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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.

$856K in federal funds allocated by Bloomington city council

$856K in federal funds allocated by Bloomington city council

At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council approved an annual resolution that authorizes allocations from the Community Development Block Grant program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This year, the total estimated grant amount is $855,868, with $556,314 going to physical improvements

Board maintains momentum for Monroe Convention Center expansion, but interlocal accord still unsigned

Board maintains momentum for Monroe Convention Center expansion, but interlocal accord still unsigned

At its Wednesday afternoon meeting, Monroe County’s capital improvement board of managers (CIB) took the actions recommended by a three-member committee for moving ahead with the Monroe Convention Center expansion project. One step was to authorize the issuance of an RFQ (request for qualifications) for a “construction manager

Monroe County Justice Building: Closed through Friday (Jan. 19)

Monroe County Justice Building: Closed through Friday (Jan. 19)

The Monroe County Justice Building at 7th Street and College Avenue in downtown Bloomington is closed through the end of the week (Jan. 19). The closure is due to a problem with the heating system, according to a Wednesday announcement sent out through the county’s emergency alert system. The

Bloomington MLK keynote speaker in letter to enslaved ancestors: “You will not be forgotten.”

Bloomington MLK keynote speaker in letter to enslaved ancestors: “You will not be forgotten.”

Delivering the keynote address for the city of Bloomington’s Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration on Monday was Jesse Hagopian. The annual event is held at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Kirkwood Avenue in downtown Bloomington. Hagopian is an ethnic studies teacher at Seattle’s Garfield High School, who

At least 3 candidates emerge to fill upcoming vacancy for District 5 Bloomington city council seat

At least 3 candidates emerge to fill upcoming vacancy for District 5 Bloomington city council seat

News broke on Saturday that Shruti Rana would be resigning from her District 5 Bloomington city council seat. By Sunday evening, at least three candidates had emerged as contenders to replace Rana on the nine-member legislative body of the city. Already indicating their intent to stand as candidates in

Monroe County election supervisor job vacant again, 90 days before voting starts

Monroe County election supervisor job vacant again, 90 days before voting starts

Starting on Friday (Jan. 12), Monroe County is again without an election supervisor. In an email responding to a B Square question, county clerk Nicole Browne confirmed that Ryan Herndon’s last day as election supervisor was Thursday. That was just one day after the four-week window opened for

Rana to step down from Bloomington city council, academic couple to move to University of Missouri

Rana to step down from Bloomington city council, academic couple to move to University of Missouri

Shruti Rana will be resigning from the Bloomington city council effective Feb. 7. In an emailed message sent early Saturday afternoon by Rana, she told her council colleagues that she and her family would be relocating to Missouri. Rana is already employed by the University of Missouri, having accepted a