[0:00] [Applause] [0:03] [Music] [0:03] [Applause] [0:05] [Music] [0:05] [Applause] [0:08] [Music] [0:11] [Applause] [0:13] [Music] [0:16] welcome to Bloomington today I'm Emily [0:18] taplan thanks for joining us first we [0:20] bring you the Buzz for the week of [0:21] September 18th through the 24th [0:24] construction on the first Bloomington [0:26] forward project has begun on Tuesday [0:29] September 17th there was an ice breaking [0:31] at Bloomington Ice Garden to kick off [0:33] construction on the first phase of the [0:35] Bloomington Ice Garden modernization [0:37] project this first phase is the new ice [0:40] plant with major upgrades planned for [0:42] all three ranks in addition there will [0:45] be accessibility improvements new locker [0:47] rooms a new roof and more big will [0:50] remain fully open to skating and hockey [0:53] throughout the winter season with a [0:54] shutdown scheduled in mid-march of next [0:56] year the Ice breing event follows an [0:59] open house held in July where [1:00] stakeholders heard from the project team [1:02] and got a look at concept design plans I [1:05] love the fact that there's been so much [1:07] planning and and time and effort that's [1:09] put into it you can really see with the [1:10] designs that they came up with there [1:13] wasn't a huge footprint for them to work [1:14] with we're not they're not able to [1:15] expand the space they're not able to [1:17] knock down outside walls and and build [1:20] brand new there was a lot of [1:21] retrofitting and and real creative [1:24] thinking that went into this I feel like [1:25] they took a lot of time to make sure [1:27] that they they got this right and that [1:29] it's it truly is a modern new [1:31] Bloomington rank the renovations are [1:33] expected to be completed in Fall of 2025 [1:36] to stay up toate on the latest with the [1:38] Bloomington Ice Garden modernization [1:40] Project visit Bloomington forward.org [1:43] another Bloomington forward project [1:45] event will celebrate the possibilities [1:47] of a new Community Health and Wellness [1:49] Center come to the Community Health and [1:51] Wellness Center celebration on Saturday [1:54] September 28th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m [1:56] there will be games live music food [1:58] trucks and activi ities in the park next [2:01] to Creekside learn more about possible [2:03] programs services and amenities at the [2:05] new center you can also get a free flu [2:08] shot and other helpful information at [2:10] Bloomington Public Health's mobile [2:12] Health Hub the winners of hatch [2:14] Bloomington were celebrated at a recent [2:16] city council meeting owners Grant vener [2:19] and Nick Peterson competed in [2:20] bloomington's inaugural hatch [2:22] Bloomington contest and were awarded [2:24] $100,000 to start a brick-and mortar [2:27] business in Bloomington it brought [2:29] together [2:30] a huge number of entrepreneurs with [2:32] their great ideas everybody bringing [2:34] forward their best ideas and it gave [2:36] them the opportunity to refine a pitch [2:38] to talk about what they were trying to [2:40] do to kind of Envision a bigger and [2:42] Bolder and a better Bloomington I think [2:44] a lot of places say like they care about [2:46] small businesses but I think it you know [2:48] it says a lot to actually do something [2:50] that shows that the city of blomington [2:53] cares about small businesses so super [2:56] cool to see the winning business was [2:58] selected based on two rounds of [3:00] community voting with additional input [3:02] from a seven judge panel that reviewed [3:04] contestants pitches at the top 25 top 10 [3:07] and top three stages the hatch [3:09] Bloomington competition aligns with the [3:11] city's strategic objectives and [3:13] developmental priorities by encouraging [3:15] local entrepreneurs to develop business [3:17] ideas that will positively impact [3:19] bloomington's future help shape the [3:21] future of public transit in and around [3:23] Bloomington by providing your feedback [3:26] to Metro Transit Metro Transit is [3:28] currently promoting Network now a vision [3:31] for Transit service that best meets the [3:33] Region's needs through 2027 Metro [3:35] Transit hopes to increase ridership and [3:38] improve coverage learn more and provide [3:40] input by visiting the link on your [3:42] screen want updates on 494 road [3:45] construction attend the webinar hosted [3:47] by commuter services and the Minnesota [3:49] Department of Transportation on Tuesday [3:51] September 24th at 11:30 a.m learn more [3:54] about the timeline closures and how your [3:57] commute will be impacted it's free to [3:59] attend just register at the link on your [4:01] screen that is the buzz on Bloomington [4:03] today for the week of September 18th [4:05] through the 24th if you would like to [4:07] watch other stories from the show go to [4:09] this week's playlist explore the history [4:11] of Milling along 9M Creek with the [4:14] city's Water Resources specialist plus [4:16] discover Bloomington through nature [4:17] journaling at the Minnesota Valley [4:19] National Wildlife Refuge thanks for [4:21] watching