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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 OKs side letter with drivers union: Pay bump, $1,000 essential-worker bonus

Bloomington Transit OKs side letter with drivers union: Pay bump, $1,000 essential-worker bonus

At its Tuesday meeting, the five-member Bloomington Transit board voted to approve a side letter agreement with AFSCME Local 613, which is the drivers union. The agreement is hoped to aid recruitment of new drivers—BT is currently short by about a dozen. The agreement is also hoped to reduce

Booker case won’t be heard by Monroe County judge

Booker case won’t be heard by Monroe County judge

It will not be a Monroe County judge who tries the case of Vauhxx Booker, a former Bloomington resident who two and a half weeks ago was charged by special prosecutor Sonia Leerkamp with battery and criminal trespass. On Tuesday afternoon at a scheduled hearing, Monroe County circuit court judge

Friday, Aug. 20 deadline posted: B-Line bridge encampment removal to be guided by new general police order

Friday, Aug. 20 deadline posted: B-Line bridge encampment removal to be guided by new general police order

Bloomington officials are now looking to remove the encampment under the B-Line Trail bridge at Grimes Lane. It was established around four and half months ago. On Tuesday, sometime before 5 p.m., several signs were posted by the city of Bloomington under the bridge and along the trail. The

Agreement OK’d by Bloomington RDC on sale of Showers administration building

Agreement OK’d by Bloomington RDC on sale of Showers administration building

The administration building at 10th and Morton is the third of three old Showers Company buildings in Bloomington’s Trades District, north of city hall, that now has a possible future as an adaptive reuse project. A process for closing a deal on the building was put in place through

Monroe County pandemic numbers keep rising, like statewide trend

Monroe County pandemic numbers keep rising, like statewide trend

Monroe County’s pandemic numbers continue to trend in a bad direction, according to Indiana’s COVID-19 dashboard, which was updated Monday at noon. In the initial stages of the current surge, Monroe County’s positive case numbers looked like they might be leveling off at around 20 a day.

Census 2020 analysis: Lower numbers in Bloomington’s student neighborhoods point to possible undercounting

Census 2020 analysis: Lower numbers in Bloomington’s student neighborhoods point to possible undercounting

The 1.5-percent decrease in population reported for Bloomington by the US Census last week has generated local skepticism about the accuracy of the count. The most recent estimates from the US Census had pegged the city’s population at around 86,000. But the 2020 numbers came in under

Photos: New Hope for Families celebrates 10 years

Photos: New Hope for Families celebrates 10 years

On Friday evening, the grassy field at 4th and Washington streets in downtown Bloomington played host to a 10-year anniversary celebration. The non-profit New Hope for Families threw itself and the rest of Bloomington a party—free hamburgers and hotdogs, treats from Chocolate Moose, a car show, tethered hot-air balloon