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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.

County council warm to Bloomington’s pitch for convention center transfer

County council warm to Bloomington’s pitch for convention center transfer

While a lot of details remain to be worked out, Monroe County councilors appear receptive to the basic idea of transferring ownership of the county’s convention center and related properties to the city of Bloomington. The city’s hoped-for timeline for getting the deal done is the end of

SR 46 & I-69 crash: Driver charged with reckless homicide, Bloomington police say 46-year old woman was intoxicated when she crashed SUV into truck

SR 46 & I-69 crash: Driver charged with reckless homicide, Bloomington police say 46-year old woman was intoxicated when she crashed SUV into truck

In a news release issued Tuesday afternoon, Bloomington police reported the outcome of their investigation into a crash on Saturday (Aug. 6), which took place at the intersection of SR 46 and the southbound entrance ramp to I-69, on the northwest edge of the city. On Tuesday, police arrested Charity

Telecom gear gone from Johnson’s Creamery smokestack, partial demolition to come next week

Telecom gear gone from Johnson’s Creamery smokestack, partial demolition to come next week

The actual “H” in the word “Johnson’s”—which is spelled out in the brick on the Johnson’s Creamery historic smokestack, off 7th Street in downtown Bloomington—is now visible. Until Monday, the letter had been obscured by some AT&T telecommunications equipment that was installed at the

Photos: Hawk checks in at Hyatt Place

Photos: Hawk checks in at Hyatt Place

On Earth Day this year, The B Square spotted a red-tailed hawk perched on top of the Monroe County courthouse. In the last three months, several more downtown hawk sightings have been made. These shots are from the Monday morning (Aug. 8, 2022). It was perched on the courthouse weathervane,

COVID-19 update: Case numbers steady but hospitalizations up, more vaxxed patients than not

COVID-19 update: Case numbers steady but hospitalizations up, more vaxxed patients than not

Friday’s news conference of leaders in the Bloomington area is one indicator that the local spread of COVID-19 virus is up. It was the first such news conference since March, a time when IU Health south central region president Brian Shockney described a “sense of calm” after two years

Bloomington’s initial convention center pitch: County transfers property, city pays debt, gets hotel tax

Bloomington’s initial convention center pitch: County transfers property, city pays debt, gets hotel tax

The initial potential term sheet that has been floated by the city of Bloomington for the acquisition of the Monroe County convention center is now public. The key points of the proposal include the transfer of the convention center at 3rd Street and College Avenue to the city of Bloomington—

Bloomington’s municipal workers turn out for city council meeting, labor negotiations continue

Bloomington’s municipal workers turn out for city council meeting, labor negotiations continue

A couple dozen members of the AFSCME Local 2487 attended Bloomington’s Wednesday city council meeting, to highlight for councilmembers their ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with mayor John Hamilton’s administration—without getting into details of those talks. As Local 2487 president Bradley Rushton put it, “I cannot discuss any