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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 sets 2026 pay scales for general employees, police and fire, clerk’s office

Bloomington city council sets 2026 pay scales for general employees, police and fire, clerk’s office

At its regular Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council approved three salary ordinances establishing the pay for city employees in 2026. The council’s action covered all the jobs in city government except for the eleven elected positions of city council, clerk, and mayor.

Oct. 23, 2025: Naming places, building houses

Oct. 23, 2025: Naming places, building houses

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City council again mulls ‘Stadium District’ as name for area around Bloomington urban wetland park, as liquor zone question looms

City council again mulls ‘Stadium District’ as name for area around Bloomington urban wetland park, as liquor zone question looms

Returning to the Bloomington city council’s agenda for Oct. 22 is a resolution that would give an official name to a swath of territory around an urban wetland park called Miller-Showers Park on the north side of the city. If the resolution passes, the area would be called the “Stadium District.”

Bloomington eyes more housing in Hopewell project—but zoning code changes are needed to maximize potential

Bloomington eyes more housing in Hopewell project—but zoning code changes are needed to maximize potential

At the city planning commission’s November meeting, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson is hoping to have a significant zoning change in Hopewell South ready for review. The change would be needed in order to allow for the kind of denser development Thomson would like to see there.

Vote postponed on $5M TIF set-aside for southwest Bloomington infrastructure planning

Vote postponed on $5M TIF set-aside for southwest Bloomington infrastructure planning

At its Monday meeting, the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission put off a vote on a resolution setting aside $5 million in TIF funds for public infrastructure planning in the city’s southwest quadrant. But the reason for the delay does not appear to be based on the merits of the policy choice.

Oct. 20, 2025: Solidarity with IDS, anti-Trump demonstration, death in jail sallyport, football

Oct. 20, 2025: Solidarity with IDS, anti-Trump demonstration, death in jail sallyport, football

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Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Hawk: Do you think anybody is gonna dress up like us for Halloween? What does Fish say in reply?