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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.

Should stop signs return to Bloomington’s 7-Line bike lane? Traffic commission next to take up question

Should stop signs return to Bloomington’s 7-Line bike lane? Traffic commission next to take up question

When Bloomington’s 7-Line separated bicycle lane was built in 2021, five stop signs for east-west 7th Street traffic were removed, under an ordinance enacted by the city council. The stops for 7th Street traffic at Morton, Lincoln, Washington, Grant, and Dunn streets were removed, but those for the north-south

Community justice notebook: Committee hears site visit reports, vote likely this week on jail architect

Community justice notebook: Committee hears site visit reports, vote likely this week on jail architect

Just after the first of the year, the three Monroe County commissioners made a trip to Arizona to have a look at jail facilities there. The trip came in connection with the work of the community justice response committee (CJRC), which is the group the commissioners established to address the

Bloomington set to pay $1.9 million for NE part of parking lot, planned for convention center expansion

Bloomington set to pay $1.9 million for NE part of parking lot, planned for convention center expansion

In 2019, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) paid $4,995,000 for most of the downtown block that formerly housed the Bunger & Robertson law firm. It was a move that put a significant sum behind the city’s preferred site for the planned expansion of the Monroe Convention Center.

2023 election notebook: First wave of absentee ballots mailed, other fun tidbits

2023 election notebook: First wave of absentee ballots mailed, other fun tidbits

The first live ballots are now headed into the hands of voters in Bloomington’s May 2 municipal primary election. On Thursday and Friday, absentee ballots were sent to the 28 registered voters who have requested them so far. That’s based on the absentee voter list distributed by Monroe

Abatement order for Washington Street property granted by Bloomington board of public works

Abatement order for Washington Street property granted by Bloomington board of public works

The city of Bloomington plans either to hire a contractor or send its own staff to the property at 530 Washington St. to bring it into compliance with a local law. The law says you can’t “throw, place, or scatter any garbage, recyclable materials or yard waste over or

Monroe County sheriff sends update on efforts to clean, sanitize jail

Monroe County sheriff sends update on efforts to clean, sanitize jail

Late Wednesday afternoon, Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté released an update on efforts to clean up the jail facility. The emailed update was sent to county councilors, county commissioners, members of the community justice response committee, and several other community members. The update included a link to several before-after photos

February 2023 food service inspection reports now available from Monroe County health department

February 2023 food service inspection reports now available from Monroe County health department

This week Monroe County’s health department released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in February. More than half (47) of the 81 places that were inspected in February had no violations. Recording at least one non-critical violation, but no critical violations were 15 establishments.