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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.

Dropped cell phone snagged from storm drain by Bloomington utilities workers

Dropped cell phone snagged from storm drain by Bloomington utilities workers

When The B Square approached Bloomington city hall late Friday afternoon, Bloomington resident Daniel Fritz was lying prone in the gutter of Morton Street. Standing on either side of him were two yellow-vested city of Bloomington utilities (CBU) workers—Robert Jackson and Matthew Dunn. Fritz’s face was pressed right

Public buses outside Bloomington: City council goes on record in support, if county govt pays extra cost

Public buses outside Bloomington: City council goes on record in support, if county govt pays extra cost

Winning unanimous approval from Bloomington’s city council on Wednesday night was a resolution that expresses support for the extension of Bloomington Transit (BT) bus service outside the city limits, to Daniels Way. The turn off 3rd Street to Daniels Way is about three quarters of a mile west of

Bloomington city council sets schedule to consider new district boundaries, could lead to Sept. 21 vote

Bloomington city council sets schedule to consider new district boundaries, could lead to Sept. 21 vote

The first reading of the ordinance establishing new boundaries for Bloomington’s city council districts will come at a special meeting next week, on Sept. 14. Discussion at a committee-of-the-whole meeting is set to follow, right after the special meeting. That sets up a possible vote the following week, on

Winslow Road repaving gets initial $500K nod from Bloomington RDC

Winslow Road repaving gets initial $500K nod from Bloomington RDC

Winslow Road, which cuts east-west across the southern part of Bloomington, has received a nod from the city’s redevelopment commission for a resurfacing project that is supposed to be completed sometime in 2023. The preliminary engineering work for the project is hoped to start this fall and last through

Column: New Bloomington city council districts should get a vote on Sept. 21, but probably won’t

Column: New Bloomington city council districts should get a vote on Sept. 21, but probably won’t

Last Wednesday, Bloomington’s redistricting advisory commission voted to recommend a set of new population-balanced districts for the city council, which would be used starting with the 2023 city elections. This Wednesday morning (Sept. 7), the advisory commission is set to take a vote on the report that will be

Photos/Column: Crowds flock to Fourth Street Festival, despite rainy stretches

Photos/Column: Crowds flock to Fourth Street Festival, despite rainy stretches

Patches of rain through much of the day on Saturday did not keep crowds from cramming into Bloomington’s Fourth Street Festival of Arts and Crafts. The annual event featured 117 different artists. If I were giving the award for best in show, it would go to Marie Rust from

[Updated: Arrest made] Sept. 1 sexual assault in downtown Bloomington parking garage: Police looking for suspect

[Updated: Arrest made] Sept. 1 sexual assault in downtown Bloomington parking garage: Police looking for suspect

[Updated on Sept. 7, at 2:25 p.m. BPD issued a news release on Sept. 7 announcing the arrest of a suspect in the case—Andre J. Hardy, a 27-year-old man from Joliet, Illinois, which is about 35 miles south of Chicago.] In connection with a Thursday night sexual