Please join us for the DBI Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, March 9, 4-7pm at the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center.  Public is welcome to attend.  RSVP by March 5 to info@downtownbloomington or call 812.336.3681.

 

Space is available for businesses to showcase their latest projects.  If interested in showcasing your business, please email Talisha.

 

Silent Auction items are being accepted for the Annual Meeting.  All proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the I BUY BLOOMINGTON campaign.  Please email or phone 812.336.3681 with any donations.

 
Thank you to all customers who shop downtown!  Over $2500 in Downtown Bloomington Gift Certificates were sold during the Holidays.  Gift Certificates were redeemed at these fine merchants downtown: Big Red Liquors, Black's Mercantile, Bloomingfoods, Bloomington Sandwich Co., Bloomington Thrift Shop, Book Corner, FARMbloomington, Finch's Brassiere, Game Preserve, Howard's Bookstore, Indiana Running Company, Inner Chef, Irish Lion, Lennie's, Malibu Grill, Merle Norman, Oliver Winery, Pygmalions, Runciple Spoon, Scholar's Bakehouse, Spaah! Inc., Trojan Horse, Upland Brewery, Uptown Café, Victor Settle Jewelry, Wandering Turtle Art Gallery & Gifts and WonderLab Museum.

 

Purchase Downtown Bloomington Gift Certificates online or in person at 302 S College Ave.

The Bloomington Independent Restaurant Association (BIRA) is pleased to announce their annual fundraiser, the BIRA Soirée, on February 3rd, from 6 - 8 pm at KRC Catering, 216 S. College Ave. This unique event will showcase tastings of BIRA members' cuisine as well as brews from the Bloomington Brewing Company and Upland Brewing Company. Associate Member, Oliver Winery will also offer wines paired with the dishes being served. Tickets may be purchased online, BloomingtonIndependents.com for $40 or at the door for $50.

 

Participating Restaurants

Bloomington Brewing Co. | Oliver WInery | Upland Brewing Co.

 

Bloomingfoods | Blu Boy Chocolate | B-Town Pizza | Crazy Horse | DATS | FARMbloomington | Grazie! Italian Eatery | Janko's Litte Zagreb | KRC Catering | Lennie's | Limestone Grille | Max's Place | Monroe County Pizza | Nick's English Hut | One World Catering & Events | Pizza X | Ragazzi | Rumba Cafe | Scholar's Inn Bakehouse & Catering | Scotty's Brewhouse | Stone Cuttes Coffee & Roastery | Sweet Grass | Talons Restaurant at Eagle Pointe | Trojan Horse | Upland Brewing Company | Yogi's

Credit - Getting it, Using it, Keeping it!

To reserve your seat call 812.330.6272. Seating is limited so register early!

Timothy V Frazier, Regions Bank, Assistant Vice President, Bloomington

Pegi Flahault, Mobile Office Management (M.O.M.)

 

Join Timothy & Pegi as they will lead the discussion of getting, using and keeping credit for your business. Together they will help you understand:

- How your credit rating works.

- What you can do to improve it.

- How different types of bills can impact your credit rating.

- How to use credit to your advantage.

 

You will also get the answers to these questions that you have asked yourself before.

1. Are some bills more important to my credit raiting if I have to make a choice to pay?

2. Is a late payment better than a skipped payment on my credit card?

3. What can I do if I get behind and my credit rating is dropping?

4. Is it an advantage to move a balance from one card to another card that won't charge interest for a few months?

5. How do I keep track of all this stuff for both business info and taxes? Included will be tips on staying on top of details and being more efficient - that means make more money.

 

 

 

Downtown Bloomington, Inc. membership renewals are due for 2010.  Downtown Bloomington, Inc. membership renewals are due this month.  For over 25 years, DBI has represented the interests of Downtown Bloomington businesses.  We hope that you will help us carry the momentum gained this year into next year and beyond.  Your support helps us keep Downtown vital, vibrant and vigrous, so please renew your membership today.  Thanks for your continued support!

Jan Bulla-Baker

Bloomington Cooking School

115 N College Ave

 

Co-owner of the Bloomington Cooking School, Jan loves bringing people together with good food and interesting conversation.  For over three years, Jan has wakened at 5:30am to prepare a light, healthy breakfast and coffee for the Downtown Retail Promotion Committee.  Downtown retailers meet from 8-9am to share news from their business, learn about downtown happenings and provide input on downtown promotion issues.  Approximately 20-30 different businesses, galleries and attractions participate.  There is always lively interaction and a new breakfast treat.  All businesses are encouraged to attend.  They are a success due to Jan's commitment and welcoming nature.

 

Jan, co-owner of The Bloomington Cooking School, credits her mother's fine taste in food and her father's insistence on eating for her interest in cooking.  From Robinson, Illinois, the home of Heath candy bars, she started candy making as a youth.  She had her own Chocolate Factory in Bloomington for three years, where she created over 30 flavors of truffles.  Her truffles have been consumed at the Indianapolis Symphony for over 15 years.  Jan's encounters with cookbooks led to self-taught adventures in cooking.  Her travels to Italy broadened her interest in slow food and fine wine.  Trained as an English teacher, she looks forward to classes where the tests are edible.

 

The Promotion Committee meets the third Thursday of the month.  The next meeting is Thursday, February 18th and SBDC will be our featured speaker.  To learn more about the Promotion Committee or to be featured as a Spotlight, please email  our office.