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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.

4 new contested races on township level after Dems, GOP fill ballot vacancies for Monroe County

4 new contested races on township level after Dems, GOP fill ballot vacancies for Monroe County

The final lineup of local candidates is still not set for the Nov. 8 general election. But after some ballot vacancies got filled over last weekend, Monroe County now has four more contested races. The four newly contested races are all for positions on the township level of government—either

Historic smokestack owner gets $20K from Bloomington enterprise group, none yet from HPC

Historic smokestack owner gets $20K from Bloomington enterprise group, none yet from HPC

Bloomington’s urban enterprise association (BUEA) voted unanimously on Wednesday to award Peerless Development a $20,000 grant. The grant was awarded in connection with demolition of the Johnson’s Creamery historic smokestack from 140 feet to 60 feet. The real estate developer has been ordered by the city of

Pandemic notebook: Hospital numbers push Monroe County community spread level to “medium”

Pandemic notebook: Hospital numbers push Monroe County community spread level to “medium”

Monroe County’s community spread level for the COVID-19 virus has increased from “low” to “medium” as defined by the Centers for Disease Control. The number of cases per week per 100,000 residents is still below 200, which would put the county in the “low” category. But the latest

Indiana Supreme Court gets petition to hear case on Bloomington plan commission appointment

Indiana Supreme Court gets petition to hear case on Bloomington plan commission appointment

Late Tuesday, a petition was filed with the Indiana Supreme Court, to hear a case involving the rightful appointee to fill a vacant seat on Bloomington’s plan commission. Filing the petition were former Monroe County Republican Party chair William Ellis, who is now vice chair, and Andrew Guenther, who

Bloomington says bamboo ban means longtime resident must purge invasive species from yard

Bloomington says bamboo ban means longtime resident must purge invasive species from yard

“Because bamboo is nasty, and you can’t get rid of it.” That’s a two-and-a-half-year-old quote from Bloomington city councilmember Isabel Piedmont-Smith. Her remark came around 8 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2019 when the city council was considering a series of amendments to the city’s unified development

Bloomington high-speed internet deal with Meridiam gets final OK, other players have head start

Bloomington high-speed internet deal with Meridiam gets final OK, other players have head start

Getting a final approval on Tuesday was a deal between Bloomington and Paris-based Meridiam, to build a fiber-to-the-home open-access network offering symmetric 1-Gigabit service to at least 85 percent of the city. Under the master development agreement, which has now been signed, Meridiam would also offer symmetric 250-Megabit service to

Fourth of July parade with protest in the mix “quintessentially Bloomington”

Fourth of July parade with protest in the mix “quintessentially Bloomington”

The morning’s scheduled events in downtown Bloomington on July 4 included a performance by the community band, the rededication of the Alexander Memorial on the southeast corner of the courthouse, and a parade—which headed south on College Avenue, then back up Walnut Street. Not a part of the