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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.

Sale of Showers admin building to investor in Kiln Collective OK’d by Bloomington RDC

Sale of Showers admin building to investor in Kiln Collective OK’d by Bloomington RDC

The boarded up historic Showers administration building in the Trades District, north of city hall, will be getting at least a partial rehab by its new owner, Eurton Properties. The conveyance agreement, which calls for Eurton to pay $400,000 for the property, was approved by Bloomington’s redevelopment commission

Police union speaks against specific plan for location of new police facilities in city hall building

Police union speaks against specific plan for location of new police facilities in city hall building

Last Wednesday, president of Bloomington’s police union, Paul Post, led off his public commentary at Bloomington’s city council meeting with a general statement of support for the administration’s plan to upgrade and modernize the city’s police station. “We fully support mayor [John] Hamilton’s initiative to

Next year’s first ruling on a Bloomington annexation lawsuit could depend on meaning of “proceeding”

Next year’s first ruling on a Bloomington annexation lawsuit could depend on meaning of “proceeding”

At the end of a Friday hearing that lasted about an hour and 20 minutes, special judge Nathan Nikirk did not issue a ruling in the case that remonstrators against Bloomington’s annexation have brought to the court. Friday’s hearing involved the remonstrators in Area 1A and Area 1B,

Deputy mayor Don Griffin files paperwork to run for mayor of Bloomington in 2023

Deputy mayor Don Griffin files paperwork to run for mayor of Bloomington in 2023

At 11:11 a.m. on Friday morning, Bloomington deputy mayor Don Griffin, Jr. filed paperwork with the Monroe County election division to become a candidate for mayor in the 2023 election. Griffin joins Susan Sandberg and Kerry Thomson as previously declared candidates for the mayoral nomination of the Democratic

Deadlines for campaign finance reports in 2023 could get stricter enforcement in Monroe County

Deadlines for campaign finance reports in 2023 could get stricter enforcement in Monroe County

In the state of Indiana, a candidate who files their campaign finance paperwork three weeks late could owe a fine of up to $1,000. But it’s almost never the case that late filers in Monroe County have to pay a fine at all. That’s because Indiana’s

Election 2023: Sims won’t run again for city council, still plans continued service to Bloomington

Election 2023: Sims won’t run again for city council, still plans continued service to Bloomington

Bloomington at-large city councilmember Jim Sims will not be seeking reelection in 2023. Sims has confirmed his plans not to run in 2023 in a phone interview with The B Square. The nine-members of the city council, along with the mayor and city clerk, are up for election in 2023.

Company email: Catalent’s Bloomington operation to cut 400 jobs

Company email: Catalent’s Bloomington operation to cut 400 jobs

In a Wednesday morning email sent site-wide on behalf of Andrew Espejo, who is general manager of Catalent’s manufacturing facility in Bloomington, the pharmaceutical manufacturing company has announced a reduction of its Bloomington workforce by 400 jobs. The email indicates that employees—which include full-time and temporary employees, mostly