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Mike Trotzke, Cofounder and Managing Member of Sproutbox, says he loves building things – companies, web apps, consensus, and relationships to name a few. But Bloomington as a “tech culture hot spot?” Host Darryl Neher talks with Trotzke about the possibilities of growing Bloomington into a vibrant environment for creative and innovative tech entrepreneurs, drawing from ten+ years he and his business partners (Brad Wisler and Marc Guyer) building their own successful tech firms.

Local Muslims and their supporters weigh in on the national debate over the Islamic community center and mosque planned for construction near the site where thousands of Americans lost their lives in the terrorist plot of September 11, 2001. Faiz Rahman is president of the Islamic Center of Bloomington, joining us in the studo alongside Navruz Nekbakhtshoev and his wife Kristine Kohlmeier, a local attorney.

Hosts Anna Witte and Ramon Tristani welcome real estate agent Leticia Gonzalez to the show to talk about recent trends in the housing market locally and nationwide. Hola Bloomington also offers news provided by Radio Bilingue and we highlight this week's local community events and volunteer opportunities in a segment prepared by Jenny Gibson and Daniel Soto.

Southern Indiana singer-songwriter Andrea Wirth treats us to a live in-studio performance, accompanied by drummer and vocalist Kim McCrady. We talk about her personal and musical history as well as the new album coming out at the end of August. Miss Gay Indiana 2009 Courtney Anderson stops by to talk about her reigning year and the ins/outs, ups/downs and gender identity issues related to drag competition.

The Indiana Department of Transportation will conduct a public hearing today regarding the recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Section 4 of the I-69 corridor. I-69 Section 4 begins at U.S. 231 near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center and runs northeast to State Road 37 just south of Bloomington. Among all the reasons given to fight I-69, its environmental impact is perhaps the most serious. We sit down with two staunch opponents of the superhighway: Tom Tokarski, founder of Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads, and city council member Andy Ruff.