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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.

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

Photos: Red-tailed hawk moves for change of venue, swaps courthouse weathervane for tree branch

Photos: Red-tailed hawk moves for change of venue, swaps courthouse weathervane for tree branch

The Monroe County courthouse red-tailed hawk beat, which The B Square has been covering since Earth Day this year, has been quiet for a few weeks. Before Saturday (May 28) the last sighting of the hawk had been on May 9. On that day the bird took up is

Pandemic notebook: Monroe County cases steady, hospital numbers higher, still under CDC thresholds

Pandemic notebook: Monroe County cases steady, hospital numbers higher, still under CDC thresholds

In its regular Thursday news release this week, the city of Bloomington announced 11 new COVID-19 cases among city employees. That’s the highest number of weekly employee cases in four months, when 14 cases were announced on Feb. 3. According to Indiana’s state dashboard, the one COVID-

Suspect now arrested in second, separate April 23 shooting in downtown Bloomington

Suspect now arrested in second, separate April 23 shooting in downtown Bloomington

Arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with an early-morning shooting on April 23 near the parking lot of 6th and Lincoln streets is a 33-year-old Bloomington man, Michael V. Carson, Jr. That’s according to a Bloomington police department (BPD) news release issued around noon

Bloomington city council to weigh: Should Johnson’s Creamery developer pay to get alley vacation OK’d?

Bloomington city council to weigh: Should Johnson’s Creamery developer pay to get alley vacation OK’d?

At its regular meeting next Wednesday (June 1), Bloomington’s city council will be considering a request from Peerless Development to vacate an east-west alley that cuts across the parcel where the Johnson’s Creamery building sits. The alley vacation is needed in order for Peerless to move ahead

Bloomington police look for leads in Wednesday morning killing on city’s east side

Bloomington police look for leads in Wednesday morning killing on city’s east side

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, a 20-year-old Bloomington man was shot and killed on the city’s east side, according to a Thursday news release from Bloomington police. Police are asking anyone with information on the case to call detective Wade Berry at (812) 339-4477.