1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (316+ words) Yeast is typically used to study cellular growth of cancers over time, and to makebread and kombucha. For this project, Matthew Bochman, assistant professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry at IU, is usingit to produce a Britishbeer that colonistscould'vebeen drinking…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (198+ words) A new restaurant is preparing to open in the former location of Cafe Pizzaria, a Bloomington staple for over 70 years that closed suddenly in August 2024. The new restaurant, Bella Ciao, wants to open before the upcoming fall semester. It awaits…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (413+ words) The Monroe County Community School Corporation is still deciding whether to serve whole milk and two percent milk now that the U. S. Department of Agriculture allows it." The Whole Milk for Healthy"Kids"Act"permits"schools to serve whole milk across…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (449+ words) Bloomington grocery stores, including Kroger, are using digital price tags, a practice the government has questioned for how it could exploit consumers. Kroger announced the electronic shelf labels, known as ESLs, would be implemented in 2018. The chain uses technology created…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (516+ words) Bloomington eighth-grader Gloria Chi is turning used coffee grounds from local cafes into oyster mushrooms through her nonprofit, Fungi For Future....

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (710+ words) Americans are drinking less, but not at the Indiana Brewers Guild Spring Festival in April. Just under 1, 000 patrons gladly bucked the trend in April. The festival featured more than 100 beverages made by Hoosier brewers, distillers and cider makers. "They get…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (113+ words) Indiana Public Media Bloomington Chick-Fil-A closing temporarily for a remodel The Bloomington Chick-Fil-A announced on its Facebook page that the east side location will be closed temporarily for a remodel. It will be closed starting Saturday (May 9). The post did…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (149+ words) Hundreds of items from Gray Brothers Cafeteria in Mooresville are up for auction after the restaurant's closure. The items range from kitchen supplies and furniture, such as deep fryers and tables, to many of the vintage decorations that hung on…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (166+ words) Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Pili's Taco Truck, Bloomington Brewing Company, and art vendors of Twig & Ash! Join us on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, from 2: 00 PM " 6: 00 PM for an afternoon filled with delicious food, refreshing beer, and unique local art." Taco Eating…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (961+ words) With food prices on the rise, more people are'raising their own chickens and growing food to save money.' In the last four years, food prices have increased 19 percent. This year, the cost of food is expected to increase almost three…...