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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.

17 new single-family houses on 5 acres OK’d with alley waiver from Bloomington plan commission

17 new single-family houses on 5 acres OK’d with alley waiver from Bloomington plan commission

Owner Darlene Meyer will be able to subdivide a 5-acre piece of land on the southeastern edge of Bloomington into lots to create 17 single-family houses and two common areas. That’s because Bloomington’s plan commission has waived the requirement that at least 67 percent of the lots be

Column: Farting around Kirkwood Avenue, the right hand of Kurt Vonnegut, fighting robots over donuts

Column: Farting around Kirkwood Avenue, the right hand of Kurt Vonnegut, fighting robots over donuts

Wrapping up its months-long schedule of events on Saturday was Granfalloon: A Kurt Vonnegut Convergence—the annual festival hosted by the Indiana University Arts and Humanities council. The B Square’s regular beat of local government coverage does not include cultural festivals like Granfalloon. I am not exactly a Vonnegut

New jail location: Monroe County OKs Phase 2 enviro study, hears opposition from Ellettsville

New jail location: Monroe County OKs Phase 2 enviro study, hears opposition from Ellettsville

This past Wednesday, Monroe County commissioners approved a second environmental study for North Park on West Hunter Valley Road, just north of the Bloomington city boundary. North Park is the location that commissioners are currently considering as a possible location for a new jail. The Phase 2 study comes after

Bloomington city council adopts letter to capital improvement board on convention center project

Bloomington city council adopts letter to capital improvement board on convention center project

On a unanimous vote taken Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council adopted a letter to the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) about its views on 21 different specific topics related to the renovation and expansion project for the Monroe Convention Center. The topics range from use of on-site fossil

2024 election notebook: June 20 school board candidate filing deadline

2024 election notebook: June 20 school board candidate filing deadline

Two weeks from now, it should be clear which candidates will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot for election to the boards of two local school districts—Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation (RBBCSC) and Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC). The deadline for candidates to submit the paperwork is at

Bloomington city council OKs uniform 3-minute time at public mic, adopts policy to remove rule breakers

Bloomington city council OKs uniform 3-minute time at public mic, adopts policy to remove rule breakers

People who attend Bloomington city council meetings and want to address the local legislature will now have a uniform three minutes at the public mic—instead of a default of five minutes, but sometimes less. That’s the result of a unanimous vote on Wednesday night to enact an ordinance

Bloomington city council letter looms, CIB wraps up convention center construction manager interviews

Bloomington city council letter looms, CIB wraps up convention center construction manager interviews

On Tuesday morning, members of the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) interviewed three firms who want the job of construction manager for the Monroe Convention Center renovation and expansion project. A decision on the choice between F.A. Wilhelm Construction; Shiel Sexton; and Weddle Bros. Building Group could come