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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.

1 down, 7 to go: Bloomington city council OKs westside area for annexation, recesses meeting until Sept. 22 for remaining votes

1 down, 7 to go: Bloomington city council OKs westside area for annexation, recesses meeting until Sept. 22 for remaining votes

Just one of eight proposed areas for annexation was put to a vote by Bloomington’s nine-member city council on Wednesday night. Councilmembers voted 6–3 to make Area 1A on Bloomington’s west side a part of Bloomington. Dissenting were Dave Rollo, Susan Sandberg, and Ron Smith. Before taking

Bad Bloomington water taste not a threat to human health, possibly caused by algae, says CBU

Bad Bloomington water taste not a threat to human health, possibly caused by algae, says CBU

“Our water tastes and smells like mold,” reads a complaint logged in the city’s uReport system on Sept. 15, 2021 by a city of Bloomington utilities (CBU) customer. Reports like that have been coming in from all parts of the city, CBU communications manager Holly McLauchlin told the B

$135K in Sophia Travis community service grants OK’d by Monroe County

$135K in Sophia Travis community service grants OK’d by Monroe County

Community service grants to 38 organizations totaling $135,400 were approved by Monroe County commissioners at their Wednesday morning meeting. The community service grants are named after a former county councilor, the late Sophia Travis. At Wednesday’s meeting, president of the board of commissioners, Julie Thomas, called it an

Sides settle in historic house demolition lawsuit, Bloomington doesn’t levy $83.5K fine

Sides settle in historic house demolition lawsuit, Bloomington doesn’t levy $83.5K fine

A settlement agreement approved by the court last week means that the owner of a house at 523 West 7th St. across from Fairview Elementary School will not be fined $83,500 for demolishing it about two years ago without the proper permit. It was Monroe County circuit court judge

Old Colonial Crest redux: Bloomington OKs mostly same site plan for 671-bedroom student-oriented housing project, but under different zoning

Old Colonial Crest redux: Bloomington OKs mostly same site plan for 671-bedroom student-oriented housing project, but under different zoning

Approved by Bloomington’s plan commission on Monday night was a site plan for a project that would demolish the old Colonial Crest apartment complex, now called The Arch, on the north side of town. In the place of 206 apartments and 393 bedrooms, spread across 15 separate two-story buildings,

236-bedroom project on east side gets green light from Bloomington plan commission

236-bedroom project on east side gets green light from Bloomington plan commission

Getting unanimous approval from Bloomington’s plan commission on Monday night was a development on the east side of town that will construct 176 new apartments with 236 total bedrooms in five buildings. Called The Overlook on 3rd, the planned development also includes a self-storage building and a clubhouse, and

Bloomington street sheds eugenicist’s name on unanimous plan commission vote, will now be called Eagleson Avenue

Bloomington street sheds eugenicist’s name on unanimous plan commission vote, will now be called Eagleson Avenue

The north-south street that cuts through the Indiana University campus in Bloomington will no longer be named after David Starr Jordan, the school’s president from 1885 to 1891. Jordan was a proponent of eugenics, which advocates for the improvement of the human species through selective mating. On a unanimous