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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.

No formal bids for parking garage ground-floor retail, but econ development director says: “I am confident that the spaces will be appealing.”

Click to view slideshow. No formal bids were received by the city of Bloomington for the leases of the ground floor space in either of the two parking garages that are now under construction. That was the anticlimactic news from Monday’s meeting of the city’s redevelopment commission (RDC)

87-acre site once mulled as new home for ST Semiconductor may get negotiated rezoning by Bloomington city council

87-acre site once mulled as new home for ST Semiconductor may get negotiated rezoning by Bloomington city council

After nearly becoming a new home for ST Semiconductor in 1988, an 87-acre parcel at the northeast corner of Fullerton Pike and the I-69 has sat undeveloped for more than three decades. The lack of any development on the site during that time has led owner Bill Brown

Monroe County COVID-19 update: Vaccine distribution, infection rates show good relative trends, absolute picture still not ideal

Monroe County COVID-19 update: Vaccine distribution, infection rates show good relative trends, absolute picture still not ideal

Monroe County’s two COVID-19 vaccination clinics are able to deliver almost all of the vaccine they’re being allocated by the state of Indiana into the arms of the county’s residents. That’s the latest word from Brian Shockney, president of IU Health’s south central region.

Monroe County commissioners OK rezone, which could mean 330 more housing units on edge of Bloomington

Monroe County commissioners OK rezone, which could mean 330 more housing units on edge of Bloomington

A rezoning for 38 acres of former farmland on the western boundary of Bloomington was approved at the regular Wednesday meeting of Monroe County commissioners. That clears the way for the developer to submit to the county planning department a site plan for a development that would include 330 new

Plan commission lawsuit update: Bloomington makes First Amendment argument against GOP reading of statute

Plan commission lawsuit update: Bloomington makes First Amendment argument against GOP reading of statute

In the ongoing lawsuit over the rightful appointee to Bloomington’s plan commission, Bloomington’s most recent brief has introduced an argument that has not been a part of its previous papers. The argument is based on the clause of the First Amendment that establishes a right of free association,

Monroe County prosecutor asks for analysis of possible racial justice disparities in own office

Monroe County prosecutor asks for analysis of possible racial justice disparities in own office

A study of possible racial justice disparities in Monroe County with “special attention given to racial disparities within the prosecutor’s office” was pitched to county councilors on Tuesday, by county prosecutor Erika Oliphant. At its work session on Tuesday, Monroe County’s councilors were presented with a request from

Opinion: Who’s got time for Bloomington city board and commission service? Who knows?

Opinion: Who’s got time for Bloomington city board and commission service? Who knows?

The four-member administration committee of Bloomington’s city council will meet on Wednesday (Jan. 27) to discuss a piece of legislation that affects city boards and commissions, among other things. The proposed legislation does nothing to help solve an identified problem related to recruiting people to serve on any