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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.

Outgoing Bloomington public works board member on summer fun: “Pay attention, be safe, be patient.”

Outgoing Bloomington public works board member on summer fun: “Pay attention, be safe, be patient.”

On Tuesday evening, Beth Hollingsworth concluded a decade and a half of service as a member of Bloomington’s board of public works. She led off her final meeting with a message to everyone in Bloomington. “Now begins the fun of summer—with festivals, markets, outdoor dining, and much, much

Monroe County set for final vote on limestone heritage land, no news on convention center project

Monroe County set for final vote on limestone heritage land, no news on convention center project

At their Wednesday morning meeting, the three Monroe County commissioners approved a $640,000 purchase of land that contains several limestone quarry holes, at the northwest side of the interchange of SR-46 and I-69. That sets up a final vote on the land purchase by the seven-member

Two Bloomington gateway projects get restart: Miller-Showers Park, pedestrian bridge

Two Bloomington gateway projects get restart: Miller-Showers Park, pedestrian bridge

Funding for design of two projects that are meant to establish “gateways” to Bloomington got approval from the board of park commissioners at its regular Tuesday meeting. One of the sites where a gateway is to be constructed is the northern tip of Miller-Showers Park. The other is the

Some details emerge on $14.4M “spider” TIF funding for Meridiam’s high-speed internet in Bloomington

Some details emerge on $14.4M “spider” TIF funding for Meridiam’s high-speed internet in Bloomington

Late last year, a high-speed internet fiber-to-the-home project for Bloomington showed some signs of progress after starting in April 2016. In mid-November last year, Bloomington announced that it had about six weeks earlier signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Meridiam, an international player that

Photos: Heron flouts no-fishing rule at Bloomington park, red-winged blackbird is a jerk

Photos: Heron flouts no-fishing rule at Bloomington park, red-winged blackbird is a jerk

Over the last week, Miller-Showers Park on the north side of town, wedged between Walnut Street and College Avenue, has continued to see lots of bird activity. On Sunday, in the skies above the park, a red-winged blackbird was preemptively harassing a red-tailed hawk, to keep the

Monthly Vendorfest launches: “We need not worry, if we know our stuff is going to People’s Market!”

Monthly Vendorfest launches: “We need not worry, if we know our stuff is going to People’s Market!”

On Saturday, People’s Market launched its summer Vendorfest series in the southwest parking lot of Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park. About an hour after Saturday’s 10 a.m. opening, the overcast skies were spitting rain. But the first edition of the third-Saturday-of-the-month event was

Initial report from Bloomington’s future-of-policing task force leads to mobile roll calls in neighborhoods

Initial report from Bloomington’s future-of-policing task force leads to mobile roll calls in neighborhoods

A news release from Bloomington’s police department (BPD) on Friday announced that mobile roll calls will be conducted in neighborhoods, as a way to try to increase routine social and personal interactions between residents and police officers. When shifts start at 5:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.