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Published monthly, the award-winning Bloomington Briefing is mailed to all single-family households and businesses. The June issue includes two special inserts: the City's annual Corporate Report to the Community and Water Quality Report.
If you are interested in obtaining a back issue, contact the Communications Division.
- Community strategic plan moves forward
- Mayor’s memo: Bloomington Forward
- Share your priorities for the 2024 budget
- Strive for success with the Bloomington Leadership Program
- Submit your veteran photos
- Recreational cannabis and your health
- FYI: Fence building guidelines
- Learn more at candidate forums
- Bloomington Forward: A commitment to quality living
- How to control buckthorn
- 2023 Citywide recycling drop-off
- Your storm drain needs you!
- Properly dispose of yard waste
- National Night Out nears four decades in Bloomington
- BPD explorers program applications now being accepted
- Meet a firefighter: Leon Chambers III
- BPD participates in Faith and Blue
- Suicide prevention and awareness
- Step up your morning: Creekside Walking Club
- Board games, anyone?
- Learn more about Bloomington history at River Rendezvous
- Welcoming new Bloomington Chorale artistic director
- “Putnam County Spelling Bee” comes to Schneider Theater
- City’s first Juneteenth celebration a success
- All seven city council seats up for election this year
- Ranked choice voting: how it works
- Serve as an election judge
- Mayor’s memo: No Expo, but Bloomington’s future is bright
- Employers are required to provide earned sick and safe leave
- Bloomington Forward: investing in our community
- Bloom in Bloomington internships are underway
- Roadwork has begun: i-35W and i-494
- Free business consulting available
- 2024 budget: we want to hear from you
- City recognized with Sustainable City Award
- Full speed ahead for electric vehicle infrastructure planning
- Do curbside plastic recyclables get recycled?
- Baby gear swap August 20
- Bloomington Police Department turns 70
- Meet a firefighter: Joe Zinniel
- Have safe recreational fires
- Enjoy a sweet treat at Cops and Cones
- Prevent auto theft
- Last days of Midweek Music and Market
- Programs at Creekside
- Summer Fete provides fun and fireworks
- Have fun in sun with Bloomington aquatics
- Learn social dances and have fun
- Skate School offers a whole lot of fun
- Artistry presents hit musical, Godspell
- Learn about Bloomington’s indigenous history
- Bloomington yesterday: Civic Plaza turns 20
- Mark your calendar: Bloomington pride celebration
- Bloomington and Izumi celebrate 30 years as sister cities
- Omar Bonderud Award nominations
- Submit photos of veterans
- Bloomington Forward: Investing in our community
- Mayor’s memo: Employers now required to provide earned sick and safe leave
- Legislative update
- Small business center coming soon
- Tips for home and yard improvements
- How to file as a candidate for City Council
- Serve as an election judge
- What’s important to you for the 2024 City budget?
- City teams up to study pond plants’ effect on water quality
- Preventing and avoiding blue-green algae blooms
- Tips for proper battery disposal
- Keep your fish in the bowl
- Water rebates conserve money and water
- Officer of the Year: Desmond Daniels
- Don’t miss the fun: Register your National Night Out party
- Bloomington Police Explorers honored for excellence in crime prevention
- Meet a firefighter: Robert Weidman
- Don’t risk a gap in your health insurance
- Regional lifeguard games sharpen skills
- BIG wants to help you celebrate!
- Fare for All offers great food savings for everyone
- Learning Link Up event returns
- Dwan Golf Course blooms with care
- At your service: Two friendly faces you’ll see at Dwan
- Explore the tastes of summer at Bloomington farmers markets
- Save the date: Here and now—Instructions for listening
- Arts in the Parks
- Latino Conservation Week festival
- Enjoy public art this summer
- Bloomington Fire Department evolves: Building a stronger response team
- Employers will be required to provide earned sick and safe leave
- City to consider lowering speed limits
- Road repairs coming to I-35W and I-494 in Bloomington
- Monthly pick-up of reusable and recyclable bulky items has begun
- Health services close to home
- 2024 Budget planning underway
- Be green: Save water and money
- Mark your calendar for these summer events
- June is National Homeownership Month
- Outdoor farmers markets are back
- Celebrate Black excellence on Juneteenth
- Investing in our community: A look at priorities
- Mayor’s memo: Economic development in Bloomington
- Expo 2027 decision coming June 21
- Earned sick and safe leave ordinance goes into effect July 2023
- See Bloomington. Tomorrow. Together. progress online this summer
- Small business development center underway
- I-494 construction starting this summer
- Bloomington’s new Center for the Arts manager
- Welcoming Wednesdays for small business owners
- Compost giveaway closes the organics loop
- Your street’s storm drain is calling
- Grow at Creekside’s plant exchange
- Outdoor farmers markets coming soon!
