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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.

CIB budget cued up for Bloomington council, no big course change in sight on convention center project

CIB budget cued up for Bloomington council, no big course change in sight on convention center project

The topic of the Monroe Convention Center renovation and expansion project has recently been prominent on the work plan for Bloomington’s city council. This coming Wednesday’s (April 10) council meeting will make two out of the last three regular meetings that the council has had an item on

May 7 primary notebook: Pay for Monroe County Election Day poll workers could get bump

May 7 primary notebook: Pay for Monroe County Election Day poll workers could get bump

Some election workers who have staffed Monroe County’s polling sites in the past say they won’t work this year unless the pay is increased. That’s the message that county election supervisor Kyle Moreland passed along to the three-member county election board at its regular meeting on Thursday.

Financial data notebook: Digesting Bloomington food and beverage tax spending

Financial data notebook: Digesting Bloomington food and beverage tax spending

On Friday at noon, Bloomington’s city council held a work session on the topic of the Monroe Convention Center expansion project. The B Square will report separately on the substance of the meeting. The focus of this notebook entry is a request during Friday’s meeting from a city

Zero traffic deaths by 2039 says Bloomington, outdoor parklet dining program OK’d another year

Zero traffic deaths by 2039 says Bloomington, outdoor parklet dining program OK’d another year

Bloomington wants to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on the city’s roadways to zero by 2039. That’s one of the big points of a resolution adopted by Bloomington’s city council at its regular Wednesday meeting. The other big point of the resolution is that

Gaza ceasefire resolution gets 9–0 vote from Bloomington council, mayoral veto uncertain

Gaza ceasefire resolution gets 9–0 vote from Bloomington council, mayoral veto uncertain

A resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza so that humanitarian aid can be delivered got unanimous support from Bloomington’s city council at its regular Wednesday meeting. The 9–0 vote came after public commentary that ended around 11:40 p.m. The council’s vote came just before

Monroe Convention Center expansion: Bloomington city council work session set for April 5

Monroe Convention Center expansion: Bloomington city council work session set for April 5

Bloomington’s city council has set a work session for this Friday (April 5) at noon, to discuss a project that has been in the works for a few years—the renovation and expansion of the Monroe Convention Center. The current convention center stands on the southwest corner of 3rd

Redevelopment notebook: Bloomington OKs $8.5K to seal building, no word yet on Trades District hotel

Redevelopment notebook: Bloomington OKs $8.5K to seal building, no word yet on Trades District hotel

The now vacant former Bloomington Convalescent Center at 714 S. Rogers will have entrances and windows boarded up in the next few days to secure it against intrusions. The building, which is now owned by Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC), sits in the area of the planned new Hopewell neighborhood,