Good morning, Bloomington.

The city's Information & Technology Services department awarded $55,000 in Digital Opportunity Grants to 13 local nonprofits to expand internet access, devices + digital skills, with projects funded through ITS's annual budget and recipients announced Oct.

29.

Art Remains Creative ReUse Center resells donated art and craft supplies at about one-fourth to one-third of retail and is open Thursdays and Fridays 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (115 N.

College Ave.); it will hire its first part-time paid employee in November.

Two new businesses launched Oct.

28 at Madison and 6th in the former Small Favors building: Planted opened a brick-and-mortar location of its food truck, and Side Yard Social opened an outdoor sauna.

IU students have created DIY house music venues to give under-21 local bands places to play, with spots like Tiny Garage and The Cove leading the scene; The Cove will host an outdoor Halloween show at 5:30 p.m. Saturday with three bands performing.

Constellation Stage & Screen opens Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium today, Oct.

30, and it will run through Nov. 15 at the Waldron Arts Center auditorium (122 S. Walnut St.).

Author Richard Paul Evans visited Morgenstern Books and Café to discuss his new historical novel Mercy’s Child, explain researching Gilded Age figures and using AI for timetables, take audience questions from about 20 attendees, and sign copies after the event.

County commissioners voted 2–1 Thursday, Oct.

29 to remove two members and appoint three new ones to the Monroe County Board of Health, and board chair Lisa Hanner-Robinson resigned that afternoon, leaving two vacancies as the department works to restore stable leadership.

Indiana reported 86 measles cases across 12 counties as of Oct.

29, the state health department said, with Monroe County not listed; LaGrange had 20, Wayne 15, Adams 13 and Miami 10, and officials say counts are provisional and updated on weekdays.

Penny Eads went from finishing near the back of her freshman-year opener to leading Bloomington North's girls cross-country team, and she will compete at the IHSAA state meet on Saturday aiming to finish her senior season strong.

No. 15 Indiana will play No. 18 Rutgers at noon at the Bauer Complex in Piscataway, and the Hoosiers (9-6) need a win to reach 10 regular-season victories and five Big Ten wins before the Big Ten Tournament; the game will stream on Big Ten+.

No. 19 Indiana volleyball will play No. 25 Michigan State at 6 p.m. Friday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, then travel to face Michigan at 7 p.m. Saturday in Ann Arbor as the Hoosiers try to improve their 12-7, 5-5 Big Ten mark before the Nov.

20 tournament.