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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.

Vacation of alleys for hospital site redevelopment gets yes from Bloomington council on second try

Vacation of alleys for hospital site redevelopment gets yes from Bloomington council on second try

At its meeting on Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council voted unanimously to vacate parts of two alleys in one of the blocks near the former site of the IU Health hospital. The request came from the Hamilton administration through the Bloomington redevelopment commission (RDC). The block in question is bounded

Bloomington city council decision on Johnson’s Creamery alley vacation to wait until June 15

Bloomington city council decision on Johnson’s Creamery alley vacation to wait until June 15

At its regular meeting on Wednesday (June 1), Bloomington’s city council postponed a vote on a request from Peerless Development to vacate an east-west alley that cuts across the parcel where the Johnson’s Creamery building sits. Vacating the alley means ceding to private ownership some land that is

Column: Judge rules Bloomington plan commission violated Open Door Law, second lawsuit now filed

Column: Judge rules Bloomington plan commission violated Open Door Law, second lawsuit now filed

In a ruling issued on June 1, Monroe County circuit court judge Catherine Stafford found that Bloomington’s plan commission violated Indiana’s Open Door Law (ODL) with its March 14, 2022 meeting. The allegation that the meeting violated the electronic meetings section of the ODL was made in a

Possible mayoral run for Sandberg: Bloomington city council president forms exploratory committee

Possible mayoral run for Sandberg: Bloomington city council president forms exploratory committee

On Wednesday (June 1) a little before noon, Democrat Susan Sandberg filed paperwork with Monroe County to form an exploratory committee to run for mayor of the city of Bloomington in 2023. That means her campaign can accept financial contributions, but does not require that she eventually declare her candidacy

Tangled web: So-called “spider” TIF for Bloomington high-speed internet deal hits procedural snag

Tangled web: So-called “spider” TIF for Bloomington high-speed internet deal hits procedural snag

A 2–1 vote by Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) on Tuesday night is now a procedural bump for a $50 million high-speed internet fiber deal between Bloomington and the Paris-based infrastructure firm Meridiam. Even though two out of three was a majority of RDC members who were present and

US Census Vintage 2021 estimates: 800 more people in Bloomington compared to 2020 decennial count

US Census Vintage 2021 estimates: 800 more people in Bloomington compared to 2020 decennial count

Based on new estimates released on Thursday, Bloomington’s population has bumped up by 800 people compared to the 2020 census count. The US Census Bureau (USCB) now estimates the city of Bloomington to have 79,968 residents. That’s as of July 1, 2021. The USCB calls this set

Photos: Claim confirmed, bald eagle at Griffy Lake

Photos: Claim confirmed, bald eagle at Griffy Lake

Last Tuesday, after Bloomington’s board of park commissioners meeting, operations director Tim Street told The B Square that a pair of bald eagles live out at Griffy Lake. There’s a old reporter’s motto: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” So on Saturday, The