As each number was called out in Mayor Dan Brady’s five-second countdown in the 600 block of North Main Street, Downtown Bloomington got one step closer to the area’s future. Once he reached "one" and flipped an oversized switch, everything around him, council members and Bloomington-Normal residents lit up, so to speak. The countdown set up the official lighting of a new ring structure that hovers over and lights up the renovated block in the form of 35 color variants.

As each number was called out in Mayor Dan Brady&rsquo;s five-second countdown in the 600 block of North Main Street, Downtown Bloomington got one step closer to the area&rsquo;s future.&nbsp;Once he reached "one" and flipped an oversized switch, everything around him, council members and Bloomington-Normal residents lit up, so to speak.&nbsp;The countdown set up the official lighting of a new ring structure that hovers over and lights up the renovated block in the form of 35 color variants.

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Light Up the Ring event signals a new era in Downtown Bloomington

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