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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 city council OKs rezoning to make way for bigger student housing project

Bloomington city council OKs rezoning to make way for bigger student housing project

On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council cleared the way for a new 1,072-bedroom residential project a few blocks south of Indiana University’s football stadium. It would allow for the replacement of the predominantly student-rented Brownstone Terrace with an even larger student-oriented development called The

Washington Township to join fire protection district in 2022

Washington Township to join fire protection district in 2022

At Wednesday’s regular weekly meeting, their last of the year, Monroe County commissioners approved the addition of Washington Township to the Monroe Fire Protection District, starting in 2022. Earlier this year, commissioners approved the addition of Benton Township to the MFPD, also starting in 2022. During 2021, Benton and

Ridership at 20 percent of normal, Bloomington buses continue fare free into 2021

Ridership at 20 percent of normal, Bloomington buses continue fare free into 2021

At its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Bloomington Transit (BT) board voted to continue its COVID-19 measures, through mid-January, when the group next convenes. Those steps include fare-free boarding through the rear doors, a closure of the downtown transit center to the public, and remote working

Indiana Supreme Court rules 3–2 for Bloomington in annexation law case

Indiana Supreme Court rules 3–2 for Bloomington in annexation law case

In a 3–2 decision on the five-member panel, Indiana’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the city of Bloomington in a case that was prompted by the state legislature’s passage of a law in 2017 that stopped the annexation process Bloomington was pursuing. The highest

Century Village rezoning request gets OK from plan commission, heads to city council for approval

Century Village rezoning request gets OK from plan commission, heads to city council for approval

The site of the controversial Century Village 590-bed student housing project on the east edge of town, denied by the city council two years ago, got a positive recommendation from Bloomington’s plan commission on Monday night—for a rezoning from planned unit development (PUD) to mixed-use corridor

Monroe Dems: “Removing people without homes and their belongings from the encampment in the park is not an acceptable answer.”

Monroe Dems: “Removing people without homes and their belongings from the encampment in the park is not an acceptable answer.”

Responding to a city of Bloomington action on Wednesday night, to remove people and their belongings from Seminary Park, the Monroe County Democratic Party issued a statement on Sunday critical of the move. The MCDP statement asks that portable restrooms and handwashing stations be placed at the park as “the

Monroe County looking to rectify CVC’s violation of Open Door Law with meeting reenactment, possible new guidelines

Monroe County looking to rectify CVC’s violation of Open Door Law with meeting reenactment, possible new guidelines

Monroe County’s five-member convention and visitors commission (CVC) met on Wednesday Dec. 9 at noon. The meeting was not accessible to the public as required under Indiana’s Open Door Law. That’s because the Zoom video conferencing link that was used to conduct the meeting had not