Sign in Subscribe

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 public bus notebook: Uber-Lyft late night continues, paratransit to get same-day service

Bloomington public bus notebook: Uber-Lyft late night continues, paratransit to get same-day service

Now set to continue, but with a few tweaks, is pilot program started last year by Bloomington Transit (BT), to replace late night service on some routes—with vouchers that can be used on Uber or Lyft. The Uber-Lyft option is branded as BT Late Nite. The approach of

April 2023 food inspection reports for Monroe County released by health department

April 2023 food inspection reports for Monroe County released by health department

Monroe County’s health department has released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in April. Just about one-third (24) of the 66 places that were inspected in April had no violations. Recording at least one non-critical violation, but no critical violations were 13

OK’d by Bloomington: Owner plan for Monroe Oil building rehab, “something that will just rock”

OK’d by Bloomington: Owner plan for Monroe Oil building rehab, “something that will just rock”

As soon as this year’s construction season, the old Monroe Oil building, just south of the Seminary Square Kroger where The B-Line Trail crosses 1st Street, could see work start, to make it into a restaurant and banquet facility. That’s the timing that owner Rudy Fields told

Photos: From a hawk’s nest, Happy Mother’s Day!

Photos: From a hawk’s nest, Happy Mother’s Day!

At least one fledgling is visible in the red-tailed hawk’s nest in the Sycamore Tree above Bryan Hall on Indiana University’s campus. These photos were taken on Sunday, May 14, 2023. The nest is visible from the sidewalk on the west side of Indiana Avenue in front

Opinion: Opaque title of Bloomington ordinance misleads residents about trash collection fee hike

Opinion: Opaque title of Bloomington ordinance misleads residents about trash collection fee hike

Appearing on the Bloomington city council’s May 17 meeting agenda, which was released after 5 p.m. on Friday, is a proposed new ordinance. The ordinance was given a 32-word title: “Ordinance 23-11 – To Amend Title 6 of the Bloomington Municipal Code Entitled “Health and Sanitation” – Re:

Social services funding notebook: Bloomington committee spreads $323K across $680K in requests

Social services funding notebook: Bloomington committee spreads $323K across $680K in requests

Recommendations on how to distribute $323,000 in funding for this year’s round of Jack Hopkins social services program have now been made by a seven-member committee appointed by Bloomington’s city council. Pending final approval by the city council at a meeting set for June 14, the

Provisional ballots decided, no change in outcomes, Bloomington primary elections finally over

Provisional ballots decided, no change in outcomes, Bloomington primary elections finally over

The tallies for the May 2 primary elections are now final, after Monroe County’s election board voted on Friday to accept the votes from three additional, provisional ballots. No outcomes were even close to being changed from the initial results—because there were a total of just 13 provisional