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WFHB Local News – September 8th, 2025
This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, September 8th, 2025.
In today’s newscast, local writer Aaron Cohen speaks about his experiences as a 15-year-old at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, when thousands of protesters clashed with police and the National Guard. More in today’s feature report.
That’s Reese Stephens from Bring Your Own Business, an IU club hosting market-style events like the one they had yesterday in Dunn Meadow. Hear more later in the show on a new episode of Activate!
But first, your daily headlines:
Bloomington City Council Approves Resolution to Designate Bloomington as a Certified Bee City
The Bloomington City Council heard a resolution that would designate the city as a certified Bee City during their meeting on September 3rd. Chair of the Bloomington Environmental Commission Carrie Albright, who also volunteers for WFHB’s public affairs program Eco Report, presented the resolution.
Albright went on to describe the rationale behind why the environmental commission believes it’s important to cultivate a pollinator friendly habitat.
She went through the requirements and responsibilities that the city would need to undertake in order to receive and maintain the Bee City certification.
Albright said that the city would have an annual fee of 400 dollars that would be paid for by the Environmental Commission’s budget with potential assistance from the Parks and Recreation Department. She said that the certification would give the city access to materials for outreach or training.
City Councilmember Isak Asare said he’s supportive of the resolution, but he wondered how much of the bee city certification is symbolic and how the city could ensure success of the initiative.
Urban Green Space Manager for the City Joanna Sparks responded that the city is already following some of the guidelines outlined by the bee city certification. Albright agreed and said the certification would give the city recognition for work it’s already doing.
Councilmember Dave Rollo asked if there was any interest in certifications for other species, such as butterflies. Albright and Sparks said they do have their eyes on other certifications like the Monarch Pledge to pursue in 2026.
Councilmember Andy Ruff asked about how the resolution plays into the reduction of pesticide use by the city. Sparks said there are not any rules in the Bee City certification that would reduce pesticide use, but the city’s parks and recreation department does want to reduce its use of pesticides.
The council approved the resolution by a 7-0 vote. The next Bloomington City Council meeting will happen on September 10th.
Feature Reports:
Up next, we turn now to a segment from Big Talk, WFHB’s weekly public affairs program featuring a one-on-one conversation with some of Bloomington’s most fascinating people, hosted by Michael Glab. In this excerpt, Glab speaks with writer Aaron Cohen about his experiences as a 15-year-old at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, when thousands of protesters clashed with police and the National Guard. Cohen recalls how his parents instilled in him a sense of civic duty and the importance of standing up for justice. You can hear the full conversation on Big Talk, online or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Indiana University has a well-known school of business, but one local student organization is promoting entrepreneurship across ALL majors. The Bloomington chapter of Bring Your Own Business gives students the opportunity to launch their own company, mainly by hosting market-style events like the one they had yesterday in Dunn Meadow. Recent graduate Reese Stephens was involved in BYOB for most of his time here. Now he’s passing the torch to the next class of aspiring business owners on a new episode of Activate!, coming your way right now on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Michael Glab.
This episode of Activate! was produced by Brylee Stubbs through WFHB’s partnership with The Media School at Indiana University
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
Anchors were Elyse Perry and Benedict Jones.
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, September 8th, 2025.
In today’s newscast, local writer Aaron Cohen speaks about his experiences as a 15-year-old at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, when thousands of protesters clashed with police and the National Guard. More in today’s feature report.
That’s Reese Stephens from Bring Your Own Business, an IU club hosting market-style events like the one they had yesterday in Dunn Meadow. Hear more later in the show on a new episode of Activate!
But first, your daily headlines:
Bloomington City Council Approves Resolution to Designate Bloomington as a Certified Bee City
The Bloomington City Council heard a resolution that would designate the city as a certified Bee City during their meeting on September 3rd. Chair of the Bloomington Environmental Commission Carrie Albright, who also volunteers for WFHB’s public affairs program Eco Report, presented the resolution.
Albright went on to describe the rationale behind why the environmental commission believes it’s important to cultivate a pollinator friendly habitat.
She went through the requirements and responsibilities that the city would need to undertake in order to receive and maintain the Bee City certification.
Albright said that the city would have an annual fee of 400 dollars that would be paid for by the Environmental Commission’s budget with potential assistance from the Parks and Recreation Department. She said that the certification would give the city access to materials for outreach or training.
City Councilmember Isak Asare said he’s supportive of the resolution, but he wondered how much of the bee city certification is symbolic and how the city could ensure success of the initiative.
Urban Green Space Manager for the City Joanna Sparks responded that the city is already following some of the guidelines outlined by the bee city certification. Albright agreed and said the certification would give the city recognition for work it’s already doing.
Councilmember Dave Rollo asked if there was any interest in certifications for other species, such as butterflies. Albright and Sparks said they do have their eyes on other certifications like the Monarch Pledge to pursue in 2026.
Councilmember Andy Ruff asked about how the resolution plays into the reduction of pesticide use by the city. Sparks said there are not any rules in the Bee City certification that would reduce pesticide use, but the city’s parks and recreation department does want to reduce its use of pesticides.
The council approved the resolution by a 7-0 vote. The next Bloomington City Council meeting will happen on September 10th.
Feature Reports:
Up next, we turn now to a segment from Big Talk, WFHB’s weekly public affairs program featuring a one-on-one conversation with some of Bloomington’s most fascinating people, hosted by Michael Glab. In this excerpt, Glab speaks with writer Aaron Cohen about his experiences as a 15-year-old at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, when thousands of protesters clashed with police and the National Guard. Cohen recalls how his parents instilled in him a sense of civic duty and the importance of standing up for justice. You can hear the full conversation on Big Talk, online or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Indiana University has a well-known school of business, but one local student organization is promoting entrepreneurship across ALL majors. The Bloomington chapter of Bring Your Own Business gives students the opportunity to launch their own company, mainly by hosting market-style events like the one they had yesterday in Dunn Meadow. Recent graduate Reese Stephens was involved in BYOB for most of his time here. Now he’s passing the torch to the next class of aspiring business owners on a new episode of Activate!, coming your way right now on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Michael Glab.
This episode of Activate! was produced by Brylee Stubbs through WFHB’s partnership with The Media School at Indiana University
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
Anchors were Elyse Perry and Benedict Jones.
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