Kirkwood Avenue

The City of Bloomington is refusing to recognize the Graduate Hotel building on Kirkwood Avenue as part of a local historic district, which means it won’t be able to sell alcohol.

A developer’s variance request for a proposed five-story condominium building with a restaurant on Kirkwood Avenue will be heard by in August.

A Bloomington city department head says she’s open to studying permanently closing some of Kirkwood Avenue to drivers.

The City of Bloomington is considering a long-term extension of a program that temporarily closes Kirkwood Avenue to motor vehicles every year.

The decision to reject the application for the mural comes after the city updated its policy on public art rules.

Council members rejected an amendment that would have excluded a block of Kirkwood Avenue from the program.

Workers at the Louisiana-based Raising Cane’s are putting finishing touches on their new store featuring fresh hot chicken.

Outdoor dining resumed on Kirkwood Avenue on March 21, a week later than expected due to poor weather.

Kirkwood Avenue will reopen to cars at the end of October, after parts of the street were closed to vehicles in March for outdoor dining.

Melanie Bagley, property development manager for Raising Cane’s, said the signage design for the Kirkwood restaurant is different from the national prototype.