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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.

Bloomington OKs $323K in social services funding to nonprofits, including Planned Parenthood

Bloomington OKs $323K in social services funding to nonprofits, including Planned Parenthood

On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council approved the allocation of $323,000 in social services grants to 32 different agency programs. Those were the recommended allocations made by the seven-member Jack Hopkins committee after reviewing about $965,000 in grant requests from about 45 different agency programs. Last year

Bloomington council votes down specific trash fee hike, but agrees increase is needed

Bloomington council votes down specific trash fee hike, but agrees increase is needed

On Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council voted down a proposal from mayor John Hamilton’s administration to increase monthly trash cart pickup fees by at least 58 percent. The tally on the vote was 3–5. Dave Rollo was absent. Voting in favor were: Matt Flaherty, Kate Rosenbarger, and Isabel

Update from sheriff’s office: Jail numbers stable

Update from sheriff’s office: Jail numbers stable

After a contentious first three months of the year, relations between county commissioners and new sheriff Ruben Marté’s office have settled into a routine update from the chief deputy sheriff at county commissioner meetings. At the start of Wednesday’s county commissioner meeting, chief deputy sheriff Phil Parker offered

College-Walnut corridor study: Thursday meeting set to continue with “starter ideas”

College-Walnut corridor study: Thursday meeting set to continue with “starter ideas”

On Thursday, starting at 6 p.m. in city council chambers, some “starter ideas” for the redesign of College Avenue and Walnut Street—Bloomington’s main north-south corridor—will be presented by Toole Design, the city’s consultant on the project. The “starter ideas” will be based on feedback from

Bloomington, Monroe County restart convention center talks, threat of lost tax revenue looms

Bloomington, Monroe County restart convention center talks, threat of lost tax revenue looms

Before Monday, it had been nearly six months since Bloomington and Monroe County officials last appeared in a public setting, to talk about the proposed expansion of the Monroe Convention Center. The city council’s first meeting of the year, in early January, was the occasion when the city council

Bloomington gets sidewalk report: Did choice of cheaper method mean inflated condition ratings?

Bloomington gets sidewalk report: Did choice of cheaper method mean inflated condition ratings?

A new report on street pavement and sidewalk conditions in Bloomington was reviewed for Bloomington’s city council last Wednesday by public works director Adam Wason. The report included some encouraging news about sidewalks. Wason told the council, “The good news here is the condition of our sidewalks community-wide are

Bloomington Fourth of July parade gets 3-week prelude: College-Walnut corridor study

Bloomington Fourth of July parade gets 3-week prelude: College-Walnut corridor study

Street closures for this year’s Fourth of July parade were approved this past week by Bloomington’s three-member board of public works. The route is the same one as last year, following a thin rectangle starting at 10th Street and College Avenue, heading south to Kirkwood Avenue, then east