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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 city council jammed up on issue of traffic commissioner’s ouster, still no vote taken

Bloomington city council jammed up on issue of traffic commissioner’s ouster, still no vote taken

An expected up-down vote on the question of Greg Alexander’s removal from Bloomington’s traffic commission did not take place at Wednesday night’s city council meeting. The motion for Alexander’s removal—because of Tweets he posted late last year—had been postponed from the council’s March

Stop signs reinstalled at 7th & Dunn in Bloomington

Stop signs reinstalled at 7th & Dunn in Bloomington

Around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, a yellow-vested crew from the street division of Bloomington’s department of public works started drilling holes to reinstall stop signs for 7th Street traffic at Dunn Street. The work was finished by around 3 p.m. That makes the intersection at Dunn and

Soft jabs from Bloomington mayoral candidates at forum on the arts

Soft jabs from Bloomington mayoral candidates at forum on the arts

On Tuesday night, The Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington held a forum for the Democratic Party’s candidates for Bloomington mayor. All three mayoral hopefuls somewhat predictably expressed support for the arts. Seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for mayor of Bloomington are: Don Griffin, Susan Sandberg and Kerry Thomson.

8-story student apartment building on North Walnut OK’d by Bloomington plan commission

8-story student apartment building on North Walnut OK’d by Bloomington plan commission

At its Monday meeting, Bloomington’s nine-member plan commission gave unanimous approval to an 8-story apartment building to be built at the site of the former Great Wall restaurant on North Walnut street. The 172 apartments will include a total of 463 bedrooms, with the following breakdown: 19 studios, 5

Bloomington mayoral candidate forum: Sharp difference in perspectives on crime, city-county relations

Bloomington mayoral candidate forum: Sharp difference in perspectives on crime, city-county relations

At a forum for mayoral candidates hosted on Monday night by the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, not a lot of new, additional daylight emerged between the three candidates as far as their known policy positions. But a sharp difference in perspective emerged in response to a couple of the

Bloomington city council District 3 Democratic Party Primary: Ron Smith, Hopi Stosberg, Conner Wright

Bloomington city council District 3 Democratic Party Primary: Ron Smith, Hopi Stosberg, Conner Wright

The Democratic Party’s May 2 primary election for city council District 3 is a choice between Ron Smith, Hopi Stosberg, and Conner Wright. One Republican candidate has declared for District 3 Bloomington city council—Brett Heinisch. This write-up provides specific background on the District 3 city council Democratic Party’

Bloomington city council District 5 Democratic Party Primary: Shruti Rana, Jenny Stevens

Bloomington city council District 5 Democratic Party Primary: Shruti Rana, Jenny Stevens

The Democratic Party’s May 2 primary election for city council District 5 is a choice between Shruti Rana and Jenny Stevens. There is no Republican candidate in District 5. This write-up provides specific background on the District 5 city council primary race, as well as general background. April 20