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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.

Proposed Bloomington law to protect houseless encampments to get first reading on Feb. 17

Proposed Bloomington law to protect houseless encampments to get first reading on Feb. 17

A new local law that would provide certain protections to people living in city park encampments will get a first reading in front of Bloomington’s city council on Wednesday (Feb. 17). That’s two weeks later than the Feb. 3 first-reading date that had initially been floated by

Case of disputed Bloomington plan commission seat gets final papers filed, now wait begins on court of appeals

Case of disputed Bloomington plan commission seat gets final papers filed, now wait begins on court of appeals

On Friday morning, the city of Bloomington filed its last brief with the state’s court of appeals, in the case that will decide who has the rightful claim to a Bloomington city plan commission seat. Is it Chris Cockerham, the appointment made in summer 2020 by Bloomington’s mayor,

Monroe County, Bloomington officials say: Get COVID-19 vaccine when it’s your turn

Monroe County, Bloomington officials say: Get COVID-19 vaccine when it’s your turn

In the state of Indiana and Monroe County, the COVID-19 pandemic numbers continue to slide down the other side of the peaks that were climbed starting in mid- to late-October of 2020. The most recent rolling 7-day daily averages for Indiana deaths (19), hospitalizations (1,274), confirmed

Bloomington rezoning proposal gets less dense before start to formal hearings on March 8

Bloomington rezoning proposal gets less dense before start to formal hearings on March 8

Bloomington’s planning and transportation department announced late Thursday afternoon that a citywide zone map revision will start formal hearings in front of the city plan commission on March 8. Also a part of the formal hearings will be text amendments to the unified development ordinance (UDO) that alter the

Local business experts say Monroe County jobs numbers took “big hit” from pandemic, but vaccinations could give economy a shot in the arm

Local business experts say Monroe County jobs numbers took “big hit” from pandemic, but vaccinations could give economy a shot in the arm

At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Monroe County councilors got a briefing from local economic experts on their outlook for the coming year. The presentation came from Carol Rogers, who’s co-director of the Indiana Business Research Center at IUPUI, and Jennifer Pearl, who’s president of the Bloomington

Bloomington annual safety report: Crime down overall, pandemic impact felt, fire and police chiefs to dig into data on response times, race disparities

Bloomington annual safety report: Crime down overall, pandemic impact felt, fire and police chiefs to dig into data on response times, race disparities

On Tuesday morning, Bloomington’s police and fire chiefs, along with the director of community and family resources department, delivered the city’s state of public safety report. The presentation of such a report has been made an annual event by Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton. It is slotted ahead

Bloomington OKs 1,000-bed student development south of football stadium

Bloomington OKs 1,000-bed student development south of football stadium

After getting the required rezone approval from Bloomington’s city council in mid-December, the site plan for a three-building 1,061-bed student-oriented housing project got unanimous approval on Monday night from the city’s plan commission. Called The Standard at Bloomington, the project is located a