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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.

Parking commission discussion: What should Bloomington do when people don’t want a pickle, just want to park their motorcycle … at bicycle racks?

Parking commission discussion: What should Bloomington do when people don’t want a pickle, just want to park their motorcycle … at bicycle racks?

“We have a problem. People who ride motorcycles now have decided that they don’t want to pay the meter,” Bloomington’s parking enforcement supervisor, RayeAnn Cox told the parking commission last Thursday. Motorcycles getting parked at bicycle racks was one of several issues handled by the commission on Thursday.

Final papers filed in 4th Street parking garage eminent domain case, wait on ruling begins

Final papers filed in 4th Street parking garage eminent domain case, wait on ruling begins

On Friday, the deadline set by the judge in Bloomington’s pending eminent domain case was met by both sides in the case, as both Bloomington and 222 Hats LLC filed their proposed orders by the end of the day. Bloomington wants to buy the property at the south end

Bloomington police union gets latest contract proposal from city

Bloomington police union gets latest contract proposal from city

One piece of unfinished business from Oct. 10, when the Bloomington city council approved the rest of the 2020 budget was the salary ordinance for police officers and firefighters. That final piece of business could be finished by the end of the year, after a meeting on Oct. 24, between

Free parking in downtown Bloomington … for voters

Free parking in downtown Bloomington … for voters

The parking lot at Election Central in downtown Bloomington, at the corner of 7th and Madison streets, is now reserved for voters to park. Banners on both sides of the entrance say, “Voter Parking Only.” Early voting has been underway since Monday of this week. Saturday (Oct. 26) hours are

Monroe County Green Party leaders: “We’re not asking you to join the party, we’re asking you to help organize it.”

On Wednesday night at the Monroe County Public Library (MCPL), around a dozen and a half people attended the first public meeting of the county’s local Green Party caucus. Among the reasons that organizer Randy Paul and others gave for wanting to establish the Green Party in Bloomington and

Canopy light strands get LED bulbs, annual lighting set for Nov. 29

Canopy light strands get LED bulbs, annual lighting set for Nov. 29

On Tuesday, a crew from Cassady Electrical Contractors worked with Monroe County maintenance staff to start re-stringing the strands of lights that connect the courthouse roofline with buildings around the square. The strands form the canopy in the “Canopy of Lights” that’s switched on the day after Thanksgiving

County’s bond issuance OK’d for $3.3 million: Projects include quarry heritage land costs, but no action yet on land acquisition

County’s bond issuance OK’d for $3.3 million: Projects include quarry heritage land costs, but no action yet on land acquisition

At its work session on Tuesday night, Monroe County’s council voted 5–1 to approve issuance of general obligation bonds worth $3.3 million. Dissent came from Marty Hawk, who had expressed concern to the bond issuance from the time it was first proposed at $5.17 million in