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First page of the News, July 1987
The City's first newsletter News was published in July 1987. Two issues were printed the first year with circulation limited to Bloomington Sun-Current subscribers. Written by assistants to the Mayor and the City Manager, the newsletter was typeset and laid on white boards using Xacto knives and rubber cement.

Bloomington Briefing

August 2007

Volume 15, No. 4

On opening weekend in July, more than 1,000 people showed up at Civic Plaza for the City’s first annual Farmers Market.
On opening weekend in July, more than 1,000 people showed up at Civic Plaza for the City’s first annual Farmers Market.

This four-color, tabloid newsletter is sent to all single-family households and businesses. For your downloading convenience, we offer two sizes of files: the entire newsletter or one page at a time.

Briefing (8-page, 1.7MB PDF)

Index

Page 1.

  • Fresh produce sold here.
  • Colorful mural crowns Center for the Arts.
  • Excellence in communications -- City honored with awards.
  • Book ’em -- Annual book sale a success.

Page 2.

  • Meeting the needs of a changing population.
  • Meet new leader of Public Works.

Page 3.

  • Reducing congestion, improving safety -- East Bush Lake Road improvements begin.
  • MAC to close runway for reconstruction.
  • Local street traffic concerns.
  • Special Assessments.
  • Alternative transportation planning.
  • New look and improved usability -- Check out CityWEB.
  • Civic Plaza now a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Page 4.

  • Earth Action Heroes -- The Green Builders.
  • Bloomington Central Station Park opens.
  • Boot buckthorn!
  • Protecting our forest.

Page 5.

  • HRA Rental Homes Program.
  • Honor leadership – Nominations sought for human rights award.
  • Celebrate Fire Prevention Week.
  • CodeReady, Get Prepared.
  • Nominations sought.
  • Disability Employment Awareness Month.
  • Tune in to some great music.

Page 6.

  • Adult sports.
  • Youth sports.
  • Gardens in bloom -- Flowers paint City’s golf courses with color.
  • 2007 General election -- Vote November 6.
  • Sharing the road safely with bicyclists.
  • Recreational fires.

Page 7.

  • Bloomington Jazz Festival.
  • River Rendezvous – A living history festival.
  • Summer Fete sponsors -- Thank you!
  • Bloomington Center for the Arts:
    • Bloomington Arts Center exhibitions, performances, events.
    • Schneider Theater performances and events.
    • Black Box Theater performances and events.
    • Classes.
    • 10th Annual Antiques Show and Sale.

Page 8.

  • Center for the Arts Performance Series 2007 - 2008.

 

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