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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 drops company’s public towing contract after son’s racist rant, but license for private tows could be granted

Bloomington drops company’s public towing contract after son’s racist rant, but license for private tows could be granted

On Thursday, the city of Bloomington used a seven-day out clause in its contract with Ken’s Westside Service and Towing to terminate its contract with the company for public tows. Those are tows that are requested by city police, not private property owners. The company could still eventually

Bloomington city council OKs hire of next administrator/attorney at $85K

Bloomington city council OKs hire of next administrator/attorney at $85K

Without stating at their Wednesday meeting how much they planned to pay him, Bloomington city councilmembers approved the hire of Stephen Lucas as their next administrator/attorney. Lucas is the current deputy to Dan Sherman, who is retiring at the end of July, after around 30 years on the job

Bloomington looks to relax regulations on businesses to aid recovery from COVID-19 impact

Bloomington looks to relax regulations on businesses to aid recovery from COVID-19 impact

From now at least through Sept. 30, Bloomington businesses will be given a break on application fees for new signs, and on compliance with certain code requirements on signage. In addition to that, restaurants and retail stores along Kirkwood Avenue will be able to expand their outdoor seating and marketing

Monroe County commissioners order sheriff to enforce laws on courthouse lawn curfew, camping

Monroe County commissioners order sheriff to enforce laws on courthouse lawn curfew, camping

An executive order from Monroe County’s three-member board of county commissioners, adopted at their regular Wednesday meeting, directs the sheriff to enforce two existing ordinances regulating how the courthouse grounds are used. The order came in response to anti-police-brutality protests that have taken place nightly starting

Lawsuit now filed in dispute over Bloomington plan commission seat

Lawsuit now filed in dispute over Bloomington plan commission seat

On Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed over the disputed seat on Bloomington’s plan commission. In the lawsuit, would-be plan commissioner Andrew Guenther and Monroe County GOP chair William Ellis ask the court to grant a writ of quo warranto, which is a challenge to someone’s right to

Midnight update: No courthouse grounds curfew enforcement; town hall on law enforcement funding set for June 30

Midnight update: No courthouse grounds curfew enforcement; town hall on law enforcement funding set for June 30

By a bit after midnight on Wednesday morning, no sheriff’s deputies had arrived at the Monroe County courthouse lawn to enforce a local ordinance on hours of use for the grounds. [Updated at 2:24 a.m. on June 10, 2020: Sheriff’s deputies arrived around 12:30 a.

BLM Bloomington Facebook forum: Disarm IU police, sell the Bearcat, boycott city farmers market

BLM Bloomington Facebook forum: Disarm IU police, sell the Bearcat, boycott city farmers market

Last Saturday, members of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) B-town Core Council held a live-streamed Facebook event, under the banner “Black Against the Wall.” The Facebook forum came the day after an event that was not organized by BLM. A few thousand people took part in a demonstration