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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.

New Bloomington business: Era Vintage Photos invites downtown visitors to dress up for fun

New Bloomington business: Era Vintage Photos invites downtown visitors to dress up for fun

At 6th and Walnut streets in downtown Bloomington, the storefront next to the old Subway sandwich shop is no longer shuttered. Tuesday was opening day for Cayla Cloke’s new photography-based business called Era Vintage Photos. On Tuesday afternoon, employees Madison Morgan and Rynn Zimmerman sauntered about on the

COVID-19 pandemic notebook: Monroe County now classified as “low” spread

COVID-19 pandemic notebook: Monroe County now classified as “low” spread

The latest COVID-19 map from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows Monroe County, Indiana, as having “low” community spread of the pandemic virus. That comes after the county spent some time a few weeks ago in the “medium” classification, based on the number of new hospital admissions. Monroe

Bloomington city council redistricting notebook: What might have been 10 years ago?

Bloomington city council redistricting notebook: What might have been 10 years ago?

Bloomington’s redistricting advisory commission will meet for a second time on Monday (July 25), in the McCloskey Room at city hall, starting at 7:30 p.m. To preview the commission’s meeting, The B Square took a look back to the council’s work a decade ago, which

Caught in the artistic act: Two installations in downtown Bloomington on Saturday, a third to come

Caught in the artistic act: Two installations in downtown Bloomington on Saturday, a third to come

Early Saturday afternoon, on a quick trip to Brilliant Coffee Company for a cup of gelato, The B Square chanced on Joel Shields, who was adding some color to a parking sign post at 6th and Morton. Shields lives in Venice Beach, California, but is Bloomington born and raised. He

Property acquisition notebook: Appraisals of former Showers building, also done 3 years ago

Property acquisition notebook: Appraisals of former Showers building, also done 3 years ago

Last Friday, the city of Bloomington issued a news release announcing a potential real estate purchase. The city has made a $9.25-million offer to CFC Properties to buy the west part of the former Showers furniture factory building, which is home to city hall. While city hall has

Booming Bloomington Transit budget in 2023: Will more than double, from $15M to $34M

Booming Bloomington Transit budget in 2023: Will more than double, from $15M to $34M

The Bloomington city council’s approval of a local income tax increase earlier this year, which is supposed to earmark about $4 million a year to support public transit, is already reflected in the first draft of Bloomington Transit’s 2023 budget. Bloomington Transit board members reviewed the draft budget

Johnson’s Creamery developer pitches swap of alley location, city council puts off decision

Johnson’s Creamery developer pitches swap of alley location, city council puts off decision

Just this week, a plot twist has emerged in connection with the potential future development of the northern part of the 7th Street parcel where the Johnson’s Creamery building sits. The twist: Peerless Development has added a corresponding offer to its request for an alley vacation Now, Peerless says