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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.

2023 Bloomington budget highlights: 24 new jobs, potential increases for trash fees, parking rates

2023 Bloomington budget highlights: 24 new jobs, potential increases for trash fees, parking rates

A department-by-department breakdown of Bloomington mayor John Hamilton’s proposed 2023 budget was released on Friday. Still missing from the release are memos from city controller Jeff Underwood and human resources department head Caroline Shaw, which are supposed to include an overview of city-wide finances and salary/

Photos: Brick-by-brick partial demolition of Johnson’s Creamery smokestack starts, as Bloomington watches like a hawk

Photos: Brick-by-brick partial demolition of Johnson’s Creamery smokestack starts, as Bloomington watches like a hawk

On Thursday, the partial demolition got started for the Johnson’s Creamery smokestack, located off the B-Line Trail and 7th Street. Two workers in a metal cage suspended from a crane first removed the topmost metal reinforcement band from around the stack, which they lowered to the ground. With

Monroe County awards $151K in community service grants

Monroe County awards $151K in community service grants

Community service grants to 25 organizations totaling $151,220 were approved by Monroe County councilors at their Tuesday evening work session. The community service grants, which have been made annually since 2008, are named after a former county councilor, the late Sophia Travis. This year’s total figure is about

Bloomington Transit all in for electric buses, expansion of service, adopts $35M budget

Bloomington Transit all in for electric buses, expansion of service, adopts $35M budget

Bloomington Transit’s board of directors has adopted a $35-million budget for 2023, which is more than double the figure for 2022. Action to adopt the budget came at the board’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. The big increase is fueled by revenues that include $20.2 million

2 possible city council maps mulled by Bloomington redistricting commission, but one might not be legal

2 possible city council maps mulled by Bloomington redistricting commission, but one might not be legal

At Monday night’s meeting of Bloomington’s redistricting commission, just one of the proposed maps drew the initial attention of the five members. By the end of the night, based on a public comment, they’d added a second one to the mix for further consideration. But the second

Sept. 7 deadline looms: Bloomington redistricting advisory commission set for Monday meeting

Sept. 7 deadline looms: Bloomington redistricting advisory commission set for Monday meeting

The third meeting of Bloomington’s redistricting advisory commission is set for Monday (Aug. 22) at 7:30 p.m. in the McCloskey Conference Room at city hall. The city council districts are supposed to be redrawn every 10 years, in the second year following the decennial census, in order

Photos | Bloomington resident wildlife update from move-in week: red-tailed hawk, great egret

Photos | Bloomington resident wildlife update from move-in week: red-tailed hawk, great egret

If they weren’t already in town, Indiana University students arrived this week in Bloomington to start the fall term next Monday. On Thursday morning, if any them looked skyward in the downtown area, they might have seen a red-tailed hawk perched on top of the Monroe County courthouse.