- Mobile Recreation brings fun to Bloomington parks
- Learn about the first people of Bloomington and the Minnesota River Valley
- Check out Bloomington Chorale uke jams
- Skate through the summer
- Join the NOTEable Singers to explore “girl groups”
- Meet a Bloomington firefighter
- Recognizing and remembering police
- Mental health support is only a call, text or chat away
- Cops and Cones
- Honoring 911 public safety telecommunicators
- Make a day of it: Get an inside look at City services at open houses in May
- Notable neighbor: For Edward Adamski life is good
- Volunteer to help Bloomington seniors
- Check out Let’s Talk Bloomington
- Don’t wait for 2024 Curbside Cleanup
- Mayor’s memo - Investing in our community: A plan for renewing public facilities
- Meet the Welcome to Bloomington Design Group
- Decision on Expo 2027 location coming in June
- Bird scooters will be back
- New transit option in design phase: Share your feedback
- City welcomes next port authority administrator
- Every day is Earth Day in Bloomington
- Notable neighbor: John Gibbs
- It’s not cool to leave (dog) stool
- Sweepers are cruising the streets
- Celebrate Bloomington Police’s 70th anniversary at an open house
- Dispose of unused medications April 22
- Mobile health hub on the roll
- Know the code: Recreational fires
- Reduce your risk of house fires: Free home safety surveys
- Jump into summer at the pool
- Get active - Take a swing: Dwan is ready
- Walking club steps up exercise and fun
- Mark your calendar: Have hands-on fun at the Public Works open house
- Discover Dance performance and learning series
- Celebrate the magic of storytelling at StoryFest
- Latino Conservation Week: Mi Casa es Su Casa
- New to parenting? Check out the baby resource fair
- Up to code: Keeping Bloomington at its best
- Expo 2027 would bring jobs and revenue to Bloomington
- Mayor’s memo: Welcoming a new councilmember
- South Loop water park project progressing
- Proposed funding source for aging facilities
- Earned sick and safe leave ordinance takes effect July 2023
- No Curbside Cleanup in 2023
- WIC offers families “Fuel for the Future”
- Pay your utility bill online or set up automatic payments
- Check out these events and programs
- Year-round ice skating
- Summer fun is on the way!
- New this year! Registration lottery for popular youth programs
- Youth and inclusion programs
- Adult leagues and sports
- Sign up today! Glee Club music classes start April 29
- Get your game on at Creekside
- Find fun work for summer
- The appreciated profession of snow plowing
- Shovel out fire hydrants, mailboxes and garbage bins
- New wash station helps City vehicles stay ready for action
- Spring means street sweepers are coming
- Potholes enter peak season
- Housing and Redevelopment Authority resource guide
- What’s developing: Gyropolis expansion has green light
- Mayor’s memo: A look at the City’s 2023 legislative priorities
- Save the date: 2023 State of the City
- New City Councilmember to be appointed
- Get to know more about Expo 2027
- Get involved in City’s new internship program
- Earned sick and safe leave ordinance takes effect in July
- Notice of property value for taxes payable in 2024
- City receives $2.35 million for Minnesota Valley State Trail project
- New bulky item disposal options focus on reuse and recycling
- A little salt goes a long way
- Winter cart placement
- Community spotlight: Bridging to a better future
- Meet a firefighter
- Bloomington Yesterday: The first fire chief
- Santa Cop was busy this season
- What’s developing: The new Fire Station 4
- Crime prevention relies on alert residents
- Afrique offers welcoming space to African community
- Visit an indoor market for fresh produce, local goods
- Plant a tree and grow the urban canopy
- Enjoy the annual spring ice show
- D Line bus rapid transit open for service
- Pedestrian safety
- Stay in the know: E-Subscribe
- Bloomington pioneers and changemakers
- Bloomington. Tomorrow. Together. strategic plan moves forward
- Mayor’s memo: City Council approves 2023 budget
- Coulter leaves council for state house of representatives
- At your service: Bloomington’s next city assessor
- New internship program for youth is budding at the City
- City secures architect for Small Business Development Center
- Bloomington’s surface water flow
- Earth Action Hero: Water health takes teams of heroes
- Curbside organics reaches first year goal
- Do not include plastic bags in recycling cart
- Santa Cop program spreads holiday cheer
- Did you know the City has a safe swap spot?
- BPD debuts new online tool for nonemergency crime reporting
- Use space heaters safely
- Bloomington Notables highlights locals who made an impact
- Farmers Market offers warmth and local goods
- Get paid to play: Work for Parks and Recreation this summer
- Creekside groups work to keep community warm
- Plan your summer: Book a park shelter
- 2023 Outdoor skating rinks and warming houses
- Garbage day makes for mutual appreciation
- Winter Fete offers many ways to enjoy the season
- Ready, set, go! Medallion Hunt begins January 17