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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’s plan commission sends revised unified development ordinance (UDO) to city council with 9–0 recommendation to adopt

Bloomington’s plan commission sends revised unified development ordinance (UDO) to city council with 9–0 recommendation to adopt

Bloomington’s plan commission voted 9–0 Monday night to recommend adoption of a revised version of the city’s unified development ordinance (UDO) to the city council. That starts a 10-day clock ticking for the commission’s action to be certified. Once certified, the city council has 90-

Bloomington’s 2020 budget heads to council with few changes, stalled bargaining talks mean flat pay for police

Bloomington’s 2020 budget heads to council with few changes, stalled bargaining talks mean flat pay for police

The 2020 budget that’s included in the Bloomington city council’s meeting packet for this Wednesday is virtually the same as the one that was presented in a series of departmental hearings in August. It does not include, as a couple of councilmembers had suggested, the creation of a

New tree study for Bloomington measures canopy at 38 percent, climate strikers demand 60 percent

New tree study for Bloomington measures canopy at 38 percent, climate strikers demand 60 percent

A key stat from a new tree inventory for the city of Bloomington, released on Tuesday, found its way into a list of climate activist demands presented to Mayor John Hamilton on Friday. The demands were presented to the mayor a little after 3 p.m. by around 400 people

Photos: #ClimateStrike City Hall, Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington, Indiana’s Climate Strike activities started at Dunn Meadow and wound their way around campus, then over to the west side of downtown to visit with the city’s mayor, John Hamilton. There, a list of demands was presented. Click to view slideshow.

Photos: #ClimateStrike Dunn Meadow, Bloomington, Indiana

A few hundred people piled into Dunn Meadow on the campus of Indiana University on Friday just before noon to join in a global action that’s been organized under the banner of “climate strike.” NBC News put the number of people worldwide who joined demonstrations in the “millions.” Here’

Bloomington city council candidates asked: What are you going to do to combat white supremacy in your support of the arts?

Bloomington city council candidates asked: What are you going to do to combat white supremacy in your support of the arts?

Tuesday night at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, across from the derelict 4th Street parking garage, the audience filled a bit less than half the 132-seat auditorium. The performance was a political one, a two-act play of sorts, directed by Danielle McClelland, on behalf of a

Bloomington’s city council OKs bonds for county TIF district roads, different sewer rates for city, non-city customers

Bloomington’s city council OKs bonds for county TIF district roads, different sewer rates for city, non-city customers

The line separating the part of Monroe County that’s inside Bloomington from the part that’s outside the city formed a common thread across three agenda items on the city council’s Wednesday agenda. The council approved a sewer rate increase for all of Bloomington’s customers. For the