1000 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
The Bloomington Police Department moved people’s tents and other personal items in the public’s right of way from Seminary Park around 2 p.m. Thursday. The right of way extends beyond the roadway and totals 100 feet, per city policy.
The people inhabiting Seminary Park and the items they have with them, including heaters, blankets, food and tents, remain in Seminary Park Tuesday morning, despite the City of Bloomington’s claim that they would be removed after 11 p.m. Monday night.
Belongings of people experiencing homelessness lie in the grass Monday at Seminary Park.
Belongings of people experiencing homelessness lie in the grass on Monday at Seminary Park.
Belongings of people experiencing homelessness lie in the grass on Tuesday at Seminary Park.
Belongings of people experiencing homelessness lie in the grass on Tuesday at Seminary Park.
Belongings of people experiencing homelessness lie in the grass on Tuesday at Seminary Park.
Mike Nelson puts items into a trash bag Jan. 10 at Seminary Park at 100 W. 2nd St. People experiencing homelessness are being asked by the City of Bloomington to find a new location for overnight shelter by Monday.
The Bloomington Police Department will remove the personal items of people staying in Seminary Park past 11 p.m. Monday and the people will be asked to leave. This is the second eviction in the park in five weeks, despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation against the removal of encampments.
A notice banning people from staying in shelters at Seminary Park appears on Jan. 10 at 100 W. 2nd St. Those using Seminary Park as a place to stay overnight are expected to move to a new location by Jan. 11.
Two people experiencing homelessness in Bloomington died within two days of each other in late December. Community members say the city’s anti-homeless policies contributed to at least one of the deaths.
In 2020, millions of Americans attended hundreds of thousands of protests, from Black Lives Matter to rallies against COVID-19 restrictions. More Americans than ever before reported participating in a protest this year, according to the New York Times.
Bloomington police officers and other city employees dismantled a Seminary Park encampment established by people experiencing homelessness in the middle of a freezing night on Dec. 9. Prohibiting overnight tent use in public parks is within the Parks and Recreation Department’s power, but enforcement of the rule was rare early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Just days before, a proposed Parks and Recreation special use policy banning tents from daytime public park use spurred community outrage.
A person experiencing homelesness who tested positive for COVID-19 entered the Bloomington isolation shelter Tuesday afternoon after initially being turned away by the shelter on Monday, Marc Teller, a board member of the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, said.
Bloomington Police Department officers found a 51-year-old man Thursday morning who was presumed to be dead at Seminary Park, according to a press release from Capt. Ryan Pedigo.
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the neighborhood, there wasn’t a decoration in sight. Not a light nor a wreath was hung on a house. No Christmas tree was peeking through the neighbor's window either. This was quite strange since the holiday is such a joy. But will any children get a toy?
Jade was walking along a street of nondescript condos and feeling scared. She thought she and her boyfriend weren’t alone.
Steve Moore believes himself to be of average intelligence and average life experience. He doesn’t expect you to think he’s smart. He doesn’t think he is.
Marc Teller speaks Dec. 11 at the Monroe County Courthouse at the "Hands off the Homeless" protest. The protest was in response to the Bloomington Police Department and other personnel forcing people experiencing homelessness in Seminary Square Park to leave.
A large group of protesters gathered at 5 p.m. Friday at the courthouse after the Bloomington Police Department and other personnel forced the homeless camp at Seminary Square Park to disperse.
