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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 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

Bloomington plan commission lawsuit: Appeals court has almost all papers for decision on standing

Bloomington plan commission lawsuit: Appeals court has almost all papers for decision on standing

In the lawsuit filed last year over a rightful appointment to the Bloomington plan commission, a responding brief was due on Friday to the court of appeals. It came from would-be commissioner Andrew Guenther and would-be appointing authority, GOP county chair William Ellis. Their brief responded to the

Crestmont public housing renovations to be funded with $30M bond issuance, units converted to federal RAD program

Crestmont public housing renovations to be funded with $30M bond issuance, units converted to federal RAD program

Bloomington Housing Authority is now in the final stages of converting all of its traditional public housing units to a new funding model, which gives vouchers to residents of the units. To help make that happen, Bloomington’s city council voted unanimously at its meeting last Wednesday to approve the

COVID-19 Update: Infection trends down, local regs mostly same, audit bumps historical death counts

COVID-19 Update: Infection trends down, local regs mostly same, audit bumps historical death counts

Across the state of Indiana and in Monroe County, COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations, and deaths are trending downward. The good downward trends have not yet led local officials to relax regulations much. The numbers in all key areas, though headed downward, are still well above spring 2020 peaks. In