Category Archives: Update

Strong Towns Blono Member Awards 2025

In order to finish 2025 strong, our organization decided to recognize the members that have made us so successful this year. With over 30 members in attendance on a Thursday evening, we enjoyed games, homecooked food, and each other’s company. Presidential Recognition Award Presented to Shea Grehan, the Social Media Director, for creating amazing videoContinueContinue reading “Strong Towns Blono Member Awards 2025”

September Executive Committee Updates

The Executive Committee of Strong Towns Blono met on Sunday, September 21st to discuss and pass the following: Resolutions Passed BR2025.11 New Meeting Structure Strong Towns Blono shall enact monthly plenary meetings for its members to be held at a regular date, time, and location. Third Thursday at 5:30pm These meetings will also contain committeeContinueContinue reading “September Executive Committee Updates”

New Initiatives: Get Involved!

The Executive Committee recently passed two resolutions at our July 2025 meeting to continue our efforts at community revitalization. If you’re interested in joining these efforts, contact an Executive Committee member. BR2025.8 (Establish Public Art & Safety Committee) Creates a new committee to highlight ways to improve public spaces by working with city officials, businesses and/orContinueContinue reading “New Initiatives: Get Involved!”

Front N Center Charrette Process

This past Wednesday, July 9th, a group of sixteen volunteers worked to vision what could replace the buildings on the former Front N Center lots. Last year, the public was notified about the demolition of these long vacant buildings downtown due to long-term owner neglect. We wrote about our response here. Strong Towns Blono cameContinueContinue reading “Front N Center Charrette Process”

Sidewalk Mural Completion & Updates

Our group has done over 153 volunteer hours to complete the sidewalk murals between the Bloomington Public Library and the Museum Square in Downtown. With the completion of our Sidewalk murals campaign, I want to remind you all of our membership empowerment program. This campaign was a member’s (Katherine McCarthy) idea, and we gave herContinueContinue reading “Sidewalk Mural Completion & Updates”

Meet Your Candidates for Executive Committee!

All members of the Bloomington Revivalists are eligible to vote for candidates for the Executive Committee. The EC is responsible for the behind-the-scenes action. Ballots will be by ranked choice, and the top vote-getters will receive two-year terms while the rest will fill the one-year unexpired terms of departing members. The Annual Meeting will beContinueContinue reading “Meet Your Candidates for Executive Committee!”

Downtown for “Everyone” Means Everyone

This history of exclusion in American cities is vast. The way we build our cities can be used against certain populations. One way we see this today is in the physical accessibility of historic buildings. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires a minimum level of accessibility for all publicly accessible buildings, was signedContinueContinue reading “Downtown for “Everyone” Means Everyone”

Sidewalk Wayfinding Murals Artist Finalists Selected!

After much deliberation, the Sidewalk Murals Committee has decided the three finalists to create design proposals for the temporary mural between the Bloomington Public Library and the McLean County Museum of History. Ethan Lubin Delia Kerr-Dennhardt Carolina Rodriguez These artists have until March 30th to submit their final designs, the city and the Committee willContinueContinue reading “Sidewalk Wayfinding Murals Artist Finalists Selected!”

Welcome Our New Secretary!

At our October Executive Committee meeting, we welcomed our newest member Quinlan Tisdale! In order to continue to meet our goals as an organization, we have restructured our leadership positions to create the new position of Vice President, now filled by Joe McDonnell, and split the position of PR Officer into two roles of PublicContinueContinue reading “Welcome Our New Secretary!”