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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.

Lease to housing nonprofit for apartments, daycare on former water tower site OK’d by Bloomington

Lease to housing nonprofit for apartments, daycare on former water tower site OK’d by Bloomington

Just east of the Crestmont neighborhood, on Bloomington’s north side, a new two-story building with three income-restricted apartments on the upper floor, and a licensed daycare facility on the ground floor, could soon start construction. It’s the location of the old water tower at the corner of 14th

Bloomington council set to give symbolic support to driver card legislation for undocumented residents

Bloomington council set to give symbolic support to driver card legislation for undocumented residents

Just one item appears on the Bloomington city council’s regular Wednesday agenda for final action. The council will be asked to vote on a resolution in support of future state legislation that would allow undocumented Hoosier residents to get driver’s cards—which could be used only for the

Miller-Showers showdown: great blue heron versus redwing blackbird

Miller-Showers showdown: great blue heron versus redwing blackbird

Miller-Showers Park, on Bloomington’s north side, is wedged between College Ave and Walnut Street. The public park is home to lots of redwing blackbirds—which will defend their nesting territory in a pretty aggressive way. The B Square got a heads up from a reader that they’ve been

June 5: Monroe County’s new justice finance advisory committee set to meet

June 5: Monroe County’s new justice finance advisory committee set to meet

At its May 23 meeting, the Monroe County council voted unanimously to appoint three of its seven members to a committee it had already created two weeks earlier, on May 9. The committee is supposed to dive into the question of how to pay for new facilities, to address the

Pay parking tickets to get towed car back: Enforcement starts for 2-year-old Bloomington law

Pay parking tickets to get towed car back: Enforcement starts for 2-year-old Bloomington law

If you have six or more unpaid parking tickets in Bloomington, the city can have your car towed away. It used to be that just four unpaid tickets could get your car towed. But two years ago, in May 2021, Bloomington’s city council approved the administration’s request to

Bender resigns as nominee for Bloomington District 6 city council, Dems will caucus to fill ballot

Bender resigns as nominee for Bloomington District 6 city council, Dems will caucus to fill ballot

David Wolfe Bender has withdrawn as the Democratic Party’s District 6 city council nominee in Bloomington’s Nov. 7 municipal election. Two weeks ago, on May 18, the county election board had convened a hearing on Bender’s disputed residency in District 6. The board voted to refer the

Honk, if you’d like Bloomington’s traffic counts

Honk, if you’d like Bloomington’s traffic counts

On an average day, 2,526 cars drive along the section of Morton Street between 7th and 8th streets in downtown Bloomington. Measured just a few months ago, that’s one of the freshest numbers in Bloomington’s traffic count dataset. That dataset and others are available through the part