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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.

High bids: Bloomington adds $3.8M to tech center before construction start, budget now $12.8M

High bids: Bloomington adds $3.8M to tech center before construction start, budget now $12.8M

At a special meeting on Wednesday, Bloomington’s five-member redevelopment commission (RDC) approved an additional $3.8 million in funding to construct a technology center. The 3-story 22,000-square-foot building—which will stand in the southeast corner of the Trades District, just south of The Mill coworking space—is supposed

Parking max relaxed by Bloomington: Sporting goods store to replace vacant former Marsh supermarket

Parking max relaxed by Bloomington: Sporting goods store to replace vacant former Marsh supermarket

By late September next year (2024), an Academy Sports + Outdoor store could be open for business on the east side of Bloomington, north of 3rd Street off Kingston Drive. The outdoor sporting goods store would operate out of the building that has sat vacant since 2017, when it was home

Bloomington offers police station for sale at minimum price of $3.2M

Bloomington offers police station for sale at minimum price of $3.2M

Bloomington’s current police station on 3rd Street is now officially up for sale—for a minimum of $3.2 million. Bids for the property can be made starting on Oct. 13, through Dec. 12. Approving the notice for sale at its Tuesday night meeting was Bloomington’s board of

Paula McDevitt retires as head of Bloomington parks and rec: ‘Well done, good and faithful public servant.’

Paula McDevitt retires as head of Bloomington parks and rec: ‘Well done, good and faithful public servant.’

Bloomington’s director of parks and recreation, Paula McDevitt, is retiring after three and a half decades of service to the city. The announcement of McDevitt’s retirement was made at the start of Tuesday’s board of park commissioners meeting, by board president Kathleen Mills. McDevitt’s final day

Bloomington gateway delayed again by board of public works

Bloomington gateway delayed again by board of public works

After Tuesday’s meeting of Bloomington’s board of public works, it’s now not clear when work will start on the installation of a new gateway monolith at the north end of Miller-Showers Park. In connection with the monolith, public infrastructure improvements are planned in the general vicinity of

Bloomington budget notebook 2024: City council questions, staff answers

Bloomington budget notebook 2024: City council questions, staff answers

In the city council’s information packet for this Wednesday’s (Sept. 27) special meeting, Bloomington mayor John Hamilton’s administration has provided responses to several questions from councilmembers about the proposed 2024 budget The special meeting is the occasion of the formal first reading of the 2024 budget. Right

Private letter from Bloomington city council to mayor influenced proposed 2024 budget

Private letter from Bloomington city council to mayor influenced proposed 2024 budget

A response on Thursday to a records request made by The B Square a month earlier, shows that Bloomington’s 2024 proposed budget was influenced by a private letter to Bloomington mayor John Hamilton, with apparent wet signatures from all nine city council members. The letter asked that the mayor