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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.

Photos: Miller-Showers Park dredging work

Photos: Miller-Showers Park dredging work

In November of 2021, The B Square reported on a bathymetric study of the Miller-Showers detention basins that was supposed to determine if and where the basins in the park need to have excess sediment dredged. The study indicated the detention ponds needed to be dredged . The ponds fill up

Monroe County government computer network down, offices closed until July 8

Monroe County government computer network down, offices closed until July 8

After closing down on Monday and Tuesday due to a computer network server outage, Monroe County government offices look like they could be closed on Wednesday, too. Offices would not be open on Thursday anyway due to the July 4 holiday. [Updated on Tuesday 3:53 p.m. July 2,

Redevelopment of former hospital: New Hopewell neighborhood edges forward with $142K in changes

Redevelopment of former hospital: New Hopewell neighborhood edges forward with $142K in changes

Across the B-Line Trail from the Seminary Square Kroger, construction work on the Phase 1 East portion of the Hopewell neighborhood project has been underway for about a year, after ground was broken in the third week of July 2023. The work by Milestone Contractors involves the installation of utilities,

Planned new jail budget numbers start to come into sharper focus for Monroe County council

Planned new jail budget numbers start to come into sharper focus for Monroe County council

At its Tuesday meeting this past week, Monroe County’s council got a briefing that included some estimated hard construction costs for a new jail with different bed counts—400 compared to 500 beds. The difference in hard construction cost between a 500-bed jail and a 400-bed jail is about

Meeting canceled, demolition decision for 5 Bloomington houses put off 2 weeks

Meeting canceled, demolition decision for 5 Bloomington houses put off 2 weeks

Not until the second week of July will Bloomington’s historic preservation commission (HPC) address the possible demolition of five houses along North Jefferson street on the eastern edge of Indiana University’s campus That’s because this week’s Thursday meeting was canceled, like many other government meetings, in

Bloomington posts 30-day deadline for encampment near Rail Trail, cites fire safety risks

Bloomington posts 30-day deadline for encampment near Rail Trail, cites fire safety risks

On Monday this week, the city of Bloomington posted a 30-day notice to vacate the area at homeless encampments along the Rail Trail south of Country Club Drive and north of Gordon Pike. That was a day before a storm blew through Monroe County, downing trees, powerlines and damaging several

Power expected back for many Monroe County electric utility customers by midnight Thursday

Power expected back for many Monroe County electric utility customers by midnight Thursday

By mid-afternoon on Wednesday, the Duke Energy outage map showed an estimated time for restoration of power for many areas of Monroe County by Thursday at midnight (June 27 at 11:59 p.m.) In a 4:30 p.m. email message, Duke Energy notified media that most, not all,