Replaceable furniture may be a modern convenience, but is it worth it? Woodworkers in and around Monroe County, who focus on sustainability and quality, say no. Read their stories.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I came out as queer/bisexual/pansexual in my early 20s. I realized that I should actually start listening to those “girl crushes” I’d been noticing all my life. A few years later I met Josie, and we ...

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 ...

To be inside the music, to hear it, to feel it, from within a group of musicians. To be surrounded by sound, to be one of the people creating that sound. “Incredible,” “amazing,” “extraordinary” are ...

Just over twenty years ago, citizens of Orange County’s French Lick donned orange shirts and went to the Indiana Statehouse to encourage Indiana lawmakers to grant the town a gaming license. It was a ...

“Travel with Laurie” is a new Limestone Post travel series written by Laurie D. Borman, who will take us to many sundry and fascinating destinations in southern Indiana. In her first article, Laurie ...

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 ...

The start of a new school year is a time of promise and excitement, but Indiana public schools — and many students — face strong headwinds as the 2023–24 academic year gets into full swing. That’s the ...

[Editor’s note: Monroe County Public Library Community Librarian Christine Friesel contributed to this article by providing dates and key information from city records regarding the life of Edwin ...