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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.

Second lower court order against Bloomington: ‘[T]he annexation of Areas 1A and 1B shall not take place’

Second lower court order against Bloomington: ‘[T]he annexation of Areas 1A and 1B shall not take place’

In the trial on the merits for two big annexation areas west and southwest of Bloomington, a circuit court judge has ruled in favor of remonstrators—that is, against the city of Bloomington. It was mid-afternoon on Wednesday, when judge Nathan Nikirk, out of Lawrence County, issued his order that

Driver speed feedback signs near university show most Bloomington motorists drive too fast

Driver speed feedback signs near university show most Bloomington motorists drive too fast

Around 14,000 drivers a day might have noticed the pair of new driver speed feedback signs since they were recently installed on Atwater Avenue. That’s the one-way street that runs parallel to 3rd Street south of the IU Campus. The estimate number of drivers who have seen the

New housing plan for Bloomington’s ‘street homeless’ adds case managers, effort to stem inflow

New housing plan for Bloomington’s ‘street homeless’ adds case managers, effort to stem inflow

On Tuesday, a new housing action plan was unveiled at a press conference at Bloomington’s city hall. The press conference was held by Heading Home of South Central Indiana, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson, and heads of a half dozen nonprofits that provide services to homeless people. The plan focuses

Column: Bloomington’s city council should reject ‘bundling’ of bills, engage public earlier and better

Column: Bloomington’s city council should reject ‘bundling’ of bills, engage public earlier and better

Appearing for a vote on the Bloomington city council’s Wednesday (Aug. 7) agenda is a single piece of legislation—Appropriation Ordinance 2024-02. That one ordinance could have, and should have, been split into three. That’s because the one ordinance covers three different topics and three different funds. Affected

2024 count: Doubling of ‘street homelessness’ in Monroe County’s region compared to 2023

2024 count: Doubling of ‘street homelessness’ in Monroe County’s region compared to 2023

Every January, the IHCDA (Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority) helps organize a PIT (point in time) count of people experiencing homelessness in the state of Indiana. Released last week, the results from this year’s PIT count show a doubling of unsheltered people (aka the “street homeless”) in Monroe

Tornado siren pole wrecked by woodpeckers, Monroe County OKs replacement

Tornado siren pole wrecked by woodpeckers, Monroe County OKs replacement

Woodpeckers have caused a lot of damage to the wood pole where a Monroe County tornado siren is mounted, at American Legion Post 18 off 3rd Street. In the 50-foot wood column with the white horn mounted on top, The B Square counted at least five big holes, each with

Dunn Meadow cleared of Gaza protest encampment, fenced for repairs, in lead-up to IU fall semester start

Dunn Meadow cleared of Gaza protest encampment, fenced for repairs, in lead-up to IU fall semester start

A Gaza protest encampment in Dunn Meadow on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus—which was reestablished there after being forcibly removed by state police two times in late April—was again removed early Friday morning. There were no arrests this time around, because there was no one in Dunn Meadow