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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 wants research on possible ouster of traffic commissioner for social media posts

Bloomington city council wants research on possible ouster of traffic commissioner for social media posts

At last Wednesday’s city council meeting, several speakers during general public commentary time objected to the previous week’s re-appointment of Greg Alexander to the city’s traffic commission. The commission is an an advisory board that, among other things, recommends to the city council and other city officials

Bloomington OKs $400K for promotion of Trades District development, tech center construction

Bloomington OKs $400K for promotion of Trades District development, tech center construction

The now open space in downtown that’s roughly bounded by 10th and 11th streets, and Rogers and Madison streets, will get some renewed focus and attention for development. The area is known as the Trades District, which is a 12-acre portion of a larger area comprising Bloomington’s certified

Snowfall notebook: 24-hour rule means few tickets for uncleared Bloomington sidewalks

Snowfall notebook: 24-hour rule means few tickets for uncleared Bloomington sidewalks

According to the National Weather Service snowfall map, only about 3 inches of snow fell on Bloomington, Indiana, from Tuesday night at 7 p.m. through 7 a.m. on Thursday. It was a gloppy, wet snow that came with the above-freezing temperature of around 34 F on Wednesday morning.

Colocation of police with city administration big theme of Bloomington council deliberations on 5-4 approval of Showers building deal

Colocation of police with city administration big theme of Bloomington council deliberations on 5-4 approval of Showers building deal

On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council took action that will, as councilmember Dave Rollo put it, shape the city’s public safety building footprint “for decades to come.” The council split 5–4 on a vote to approve the Bloomington redevelopment commission’s purchase agreement with CFC Properties—for

Yes to purchase of west Showers building, says Bloomington city council on 5–4 vote

Yes to purchase of west Showers building, says Bloomington city council on 5–4 vote

Bloomington city hall’s footprint inside the former Showers Brothers furniture factory building on Morton Street will expand by 64,000 square feet to include the western portion of the building, where the city’s police station and fire department administrative headquarters will be located. That’s because at its

Bloomington trail closures, detours to be decided “in collaboration” with engineering department

Bloomington trail closures, detours to be decided “in collaboration” with engineering department

Under a new policy, when multi-use trails in Bloomington are closed—because of work by contractors or a dangerous situation—a detour has to be provided that gives trail users a convenient alternate route. The policy was adopted by Bloomington’s board of park commissioners at its regular meeting on

Monroe County sheriff on racist graffiti in jail cells: “When I see that word…I cannot move slow.”

Monroe County sheriff on racist graffiti in jail cells: “When I see that word…I cannot move slow.”

“It looks like that’s not even the United States of America.” That was Monroe County’s new jail commander Kyle Gibbons talking about a photograph he had displayed for Monday’s meeting of the community justice response committee (CJRC). It was from a slide deck he’d prepared, in