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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 human rights commission waits for specific wording before voting to support possible protections for park encampments

Bloomington human rights commission waits for specific wording before voting to support possible protections for park encampments

At their Monday meeting, Bloomington’s human rights commissioners seemed supportive of a possible new law that would protect homeless encampments in city parks. The proposed new law comes after a decision by Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton, to clear a Seminary Park encampment in early December and again in

Bloomington OKs rezoning for Comcast, because new UDO does not allow use variances

Bloomington OKs rezoning for Comcast, because new UDO does not allow use variances

The Comcast property that sits in the wedge formed by Adams Street and West Fountain Drive will eventually not be recognizable by its communications tower. The dismantling of the tower will be made possible by the construction of a new building on the site, which will expand the kind of

IU Health’s bonus dose now standard as Pfizer limits COVID vaccine shipments based on 6-dose vials

IU Health’s bonus dose now standard as Pfizer limits COVID vaccine shipments based on 6-dose vials

The IU Health pharmacy team that prepares the COVID-19 vaccine for its clinic in Monroe County is able to extract an extra sixth dose out of the 5-dose vaccine vials it gets from Pfizer. “We get at least six doses out of every vial,” president of IU Health’

Bloomington city council to consider new law protecting homeless encampments in parks

Bloomington city council to consider new law protecting homeless encampments in parks

A new local law that would provide certain protections to people living in city park encampments could get a first reading in front of Bloomington’s city council on Feb. 3. The proposed new law comes after a decision by Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton, to clear a Seminary Park

COVID-19 update: Availability of vaccine still key barrier to shots in arms; declining case numbers boost morale

COVID-19 update: Availability of vaccine still key barrier to shots in arms; declining case numbers boost morale

The main barrier to COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Monroe County, as well as other parts of the state and country, continues to be the availability of the vaccine. As many 1,000 additional doses of vaccine a day could be distributed by Indiana University, according to IU’s assistant

Advisory group OKs food and beverage tax money for convention center debt

Advisory group OKs food and beverage tax money for convention center debt

On Thursday, Monroe County commissioners cleared a key hurdle for using part of the county government’s share of the 1-percent food and beverage tax, to pay for debt on the convention center and the center’s management expenses. By the end of its hour-long meeting, the seven-

Lower grant award from feds sends Bloomington back to drawing board for tech center

Lower grant award from feds sends Bloomington back to drawing board for tech center

In December 2020, Bloomington’s economic and sustainability department heard from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) that it would likely be receiving a $3.53 million grant to support the construction of a technology center in the Trades District. The city has been collaborating with the Bloomington Economic Development