recentently in bloomington

Jeremy Hogan has been taking photos of recent happenings in Bloomington, like the Pretty Hot/Jerk Alert/Japanther show and the Sweet Hickory Anniversary Opening.

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Women Exposed III (benefit for the Middleway House) @ Hospital. 7-11p.

From the events MySpace page:

we are a collective of female artists who organize a yearly benefit for the rise and middle way house in bloomington, indiana. the first event was in 2004 and was organized largely by margaret belton who has since moved on to san francisco. this year the event will be held at the art hospital (1021 S Walnut St) on friday january 26th from 7-11pm. we will have musicians/spoken word artists performing throughout the evening as well as beverages. the space will be open for walk throughs on saturday january 27th from 12-5pm in case you are unable to make the opening. also, check out our blog that features examples of the artists’ work and biographies.

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tax deductions, healthcare, and state of the union

Analysis of the state of the union isn’t the nicest thing to wake up to, but in the 8am haziness, I thought this analysis was pretty interesting.

From NPR : Fact-Checking the State of the Union Speech:

Critics also say that a tax deduction will be of little help to low-income uninsured families. They typically don’t earn enough to pay much in income tax, so even with the deduction insurance would still likely remain out of reach.

Call for comment on parking study @ City Hall (401 N. Morton St.) 5:30-7:30p

Chris Colvard posted this over at Miff Muffered Moof:

Public is invited to talk parkingThe consultant studying downtown parking invites the public to comment and share ideas Thursday night at City Hall, 401 N. Morton St.

Walker Parking Consultants expects to present the completed study to the city next month.

People not able to attend the 5:30-7:30 p.m. meeting in council chambers can contact the public works department at 349–3411 to offer an opinion.