This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 15th, 2026.

In today’s newscast, Correspondent Ben Sharpe speaks with Bloomington Homes for All organizer Amber Corr about why the group wants to preserve Seminary Pointe affordable housing and commercial spaces. More in our featured interview.

Also coming up in the next half hour, “Tricks in the Sticks” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the local news.

‘Little Five’ to start filming this week in Bloomington 

By Aidan Verde

“Little Five” is a new movie being shot in Bloomington produced by Anne Hathaway’s production company, Somewhere Pictures, in collaboration with Indiana-based Pigasus Pictures.

The film centers around 4 young women at Indiana University competing in the annual Little 500 bike race. This film follows true events centered around the young women as they try and compete in the race in an attempt to redefine collegiate sports.

The idea for the film came from Pigasus Pictures’ co-owners, Gordon Strain and Zachary Spicer, while they were working on another film.

Pigasus called out to Bloomington residents and IU students to star as extras in the film, with already more than 5,000 people signed up as of July 14th. The production aspires to have a total of 10,000 extras for scenes that require large crowds.

Production for the film starts on Sunday, July 19th. Filming will lead to a series of downtown street closures and detours. You can expect closures around Grant Street, Park Avenue and Kirkwood Avenue between late July and mid-August.

City historic preservation board debates authority over Seminary Pointe

By Elena Bai

The Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission met on July 9th. City of Bloomington attorney David Kerr gave updates on a legal brief regarding the Historic Preservation Commission’s ability to rescind previous decisions.

This announcement comes in response to the push to rescind the Commission’s previous decision regarding Seminary Pointe. According to Kerr, the Indiana Supreme Court has set precedence that the Board of Zoning Appeals and other similar bodies should not be able to change previously made decisions.

Commissioner Reynard Cross challenged this precedence and its application to the Seminary Pointe ruling.

He also questioned the procedures of the previous meeting of the Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission.

The Commission also amended the previous meeting’s minutes to reflect details about the discussion of demolition delays.

The staff of the Commission announced that they approved Certification of Appropriateness to requests to replace a limestone retaining wall, the construction of a hoop house in a side yard, and the installation of a chain link fence.

During final commissioner comments, Commissioner John Butler also stated that the case of Seminary Pointe may point to a need to reconsider the commission’s standards for a historic place.

Chair of the commission Jeremy Hackerd also addressed Commissioner Cross’s comments on the procedures of previous votes.

The Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission will meet next on July 23rd.

Featured Segments:

As debate continues over the future of Seminary Pointe, affordable housing advocates are urging city leaders to reconsider plans to demolish the property for a proposed convention center host hotel. In today’s featured interview, Correspondent Ben Sharpe speaks with Bloomington Homes for All organizer Amber Corr about why the group believes preserving the site is critical to Bloomington’s affordable housing supply. That’s coming up next on the WFHB Local News.

Up next, “Tricks in the Sticks” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.

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