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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.

Monroe County attorney gives update on activity related to choice of new jail site, financing, and ACLU feedback

Monroe County attorney gives update on activity related to choice of new jail site, financing, and ACLU feedback

Monroe County appears to be treating the Thomson PUD as its current focus for a possible new jail site, even as financing questions and legal pressure from the ACLU keep the overall picture far from settled. A joint executive session of commissioners and councilors is set for March 30.

March 16, 2026: Branding contract questions, displaced tenants in county-owned apts, editor’s note

March 16, 2026: Branding contract questions, displaced tenants in county-owned apts, editor’s note

This edition includes a report on a branding contract for Bloomington that looks like it was paid in full, without having all the deliverables, even four months after the last payment.

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Hawk: The rabbits I hunt have changed tactics this spring. Now they link arms and hop backwards whenever I fly overhead. How does Fish explain this to the Hawk?

Editor’s Notebook: A pair of hawks, another year of The B Square, things are looking up

Editor’s Notebook: A pair of hawks, another year of The B Square, things are looking up

A Saturday search for Bloomington’s red-tailed hawks led from the courthouse square to a pine by Franklin Hall—and to a reflection on spring, local rhythms, and the readers who keep The B Square Bulletin aloft a year after its relaunch.

Bloomington paid full $95K branding contract, key deliverables still not finished 4 months later

Bloomington paid the full $95K CivicBrand contract last November, but two major parts of the branding project remain unfinished. The episode raises broader questions about the city’s payment practices, compliance with federal accessibility rules, and how public records are shared.

Revised Bloomington Convention Center hotel plan collides with housing affordability crisis at Seminary Pointe apartments

Revised Bloomington Convention Center hotel plan collides with housing affordability crisis at Seminary Pointe apartments

Plans for a convention-center host hotel are colliding with the fate of Seminary Pointe apartments—among Bloomington’s cheapest rentals. Tenants paying $400–$700 a month face non-renewal notices as officials weigh transferring the property for hotel development.

Bloomington city hall

Bloomington city hall

City council chambers are set up for an open house about the latest design iteration for possible changes to Indiana Avenue. Feedback on this round is being accepted through March 30.