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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Methodists OK step toward $8.8M deal for student housing at old post office lot

Methodists OK step toward $8.8M deal for student housing at old post office lot

First United Methodist Church is moving toward an $8.8 million sale of its downtown South Lot to Core Spaces for a 350- to 400-bedroom student housing project. It's the old post office lot. The church would own 100 spaces in the newly constructed parking garage.

Bloomington man released from jail after second arrest under Indiana’s new street-camping law

Bloomington man released from jail after second arrest under Indiana’s new street-camping law

A man arrested for the second time this month under Indiana’s new street-camping law was ordered released from the Monroe County jail Monday. Judge Darcy Fawcett released nine of 13 people appearing from custody during the largely procedural initial-hearing docket.

Aug. 31, 2026: Bloomington’s butt logo; ICE-detainer fight; jail population; District 6 race; transit budget

This morning’s edition includes a column on the proposed design by an outside consultant for a new city logo. It also includes reports on the Rokita-Marté ICE fight, a bid by Joshua Stockton for the District 6 city council seat; and Bloomington Transit's 2027 budget.

Editor’s note: Proposed new Bloomington logo looks like a butt

Bloomington paid $95,000 for a new visual identity that is polished but generic—and whose giant “B” looks unmistakably like a butt. The city council should use its power of the purse to stop the administration from spending even more to put it everywhere.

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Which elected officials does Fish talk to when he wants to get something done? The answer might surprise you!

Courthouse square

Courthouse square

Bar crawl tonight. Walking down the sidewalk is like navigating a literal mime field

Monroe County jail notebook: Population hits nearly 7-week low, rolling 10-day average below 229

Monroe County jail notebook: Population hits nearly 7-week low, rolling 10-day average below 229

Monroe County’s jail population hit a nearly 7-week low of 216 on Friday before rising to 235 Saturday. The latest 10-day average, 225, is below the ACLU’s 229-person functional-capacity estimate, but above the county’s 186-person figure.