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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.

Commissioners update firearms prohibition in some Monroe County buildings

Commissioners update firearms prohibition in some Monroe County buildings

Two more buildings have been added to a codified list of Monroe County facilities where the possession of firearms—licensed or unlicensed—is prohibited. Already on the list were the courthouse, the justice center, the Curry Building (7th Street), and the old Johnson’s Hardware building (7th Street). Joining those

Monroe County GOP gives greenlight to county chair to fill ballot vacancies

Monroe County GOP gives greenlight to county chair to fill ballot vacancies

At a meeting of Republican Party precinct chairs held at Ellettsville town hall on Tuesday evening, they gave county party chair Taylor Bryant the authority to fill vacancies on the Nov. 8 election ballot. Bryant would have until noon on July 3 fill ballot vacancies. Before the vote, county vice

Taking BT Late Nite for a spin: $1 trip by public bus for ice cream, same $1 for trip with Uber back home

Taking BT Late Nite for a spin: $1 trip by public bus for ice cream, same $1 for trip with Uber back home

Starting Monday, scheduled bus service on several Bloomington Transit fixed routes are ending a couple hours earlier. By around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, the big 40-foot buses on Routes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 had ended their runs for the day. But Bloomington residents could still take

Column: A transparency platform for Bloomington’s mayoral candidates

Column: A transparency platform for Bloomington’s mayoral candidates

The word “transparency” gets bandied around a lot by local government officials—not just here in Bloomington. It’s a vague concept. Just because some local government news breaks that was unforeseen by a journalist or the public does not necessarily mean a failure on the government’s part. Sometimes

SCOTUS abortion ruling prompts Bloomington demonstrations

SCOTUS abortion ruling prompts Bloomington demonstrations

Friday morning’s Supreme Court of the United States ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade, prompted around 100 people to demonstrate later that evening, at the southeast corner of the Monroe County courthouse square, in downtown Bloomington. The ruling also prompted a one-man demonstration the following day at Bloomington’s

Monroe County commission preps for restart to convention center project, maybe before year’s end

Monroe County commission preps for restart to convention center project, maybe before year’s end

At a meeting on Friday , a question from a new member of Monroe County’s convention and visitors commission (CVC) got to the heart of a lingering issue for the Bloomington area local government officials. “It’s my understanding that we’re looking to evaluate whether this convention center is…

Bloomington RDC hopes to seal deal on smell for some offices at adaptive reuse coworking project

Bloomington RDC hopes to seal deal on smell for some offices at adaptive reuse coworking project

Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) is hoping that a $12,000 contract with Ann-Kriss, Inc.—to paint and seal some brick and concrete surfaces in an old industrial building—will wrap up an issue with lingering odor that has beleaguered part of the roughly $5.5 million adaptive reuse project.