RETURNS TO PAINE PROPERTIES: Paine Properties has announced Kristen Paine has returned to Bloomington. Paine, who has been involved in real estate in Chicago for the past five years, will be a...

Planned reimbursement cuts alarm hospitals.
August 20, 2007... Byline: Dann Denny Aug. 20--Medicare's upcoming reduction in its payment rate to U.S. hospitals will cut payments to Bloomington Hospital by $20.5 million during the next five years, according to hospital officials. The Centers for...

INDOT meeting tonight at Bloomington North on I-69 plan.
August 21, 2007... Byline: James Boyd Aug. 21--When state and private officials come to town tonight to discuss plans for I-69, members of one key group won't be there. An I-69 Community Planning Program meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Bloomington High...

Meadow Muffins' by any other name ...... is still just horse manure.
August 21, 2007... Byline: Laura Lane Aug. 21--STORY -- Rick Hofstetter doesn't intend to get rich selling $2 bags of manure from his wife's horses, but he hopes to unload a lot of poop. Hofstetter, owner of Brown County's Story Inn, calls himself a...

Trailer tenants given 60 days to move.
August 21, 2007... Byline: Bethany Nolan Aug. 21--The Lower Cascades Trailer Park is closing, and residents must move their mobile homes by Oct. 15 or pay storage and demolition fees. Rick Lady, who said he's lived in the mobile home park for 15 years,...

Protesters decry logging: Morgan-Monroe timber cut to include 19 species.
August 22, 2007... Byline: Laura Lane Aug. 22--Loggers continued cutting trees and hauling them from state-owned woods Tuesday morning as environmentalists spoke nearby of their disgust with the practice. A semi hauler loaded with black oak and chestnut...

Ivy Tech enrollment breaks 5,000 mark.
August 23, 2007... Byline: Steve Hinnefeld Aug. 23--Enrollment at Ivy Tech-Bloomington topped 5,000 this week, according to an announcement from Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana headquarters. The Bloomington campus had 5,018 students enrolled as of...

Area home sales still slow, but signs hopeful.
August 23, 2007... Aug. 23--Although residential sales in Monroe County aren't as brisk as they were last year, July figures released Wednesday reveal the market is showing signs of improvement. In July, 233 homes were sold, slightly down from 240 in July...

Employment Plus, Option Six make Inc. fast-growers list.
August 25, 2007... Aug. 25--Inc. magazine is out with this year's list of the fastest growing private companies in the nation -- and two Bloomington businesses are on it. The favored two are human-resources firm Employment Plus and e-learning provider Option...

Investment banking workshop gives students hands-on training.(Company overview)
August 26, 2007... Byline: Bethany Nolan Aug. 26--Undergraduate students at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business who've gone through a workshop focused on investment banking are now working at big name firms such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., business briefs column.
August 26, 2007... Aug. 26--BLOOMINGTON -- Hoosier Outdoor Advertising recently recognized several of its employees for their years of service. They are: -- Eric Freeman, 12 years, installer -- Rhoda Wright, seven years, accounting office -- Tim...

Hospital buys land in North Park.
August 28, 2007... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 28--Bloomington Hospital has purchased nearly three acres of land and a building that sits on it as part of a long-term expansion plan for a second campus on the city's north side. The hospital bought the land...

Gray says she's still library director.
August 28, 2007... Byline: James Boyd Aug. 28--The Monroe County Public Library's Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday night for apublic hearing on the library's proposed 2008 budget. And Director Cindy Gray said she intends to be there, despite any...

Power plant plan stirs debate.
August 29, 2007... Byline: Steve Hinnefeld Aug. 29--Supporters say Duke Energy's plan to build a Knox County electrical generating plant that uses "clean coal" technology can help address the nation's -- and the world's -- most pressing pollution problems....

Hearing tonight on proposed water project.
August 29, 2007... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 29--People who pay for Lake Monroe drinking water -- you do if you live in Monroe County and even some surrounding areas -- can listen and comment tonight on the biggest and most expensive utilities project in...

Educators launching first step toward creating charter schools here.
August 30, 2007... Byline: Nicole Kauffman Aug. 30--Several Monroe County and Indianapolis-area educators are hoping to start the school of their dreams in 2008. A statement of intent has been submitted to Ball State University's Office of Charter...

Gray resigns as library's director.
August 30, 2007... Byline: James Boyd Aug. 30--Monroe County Public Library Director Cindy Gray will resign from her duties effective on Friday. The announcement was made during Wednesday night's library board of trustees meeting, without Gray present....

One phase of city water project takes step forward.
August 30, 2007... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 30--Only one phase of a proposed $42.1 million utilities project in Monroe County is moving ahead for more discussion next week. The engineering and land acquisition for a second transmission line won support...

USPS reviewing plans for moving post office.
August 31, 2007... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 31--Information on the relocation of the downtown Bloomington post office is now being reviewed by the United States Postal Service headquarters office in Arlington, Va. "They want to make sure we're proceeding...