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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.

Stop sign veto by Bloomington mayor stands, as council declines to consider an override vote

Stop sign veto by Bloomington mayor stands, as council declines to consider an override vote

Remaining intact after Wednesday’s city council meeting was Bloomington mayor John Hamilton’s veto of the council’s Oct. 4 decision to authorize reinstallation of stop signs at four intersections along 7th Street. At its meeting on Wednesday night (Oct. 18), the council declined to consider an attempt to

Ruling expected Thursday morning on timing of Bloomington annexation trial

Ruling expected Thursday morning on timing of Bloomington annexation trial

Early Wednesday morning, special judge Nathan Nikirk heard procedural arguments in the Bloomington annexation trials for Area 1A and Area 1B, which are west of the city. Nikirk said he would likely issue a ruling on the question in front of him “first thing in the morning,” which would mean

20 supportive housing units, day/overnight shelters proposed by Beacon on West 3rd Street

20 supportive housing units, day/overnight shelters proposed by Beacon on West 3rd Street

Beacon, Inc. is looking to use a $7 million grant it received through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to build a new facility with 20 supportive housing apartments, across 3rd Street from Rose Hill Cemetery. But in order to pursue that project—which is also planned to include a

Details scant, but 2 teens who exchanged gunfire knew each other, Bloomington police say

Details scant, but 2 teens who exchanged gunfire knew each other, Bloomington police say

A little before 2 p.m. on Monday, two young men exchanged gunshots at a shopping plaza on Winslow Road in the south part of town, east of Henderson Street, according to a news release issued Monday evening by Bloomington police. Details are few, but the news release says that

Two kinds of code, zoning vs. garbage: Bloomington man’s appeal of zoning citation set for this week

Two kinds of code, zoning vs. garbage: Bloomington man’s appeal of zoning citation set for this week

At least as far back as 2021, South Washington Street property owner and resident Joe Davis has been cited by the city of Bloomington for violations of city code. There are two basic kinds of violation for which the city has cited Davis. One kind are citations under Title 6,

Column | Mayoral veto on stop signs: Bloomington’s city council should take a unanimous vote

Column | Mayoral veto on stop signs: Bloomington’s city council should take a unanimous vote

Friday’s big local civic news was that Bloomington mayor John Hamilton had vetoed a city council ordinance that authorized reinstallation of stop signs at four intersections on 7th Street. That means an item appears on the agenda for next Wednesday’s city council meeting, that makes it possible for

Traffic notebook: 20 is plenty for some Bloomington streets, but not that many

Traffic notebook: 20 is plenty for some Bloomington streets, but not that many

In June, the city of Bloomington issued a news release announcing that Bloomington had been given a Gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB). That was not a big surprise, because Bloomington has previously received a Gold BFC award from the LAB—in 2014