Dave Askins

Sometime in the second half of 2026, a new 150-room upscale hotel could be open for guests in Bloomington’s Trades District north of 10th Street, just across from the parking garage. That’s if all goes according to the plan laid out in a letter of intent (LOI) signed

Harrodsburg is an incorporated community of 656 people, about 12 miles south of Bloomington. It was because of the fireworks at this year’s edition of Harrodsburg Heritage Days that the B Square headed southward on Saturday. But the actual fireworks display was not the big draw for The B

Responding to an informal request from the B Square, the city of Bloomington has released the dollar figures for the appraisals of real estate north of the Monroe Convention Center. In 2019, two parts of the block forming the southwest corner of 4th Street and College Avenue had two separate

The status of stop signs along Bloomington’s 7th Street remains unchanged after Wednesday’s meeting of Bloomington’s city council. The stop signs along the street have been the subject of controversy, since they were removed in connection with the construction of the 7-Line, which opened in November 2021.

Monroe County commissioners have rejected a $30,000 memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation. The vote, which came at the regular Wednesday meeting for commissioners, was uncharacteristically split among the three electeds, with board president Julie Thomas casting the sole vote of support. Commissioners Lee Jones

A rezone request for about 140 acres in the southwest part of Bloomington has been approved on a 7–2 vote of the city council. Dissenting on the vote were Dave Rollo and Andy Ruff. The vote came at around quarter to midnight on Wednesday, after deliberations that started around