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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 “assessing all options” after eminent domain ruling, landowner’s legal fees a $64K question

Bloomington “assessing all options” after eminent domain ruling, landowner’s legal fees a $64K question

In her ruling on Tuesday, Monroe County circuit court judge Holly Harvey denied Bloomington’s request to have a second try at acquiring the 222 Hats property on S. Walnut Street to build a replacement parking garage. According to a statement issued Wednesday afternoon Bloomington is “assessing all options before

Bloomington park commissioners say no to status quo on food and beverage vendor fees at farmers market, possible decrease coming

Bloomington park commissioners say no to status quo on food and beverage vendor fees at farmers market, possible decrease coming

At its Tuesday meeting, a short-handed board of park commissioners decided on a split vote to reject the city staff’s proposed fee structure for food and beverage artisans in the coming season at Bloomington’s farmers market. Bloomington parks and recreation staff will now work to come up

Judge denies Bloomington’s motion, 222 Hats owner keeps building, appeal by city not certain

Judge denies Bloomington’s motion, 222 Hats owner keeps building, appeal by city not certain

In a ruling issued Tuesday, Monroe County circuit court judge Holly Harvey denied Bloomington’s request to have a second try at acquiring the 222 Hats property on S. Walnut Street. Bloomington wanted to use the land as part of the footprint of its planned replacement parking garage. Tuesday’s

Second big housing project for Bloomington city council in 2020: 1,000 bedrooms, donation of 45 ready-to-build single-family lots

Second big housing project for Bloomington city council in 2020: 1,000 bedrooms, donation of 45 ready-to-build single-family lots

A roughly 1,000-bedroom project proposed by Trinitas Development for 39 acres nestled in the southeast corner of the I-69 and SR 45/46 interchange, is headed to Bloomington’s city council for a first reading in the first week of February. The city’s plan commission gave

State legislator to Bloomington redistricting advocates: “Show us on a local level.”

State legislator to Bloomington redistricting advocates: “Show us on a local level.”

On Saturday morning, state legislators who represent parts of Monroe County appeared at Bloomington’s city hall to give constituents an update on this year’s session and to field questions from the 40 or so people who showed up. The first question invited legislators to “foretell the future” of

2020 Local Primaries: Democrats now have confirmed contested races for state senator, judge, county councilors

2020 Local Primaries: Democrats now have confirmed contested races for state senator, judge, county councilors

This past week’s candidate filings for offices of local interest brought the total of confirmed contested races in the Democratic Party’s primary elections to three. Declaring her candidacy on Friday for the state senate’s District 40 seat was former Monroe County councilor Shelli Yoder. She joins the

What shared scooters in 2019 brought to Bloomington: $107K and fewer complaints

What shared scooters in 2019 brought to Bloomington: $107K and fewer complaints

Bloomington’s uReport system for resident complaints features this item from mid-July last year: “When will the city start removing this debris?” It was a mordant reference to the “pile of scooters” blocking the 6th Street sidewalk in front of the public library. Complaints and comments about scooters have