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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.

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David Wolfe Bender has withdrawn as the Democratic Party’s District 6 city council nominee in Bloomington’s Nov. 7 municipal election.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

Bloomington econ dev commission to ‘re-Zoom’ meeting efforts in time for review of tax abatements

Bloomington econ dev commission to ‘re-Zoom’ meeting efforts in time for review of tax abatements

On Tuesday, Bloomington’s five-member economic development commission (BEDC) tried to meet for the first time since October of last year. All the pieces for a meeting appeared to be in place. Three of the five BEDC members were physically present in the McCloskey Room at city hall. The majority

Photos: Bald eagles on Memorial Day

Photos: Bald eagles on Memorial Day

On Sunday, The B Square made a visit to a bald eagle’s nest north of Bloomington, in Morgan County. The adult eagle cut across the sky overhead, keeping watch over the two younger birds, which were sitting sheltered in their peaceful roost. Let these photos of nature’s beauty

Deer feeding ban to be mulled by Bloomington council, part of more than decade-old conflict

Deer feeding ban to be mulled by Bloomington council, part of more than decade-old conflict

In August of 2021, a Bloomington resident in the southeast part of town lodged a deer-related complaint in the city’s online reporting system: A deer jumped my fence to attack my dog and ran up onto my patio before I slam[med] the door shut. My dog rolled and

Photos: Bloomington’s fledgling hawks not yet ready to graduate from nest, but they’re getting closer

Photos: Bloomington’s fledgling hawks not yet ready to graduate from nest, but they’re getting closer

At this past week’s Monroe County Community School Corporation board meeting, superintendent Jeff Hauswald gave a preview of the numbers for today’s (May 27) graduation exercises. The district is awarding high school diplomas to about 850 students this year—that includes the two high schools, as well as