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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 climate trends could mean wetter summers, higher lake levels

Bloomington climate trends could mean wetter summers, higher lake levels

Three decades from now, Indiana is forecast to see between 6 and 8 percent more rainfall than it averaged in the past, depending on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions during the lead-up to mid-century. That’s according to a 2018 report from the Purdue Climate Change Research

Survey: Bloomington renters more likely than homeowners to favor supportive housing for the homeless; overall trend upward

Survey: Bloomington renters more likely than homeowners to favor supportive housing for the homeless; overall trend upward

Statistically speaking, Bloomington’s renters are significantly more likely than the city’s homeowners to favor the provision of supportive housing to those who are experiencing homelessness. That’s according to results from a community survey done by Polco’s National Research Center (NRC), Inc.. Survey results were presented to

Bloomington bus news: Temporary Route 10 for new hospital; possible pilot could trade Route 8 for Uber/Lyft-type service

Bloomington bus news: Temporary Route 10 for new hospital; possible pilot could trade Route 8 for Uber/Lyft-type service

Starting this fall, people who need to make a trip within a quarter mile of Bloomington Transit’s Route 8 bus line might be able to manage that with an app like Uber or Lyft, but pay only a regular $1 public bus fare. The regular fixed-route service on

Bloomington Transit board makes choice on new general manager, will negotiate contract details for vote at August meeting

Bloomington Transit board makes choice on new general manager, will negotiate contract details for vote at August meeting

Bloomington Transit’s five-member board voted unanimously Tuesday night, on its pick for the next general manager of the city’s public bus system: John Connell. He is now operations manager for the public bus system in Lafayette and West Lafayette, another Indiana college town. The bus system there

Elm Street for El Mercado: Food, crafts, and a movement for immigrant protections

Elm Street for El Mercado: Food, crafts, and a movement for immigrant protections

India Scott held up each kind of her handmade scented candles for aromatic review by the B Square: “This is Black Love…Blackberry Cheesecake…Orange Mint…Lavender and Vanilla.” The last one earned a request for a second whiff. Scott’s Dakota Faith Candles and More was one of about

Possibly closed through mid-2022 or longer: Flood-damaged downtown Bloomington fire station

Possibly closed through mid-2022 or longer: Flood-damaged downtown Bloomington fire station

A temporary location at 4th Street and College Avenue could be serving as Bloomington’s downtown fire station for another year and a half. That’s based on a “right of access” agreement for the property, which was approved by the Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC), at its regular meeting

Bloomington redev commission gives initial OK for $660K to 9 nonprofits in special CDBG funding round

Bloomington redev commission gives initial OK for $660K to 9 nonprofits in special CDBG funding round

At its regular Monday meeting, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission gave its approval of federal Community Development Block Grant awards totaling $660,602 to nine local nonprofits. It was a special funding round to address impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The requirement of a COVID-19 connection led to the