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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 set to bang wobbles out of budget wheel, in year-end ritual

Bloomington set to bang wobbles out of budget wheel, in year-end ritual

If the city’s annual budget starts out as a perfectly round plan at the beginning of the year, it gets a few dings as it rolls along through the months. Towards year’s end, adjustments always get made to the budget, in the form of an appropriation ordinance. Money

Bloomington zoning map revision process headed towards up-down city council vote in first half of 2021

Bloomington zoning map revision process headed towards up-down city council vote in first half of 2021

Public engagement for Bloomington’s zoning map revision process is underway, with three Zoom video-conference meetings now in the books and at least three more now listed on the city’s zoning map project page. Two meetings are scheduled that will each combine two controversial topics. The first topic

Analysis by Bloomington resident: Sidewalk project funding not equitable, political bias a factor

Analysis by Bloomington resident: Sidewalk project funding not equitable, political bias a factor

A report released by Bloomington resident Mark Stosberg late Monday questions the way funding for construction of new sidewalks has been allocated in the city for the last 17 years. The report concludes that the process a four-member city council sidewalk committee has used to recommend funding has caused

Habitat for Humanity site plan OK’d by Bloomington plan commission: 69 new houses

Habitat for Humanity site plan OK’d by Bloomington plan commission: 69 new houses

At its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Bloomington’s plan commission approved a site plan for Osage Place, which is a Habitat for Humanity project that will put 69 houses on a nearly 13-acre parcel in the southwest part of town, just east of the RCA Community Park. The

Bloomington strengthens local law keeping pedestrian ways open near construction sites

Bloomington strengthens local law keeping pedestrian ways open near construction sites

At its regular meeting last Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council beefed up its ordinance that applies to the way contractors can use the public right of way, like sidewalks, when they’re working on construction projects. Highlights of the revised ordinance, which the council approved on a unanimous vote, include

Celebration of Biden/Harris victory at courthouse: “All of our elected officials, whether you are Democrat or Republican, you will be held accountable.”

Celebration of Biden/Harris victory at courthouse: “All of our elected officials, whether you are Democrat or Republican, you will be held accountable.”

At noon on Sunday, around 250 people gathered on the Monroe County courthouse lawn in downtown Bloomington, Indiana, to celebrate the results of last Tuesday’s presidential election. The Associated Press reported on Saturday, about 24 hours earlier, that Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had clinched victory over the

Pandemic racks up 5K confirmed cases in Hoosier state, another daily high

Pandemic racks up 5K confirmed cases in Hoosier state, another daily high

Saturday’s noon kickoff for the football game in Bloomington, between Indiana University and the University of Michigan, coincided with the daily update to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard. The 38–21 victory by the Hoosiers put a total of three in the win column, against no losses, for