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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.

1,143-bedroom student apartment building OK’d in Bloomington’s student housing zoning district

1,143-bedroom student apartment building OK’d in Bloomington’s student housing zoning district

The demolition of about two dozen buildings—several of them single-family houses—north of 17th Street, between Lincoln and Washington streets, will start sometime in the last three months of this year. The removal of the buildings will make way for a new student housing development called Bloomington HUB II,

Beacon’s supportive housing site plan on 3rd Street gets OK from Bloomington, fundraising work remains

Beacon’s supportive housing site plan on 3rd Street gets OK from Bloomington, fundraising work remains

Getting unanimous approval from Bloomington’s plan commission on Monday night was a site plan for the supportive housing and shelter facility that Beacon, Inc. is planning to build on 3rd Street south of Rose Hill Cemetery. The 45,000-square-foot two-story building, which will include a day shelter, a 50-bed

Board recommends pay increase for Election Day poll workers, goes now to Monroe County commissioners

Board recommends pay increase for Election Day poll workers, goes now to Monroe County commissioners

At a special meeting on Monday, Monroe County’s election board voted to recommend a change to county code that would increase the not-to-exceed amounts for Election Day poll workers. It is the Monroe County commissioners, who would need to enact the change to the county code that sets Election

Poll on Bloomington mayor job performance among Dems: 46% approve, 11% disapprove, rest unsure

Poll on Bloomington mayor job performance among Dems: 46% approve, 11% disapprove, rest unsure

Just a little over 100 days after Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson was sworn into office, a big number of Bloomington residents are not sure if they approve or disapprove of her job performance so far. But more than four times as many Democrats approve of Thomson’s performance as disapprove

Poll: Big majority of Monroe County voters still unsure in 2024 local primary races, but trends visible

Poll: Big majority of Monroe County voters still unsure in 2024 local primary races, but trends visible

With three weeks left before the May 7 primary Election Day, a scientific poll shows most voters still unsure about their choice of candidates in local Monroe County races. In the three-way race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for District 3 Monroe County commissioner, 60 percent of poll respondents

Bloomington’s city council set for potential override vote on mayoral veto of LEAP pipeline resolution

Bloomington’s city council set for potential override vote on mayoral veto of LEAP pipeline resolution

Appearing on the Bloomington city council’s meeting agenda for next Wednesday (April 17) is a resolution opposing the construction of a pipeline in north central Indiana for the diversion of water from the Wabash River. The pipeline is part of the LEAP (Limitless Exploration/Advanced Pace) District, which is

2024 Bloomington primary: Black Lives Matter B-town assesses Democrats

2024 Bloomington primary: Black Lives Matter B-town assesses Democrats

On Friday (April 12), Black Lives Matter B-town released its assessment of those Democratic Party primary candidates who responded to its survey. Early in-person voting has started for the primary election, which falls on May 7 this year. This year, BLM B-town’s survey included nine questions for all candidates