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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.

Early voting in Monroe County continues to trail 2018 turnout, election day workers still needed

Early voting in Monroe County continues to trail 2018 turnout, election day workers still needed

At Thursday afternoon’s meeting of the Monroe County election board, county clerk Nicole Browne reported to her colleagues that she was “a little disheartened” about the early voting turnout so far for the Nov. 8 election. Election supervisor Karen Wheeler confirmed that the early voting numbers this year are

Stop signs OK’d by Bloomington city council over dissent from two members

Stop signs OK’d by Bloomington city council over dissent from two members

Stop signs requiring traffic on Maxwell Lane to halt at Sheridan Drive have been approved by Bloomington’s city council on a 6–2 vote with one abstention. The additional stop signs make the intersection at Maxwell Lane and Sheridan Drive an all-way stop. Currently it’s a two-

Fuel from Marathon station leaks into Bloomington’s sewers, officials work to get plant back online

Fuel from Marathon station leaks into Bloomington’s sewers, officials work to get plant back online

If Bloomington residents smell gasoline inside their homes, they should ventilate the area by opening windows and avoid an open flame. That’s the advice in a news release from the city of Bloomington issued in the early morning hours of Tuesday. According to the news release residents who have

Bloomington consultant: Build arts incubator with small venue; keep Waldron; look close at BCT; showcase art in expanded convention center

Bloomington consultant: Build arts incubator with small venue; keep Waldron; look close at BCT; showcase art in expanded convention center

On Monday, the city of Bloomington released an arts feasibility study done by Trahan Architects, which was commissioned by mayor John Hamilton’s administration. A key recommendation from Trahan was for the city to keep the Waldron building on Walnut Street as a permanent city arts venue—not just for

Bloomington city council preview: Johnson’s Creamery alley vacation; higher sewer, storm rates

Bloomington city council preview: Johnson’s Creamery alley vacation; higher sewer, storm rates

Next Wednesday’s meeting of the Bloomington city council (Nov. 2) will likely feature a renewed consideration of a request by Peerless Development to vacate an east-west alley on the old Johnson’s Creamery building. According to a memo in the council’s nearly 500-page meeting information packet,

Election 2022 notebook: Early voting pace in Monroe County looks slower than for 2018

Election 2022 notebook: Early voting pace in Monroe County looks slower than for 2018

Turnout for this year’s midterm elections would be expected to be lower than in 2020, a presidential election year. But this year’s early voting numbers for Monroe County look like they could be also lagging behind the midterm numbers from last time around in 2018. In 2018, about

“Piss-poor” B-Line detour design prompts scrutiny of right-of-way definition by city traffic commission

“Piss-poor” B-Line detour design prompts scrutiny of right-of-way definition by city traffic commission

On Wednesday, at Bloomington’s traffic commission meeting, a question from commissioner Greg Alexander left city attorney Mike Rouker stumped: “If I was to ask the question, ‘What is the B-Line right-of-way within the terms of Chapter 12.08?’ where would I look, if not the transportation