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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.

Bloomington Transit board to start 2022 with work on strategic plan after contentious officer elections to end year

Bloomington Transit board to start 2022 with work on strategic plan after contentious officer elections to end year

Is it possible that someday everyone waiting at a public bus stop in Bloomington could climb aboard without having to pay a fare? Could Bloomington’s public buses ever follow routes that go outside the city limits, if they serve the interests of Bloomington residents? Will Indiana University and Bloomington

Election 2022 candidate notebook: Three weeks to go, but some races shaping up

Election 2022 candidate notebook: Three weeks to go, but some races shaping up

Through last Friday, the 2022 candidate filings that have been reported by the Monroe County election division still have gaps for some races. But there are three weeks to go before the filing deadline at noon on Feb. 4. The B Square maintains a spreadsheet of candidate filings, with links

Bloomington annexation remonstrance final raw tally: Automatic stop in play for six of seven areas, court review now possible for one

Bloomington annexation remonstrance final raw tally: Automatic stop in play for six of seven areas, court review now possible for one

When the Jan. 6 deadline passed for submitting remonstrance petitions against Bloomington’s annexation ordinances, the Monroe County auditor’s office was able to provide only a preliminary raw tally of signatures. That’s because several signatures were submitted on the final day. Based on the now final but still

COVID-19 numbers continue steep climb as Monroe County and Bloomington take different paths after Supreme Court vax-or-test ruling

COVID-19 numbers continue steep climb as Monroe County and Bloomington take different paths after Supreme Court vax-or-test ruling

The number of positive COVID-19 cases across Indiana and in Monroe County has continued its steep rise. The big case numbers form part of the background to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme ruling on the OSHA emergency temporary standard set forth by the Biden administration. It’s the standard that

Column | The calculus of a great local business: Function Brewing changes owners

Column | The calculus of a great local business: Function Brewing changes owners

I will miss Steve and Arlyn Llewelyn as owners of Function Brewing. It’s the brewpub downstairs from my 6th Street apartment in downtown Bloomington, Indiana. They have sold the business to Endeavor Hospitality Group, a Bloomington firm that owns several other local restaurants. Sadie Clark, director of operations at

Contested Bloomington plan commission spot goes to Smith not Piedmont-Smith, standing committees question still pending

Contested Bloomington plan commission spot goes to Smith not Piedmont-Smith, standing committees question still pending

At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council made Ron Smith its appointee to the city plan commission for the coming year. The other councilmember who had asked to be appointed was Isabel Piedmont-Smith. For Piedmont-Smith it was the second year in a row that she was not the council’

City of Bloomington: Unsafe building order for Johnson’s Creamery smokestack, section of B-Line Trail to be closed

City of Bloomington: Unsafe building order for Johnson’s Creamery smokestack, section of B-Line Trail to be closed

In a news release issued early Thursday morning, the city of Bloomington announced that it has issued an “Unsafe Building Order to Repair” to the owners of the the old Johnson’s Creamery building on 7th Street, across the B-Line Trail from city hall. The building is owned by Peerless