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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.

MC Board of Commissioners Roundup July 17, 2019: Youth Services Bureau, Fullerton Pike construction, “Beautiful Boy”

MC Board of Commissioners Roundup July 17, 2019: Youth Services Bureau, Fullerton Pike construction, “Beautiful Boy”

Last Wednesday’s weekly meeting of the county board of commissioners meeting was a window into ongoing and upcoming events around the area—from the Youth Services Bureau renovation to the Fullerton Road construction, to an upcoming film showing at the Buskirk-Chumley theater. This roundup adds to previously published

Another week at the Bloomington Comedy Festival is in the books: 2 women, 2 men advance

Another week at the Bloomington Comedy Festival is in the books: 2 women, 2 men advance

At Wednesday night’s competition at Comedy Attic’s Bloomington Comedy Festival the audience voted four of eight candidates on to the next round of competition. Two of the four were women, which means some of the crowd might have taken to heart a message from club owner Jared Thompson,

Chalking one up for poison ivy reports

Chalking one up for poison ivy reports

The more than inch of rain that fell on Tuesday, July 16, washed away a useful message someone had chalked onto a Bloomington sidewalk. The blue inscription pointed to a street tree pit on the south side of 6th Street just west of Lincoln. “Poison ivy,” it warned. The Beacon

Monroe County applies for renewal of smoking cessation grant for pregnant women

Monroe County applies for renewal of smoking cessation grant for pregnant women

At Wednesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners, the board signed off on an application for the renewal of a grant from the Indiana State Department of Health for a program called Baby and Me Tobacco Free. If it’s approved, the county will receive $29,906

Bloomington, Monroe County both move on separate land acquisitions as part of planned expansion of convention center

Bloomington, Monroe County both move on separate land acquisitions as part of planned expansion of convention center

Some important pieces of a downtown development puzzle were slotted into place this week, as the City of Bloomington and Monroe County both made progress on separate real estate deals. The transactions are expected to factor into a planned expansion of the county’s convention center, located at 3rd Street

4th Street parking garage eminent domain case gets two initial rulings: Hearing delayed

4th Street parking garage eminent domain case gets two initial rulings: Hearing delayed

In the eminent domain case that the city of Bloomington is pursuing to acquire more land to build a replacement parking structure on 4th Street, the court issued two preliminary rulings on Tuesday. One ruling extended the time for objections from landowner Juan Carlos Carrasquel, whose building at 222 S.

Math Journal: Saw marks on old wood in tables at Crumble Coffee & Bakery

Math Journal: Saw marks on old wood in tables at Crumble Coffee & Bakery

The tabletops in Crumble Coffee & Bakery on the southeast corner of 10th Street and College Avenue look like they’re made of old wood. The boards hint at a life before they were crafted into furniture, but after they were milled from timber. The twice-over reclaimed character of