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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.

4th Street parking garage may be off plan commission agenda for 3 months

4th Street parking garage may be off plan commission agenda for 3 months

Every month starting in August, Bloomington’s plan commission followed a pattern. The commission continued to the following month’s meeting one of its agenda items—the city’s proposed site plan for a replacement garage at Fourth and Walnut streets. Demolition of the old structure, with its 352 parking

Ruff runs for 9th District Congressional seat, wraps up 20 years on Bloomington city council

Ruff runs for 9th District Congressional seat, wraps up 20 years on Bloomington city council

In a press release sent Monday morning, Bloomington city councilmember Andy Ruff, a Democrat, announced he’s running for the 9th District U.S. Representative seat currently held by Republican Trey Hollingsworth. In the press release, Ruff is quoted as saying, “I’m running because we need to do a

Convention center expansion deal between Bloomington and Monroe County looks possible by year’s end

Convention center expansion deal between Bloomington and Monroe County looks possible by year’s end

Last Friday, city and county officials met for two hours about the convention center expansion. It was the latest in of a flurry of recent efforts to bridge longstanding disagreements on governance of the project. What entity will have control, direction and eventual ownership of the project—a capital improvement

Decision on Bloomington farmers market future to be made in January: “The First Amendment has not changed since July.”

Decision on Bloomington farmers market future to be made in January: “The First Amendment has not changed since July.”

A decision about if and how Bloomington’s farmers market will operate next year won’t come until Jan. 9. That announcement was made by Mary Catherine Carmichael, director of public engagement for the city of Bloomington, to a crowd that packed city council chambers on Saturday afternoon. What makes

UDO Update: Last proposed amendments to updated zoning include increased height for R4, timeline for payment-in-lieu procedures

UDO Update: Last proposed amendments to updated zoning include increased height for R4, timeline for payment-in-lieu procedures

This Tuesday’s special session of Bloomington’s city council could wrap up the last of 69 numbered amendments to be considered to the update of the city’s unified development ordinance (UDO). The council started considering UDO amendments in mid-November, during special sessions dedicated just to such amendments.

Opinion: Convention center expansion should be designed from ground up as Net Zero facility

Opinion: Convention center expansion should be designed from ground up as Net Zero facility

On Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council is set to approve an appropriation ordinance for around $6 million of food and beverage tax money. It’s for an architect to design the expansion of the convention center at College Avenue and 3rd Street. The ordinance will likely be amended at Wednesday’

Photos: Climate Strike Bloomington Dec. 6, 2019

Click to view slideshow. On Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, a coalition of several groups staged a sit-in at Bloomington’s city hall. The Beacon captured some of the activity there, before heading over the county courthouse to cover a city-county meeting about the convention center expansion. In this