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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.

Opinion: Legislating against Bloomington’s long city council meetings would not be a good use of time

Opinion: Legislating against Bloomington’s long city council meetings would not be a good use of time

At last Friday’s work session held by Bloomington’s city council, councilmember Steve Volan announced that he would be submitting a new ordinance for consideration that would “set a hard limit for all meetings to five and a half hours.” Volan’s proposal to make city council meeting length

“Black Lives Matter” street mural gets OK from board of public works, to be painted Saturday

“Black Lives Matter” street mural gets OK from board of public works, to be painted Saturday

At its Tuesday meeting, Bloomington’s board of public works cleared the way for the painting of a second “Black Lives Matter” street mural on Saturday. The board approved the use of the public right-of-way on the block of 6th Street between Walnut Street and College Avenue, the north leg

Bloomington to get 85 apartments in place of 85 hotel rooms on North Walnut

Bloomington to get 85 apartments in place of 85 hotel rooms on North Walnut

A project that will convert the 85-room Wingate by Wyndham hotel on North Walnut Street to a multifamily project with the same number of apartments received approval from Bloomington’s plan commission on Monday. The vote was unanimous. Monday’s session was the regular monthly meeting for the plan commission,

Column | Register for April 29 Red Cross blood drive, a great way to do a good turn

Column | Register for April 29 Red Cross blood drive, a great way to do a good turn

Please consider registering for the April 29 blood drive that will be held at the Monroe County Convention Center. That hyperlink should take you directly to the Red Cross website where you can register. Running a public service announcement like this means driving a little outside of The Square Beacon’

COVID-19 update: Upward surge of cases continues, but vaccinations accelerate

COVID-19 update: Upward surge of cases continues, but vaccinations accelerate

Friday’s report of 54 new cases of COVID-19 for Monroe County cases is the highest number since Feb. 3. But the rate of fully vaccinated county residents that are being added to the daily total has risen in the last couple weeks, to around 500 per day. That’s

Bloomington ban on red-light turns in downtown a good step, pedestrian advocate says, but more work needed

Bloomington ban on red-light turns in downtown a good step, pedestrian advocate says, but more work needed

At nearly 80 new spots in Bloomington’s downtown and Indiana University campus area, it will be illegal for a vehicle operator to make a turn after stopping at a red light. On a 9–0 vote on Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council approved the ordinance adding to the list

April 14 special session likely for some first readings of Bloomington zoning revisions

For Bloomington’s city council, a first glimpse of a 10-ordinance package of revisions to the city’s unified development ordinance (UDO, and the citywide zone map, will come at a Friday (April 9) noon work session. The city plan commission wrapped up its work on the package on Monday,