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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.

Public right-of-way issues: Use of Kirkwood for dining through Oct. 31 mulled by Bloomington city council, motorcoaches get some parking commission talk

Public right-of-way issues: Use of Kirkwood for dining through Oct. 31 mulled by Bloomington city council, motorcoaches get some parking commission talk

Bloomington restaurants might be able to continue using a few blocks of Kirkwood Avenue as restaurant seating, through Oct. 31. That’s the effect of a resolution to be considered by Bloomington’s city council at its regular Wednesday meeting this week (June 2). In mid-December last year, the

Photos: Plenty of free barking in Bloomington

Photos: Plenty of free barking in Bloomington

One of the most frequent complaints about Bloomington that I hear from folks is that there’s not enough barking. There’s just no place to bark, they say. And when you do find a place to bark, there’s a barking meter with jammed coin slots, so it accepts

Column: Feed pigeons fresh clay, don’t use file photos

Column: Feed pigeons fresh clay, don’t use file photos

Mid-afternoon on Saturday, I had a choice to make. But let’s not bury the lede with a bunch of boring background. Shortly after making the right choice, I was listening to two verses of Blaze Foley’s “Clay Pigeons.” The performance was by street buskers under the canopy

IU to “stay the course” on vaccine requirement for fall, points to $10M savings compared to mitigation testing

IU to “stay the course” on vaccine requirement for fall, points to $10M savings compared to mitigation testing

Indiana University “certainly made the papers this week.” That was a remark from IU’s media relations director Chuck Carney, as he turned over the mic to the university’s vice president for strategic partnerships, Kirk White, during Friday’s weekly press conference with local leaders on pandemic response. But

Extension of governor’s health emergency means Monroe County, Bloomington local government meetings can stay electronic through June

Extension of governor’s health emergency means Monroe County, Bloomington local government meetings can stay electronic through June

On Friday, Indiana governor Eric Holcomb issued a new emergency health order that extends through June 30 the current one, which was set to expire at the end of May. That means many local governing bodies in Monroe County and Bloomington will continue for the next month to hold their

Occupancy affidavits for smaller rental properties mulled by Bloomington city council

Occupancy affidavits for smaller rental properties mulled by Bloomington city council

Owners of Bloomington rental properties with four or fewer units might have to start submitting “a fully executed occupancy affidavit” to the city’s housing and neighborhood development (HAND) department. Under a new ordinance proposed by the city’s administration, owners and tenants alike would need to sign statements about

Bloomington city council adopts resolution on electronic meetings policy, frustrated by lack of timing device for speakers

Bloomington city council adopts resolution on electronic meetings policy, frustrated by lack of timing device for speakers

At a special session on Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council adopted a resolution on a policy that will allow a subset of councilmembers to continue to attend meetings using electronic communication, instead of attending in person. The policy adopted by the city council comes as Indiana governor Eric Holcomb’s