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DBI Award Winners
Thank you to all who helped make the Downtown Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony a success! DBI's Annual Meeting is an opportunity to come together and celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. Awards are given in the following categories: Promotion; Design; Economic Restructuring; and Design, the four points of National Main Street Award Winners: Promotion The Combine Conference Design Kirkwood Streetscape - City of Bloomington Economic Restructuring Middle Way House, Foodworks Organization Downtown Commercial Revitalization Fairview Elementary School The Project School The Prep Academy Cassady Electric Volunteer of the Year Monroe County Convention Center Building Corporation Monroe County and Visitors Commission 2011 Downtown President Jo Throckmorton |
Be Here Bloomington - Register to Win
Do You Want a $100 Downtown Bloomington Gift Certificate?
Since they are good at more than 80 Speciality Shops and Restaurants in Downtown Bloomington, who wouldn't want one? Go to www.visitbloomington.com/BeHere and Register to Win. Learn more about all Bloomington has to offer.
This is a joint promotion with Downtown Bloomington, Inc., Visit Bloomington, BEAD and everybody's BloominINgton! |
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Downtown Networking Breakfast - March 17 Are you a downtown business owner/employee or Downtown Supporter? Join us for the next Downtown Networking Breakfast (formerly known as Promotion Meeting) on Thursday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day at 8am at the Bloomington Cooking School, 115 N College Ave. Join us and meet other downtown members and supporters! |
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Recycling in Local Business Settings: The Benefits and Challenges
Monroe County Public Library Meeting Rooms 1B and 1C
Wednesday, March 30, 6pm
This is an educational opportunity for the business and larger community to learn what businesses are doing, and would like to do, in regards to recycling in Bloomington. Both the challenges and procedures for a successful recycling program will be discussed as well as hopes for furture efforts.
Networking and small group discussions will be available after the panel.
Panelists to Include:
Steve Akers: Associate Director of Environmental
Operations, IU Residential Programs and Services, Co-
Chair of the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the
MCSWMD
Larry Barker: Executive Director of the Monroe County
Solid Waste Management District (MCSWMD)
John Bailey: Managing Partner, Malibu Grill
Chris Cockerman: Vice President, CFC Properties
Commercial Real Estate
Bob Costello: Owner, Village Deli,
Laughing Planet & Soma
Ron Howard: Sales Manager, Hoosier Disposal
David Parsons: Owner, Real Compost
Chad Roeder: Owner, Pedal Power
This panel is part of a class project through Leadership Bloomington - Monroe County
For more information, contact Jordan Shifriss at 325.7668 |
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BIRA Restaurant Week: March 13 - March 20
In its continued effort to promote the community and its culinary offerings, the Bloomington Independent Restaurant Association is holding Restaurant Week starting on Sunday, March 13 through Sunday, March 20.
Take advantage of this opportune time to get out and try a new restaurant or be loyal to your favorite and try the specials and great deals. Each restaurant will have offerings at the $30 level.
- Truffles - Three Course Meal for $30
- Scotty's Brewhouse - 2 Three Course Meals for $30
- Limestone Grille - 2 Dinner Entrees for $30
- Talons Restaurant at Eagle Pointe - Dinner Entree for $30 (Sunday March 20 only)
- FARMbloomington - 1 Three Course Meal for $30
AND Many More Including....
- Grazei! Italian Eatery
- Sweet Grass
- Lennie's
To view specials for the week, visit www.bloomingtonindependents.com or become a fan on Facebook |
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TEDxBloomington x=independently organized TED event
In the spirit of Ideas Worth Spreading, TEDxBloomington is pleased to announce Indiana's first TEDx event. The conference on May 14, 2011 features local and national speakers addressing the theme Wisdom of Play.
The Wisdom of Play conference theme offers the chance to explore play, wisdom, experimentation, insight, risk, horizon lines, adventure, intention, wonder, perception, curiosity, and knowledge throughout our lives. Although the words "wisdom" and "play" may evoke opposed images and responses, this year's TEDxBloomington conference is about the fertile ground where the two intersect in our daily working lives.
Applications are now open for the May 14, 2011 conference and will close on or before March 27.
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Downtown Calendar Kiosks
Thanks to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau, downtown calendar kiosks are updated each quarter. Events are taken from the visitbloomington.com calendar. To have your April, May and June events included on the kiosks, please submit your information to the online calendar by 8am on the March 14th. Events can be submitted to the calendar at www.visitbloomington.com/submitEvent. |
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Downtown Clean Up - Friday April 29
Annual Downtown Clean Up is Friday, April 29. Teams from offices, restaurants, schools and businesses are encouraged to sign up for a three hour shift to help beautify downtown. It's a great cause with the benefit of great exercise! Please submit suggestions for areas that need attention to info@downtownbloomington.com.
Registration begins at 8:30am at City Hall. Clean Up is from
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Downtown Bloomington, Inc. membership renewals are due for 2011. Downtown Bloomington, Inc. membership renewals are due this month. For over 25 years, DBI has represented the interests of Downtown Bloomington. 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 vigorous, so please renew your membership today. Thanks for your continued support! |
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