Dave Askins

A consultant’s report delivered to the city of Bloomington almost two years ago, lists out 10 recommendations about the city’s nearly 50 boards and commissions. The second item on the list is to merge three different commissions: traffic commission;  parking commission; and bicycle and pedestrian safety commission. Last

After the first quarter of 2023, the Monroe County branch of the NAACP issued a news release reporting that “racial disparity in the Monroe County jail is worse than ever.” That was based on numbers from Jan. 1 through March 31, which showed on average that Black inmates made up

On Saturday, I got on a Bloomington Transit bus at the Atwater Avenue stop on just west of The Inkwell Bakery and Cafe on Woodlawn. When I boarded, I fed the box a one-dollar bill—that’s the standard fare for a Bloomington bus. I had to plan ahead

The Little 500 bicycle race takes place in the spring on the track at Bill Armstrong stadium on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus. But there’s a fall series of events for racers that includes an individual time trial, street sprints and cyclocross. This year’s edition of the cyclocross

A controversial gateway project for the north end of Bloomington’s Miller-Showers Park has been paused for a wide-open reconsideration of the design. Any installation of a redesigned gateway element would not come until 2024. But in connection with the site improvements in the vicinity, a planned filling

A $40,000 feasibility study for the construction of a new jail was approved by Monroe County commissioners at their regular Wednesday morning meeting. The work will be done by the RQAW Corporation. Such a study is required under Indiana state law, before a new jail can be constructed or