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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.

Campus AAPI gathering calls on Indiana governor explicitly to recognize, denounce anti-Asian hate

Campus AAPI gathering calls on Indiana governor explicitly to recognize, denounce anti-Asian hate

Continuing on Wednesday was the local response to the killing of eight people in Atlanta last week. Six of the victims were Asian American women. After a Tuesday night online vigil that included recitation of original poetic works, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition organized a demonstration for early Wednesday afternoon

Local vigil demands justice for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: “Say her Asian name.”

Local vigil demands justice for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: “Say her Asian name.”

The local response to the killing of eight people in Atlanta last week included a virtual vigil on Tuesday night, held on the Zoom video conference platform. The title of the vigil was “Justice for AAPI” (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders). The victims of the shooting were nearly all Asian

Plex debate preview: “I would just ask everybody to come armed with patience.”

Plex debate preview: “I would just ask everybody to come armed with patience.”

Bloomington’s plan commission has set up Thursday’s 5:30 p.m special session as a meeting dedicated to just one of 10 ordinances currently under consideration to amend the city’s unified development ordinance (UDO). The ordinance would revise the way the UDO handles duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes—

Highlights of Bloomington plan commission recs: no notification needed for ADUs, up to 5K-square foot restaurants in ME zone

Highlights of Bloomington plan commission recs: no notification needed for ADUs, up to 5K-square foot restaurants in ME zone

In under three hours on Monday night, Bloomington’s plan commission dispatched five recommended ordinances that revise the text of the city’s basic land use document, which is the unified development ordinance (UDO). That makes eight ordinances so far that the commission has voted to recommend to the city

Bloomington council says no to corridor zoning for 87-acre parcel

Bloomington council says no to corridor zoning for 87-acre parcel

A requested rezone for 87 acres of land at the southern tip of Bloomington, next to I-69, was rejected by Bloomington’s city council at its meeting last Wednesday. The requested rezone by owner Bill Brown—from PUD (planned unit development) to MC (mixed-use corridor)—was based on

Photos: “March to End the Madness” uses basketball branding in support of homeless community

Photos: “March to End the Madness” uses basketball branding in support of homeless community

Shortly after 11 a.m. in Dunn Meadow on Indiana University’s campus, a demonstration tipped off in support of those experiencing homelessness in Bloomington. Somewhere between 70 and 90 people were a part of the action at various points during the late morning and early afternoon, which would up

Hint of potential upward trend for Monroe County COVID-19 cases as local officials look towards ramping up vaccinations

Hint of potential upward trend for Monroe County COVID-19 cases as local officials look towards ramping up vaccinations

On Friday, the reports of a continued trend of low case numbers for COVID-19 included customary words of caution about continued vigilance from local officials in Monroe County. But remarks by local officials at Friday’s weekly press conference on pandemic response also included a hint of concern about