Carius: Outdoor dining choices abound in both downtown Bloomington, uptown Normal pantagraph.com If you love food — who doesn't? — make sure you get the latest on the BloNo restaurant scene from columnist Larry Carius....

City of Bloomington will begin Bicentennial Tree Planting Project in April idsnews.com $800,000 worth of trees will be planted in areas of low tree distribution....

It's Your Business: Growing Bloomington's tech talent with upskilling heraldtimesonline.com Building a tech-friendly business environment and providing free training at The Mill's Code/IT Academy are ways to provide trained workers for tech jobs....