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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 lawsuit: Landowner files response, both sides now face Friday deadline for proposed ruling

4th Street parking lawsuit: Landowner files response, both sides now face Friday deadline for proposed ruling

The Bloomington city council’s insistence on the inclusion of ground floor commercial space in the proposed replacement for the 4th Street parking garage is a factor in one of the arguments a landowner is making, in an attempt to ward off the city’s attempt to take some real

Bloomington fines owner of property $83.5K for demolishing historic house without permit, owner to appeal

Bloomington fines owner of property $83.5K for demolishing historic house without permit, owner to appeal

According to a press released issued Monday afternoon and subsequent clarification from the city, Bloomington’s department of planning and transportation has levied an $83,500 fine against the owners of a house on 7th Street. They demolished the house in late September without first obtaining a certificate of zoning

Early voting for city council races started today, a rainy day and a Monday

Early voting for city council races started today, a rainy day and a Monday

Around midmorning today, The Beacon dropped by Monroe County’s Voting Central, at 7th and Madison streets in downtown Bloomington. It’s the site of early voting in Bloomington’s municipal elections, which started today. By then, nearly half a dozen Bloomington residents had flouted conventional wisdom from The Carpenters

Photos: Cider Fest 2019 at Bloomington Community Orchard

Photos: Cider Fest 2019 at Bloomington Community Orchard

On Saturday, Bloomington Community Orchard hosted its annual Cider Fest at the fenced-off grove next to Winslow Woods Park, just before Highland Avenue curves west around the Winslow Sports Complex. The afternoon featured cider pressing, face painting, poetry reading, and an introduction to the orchard’s bee hive. The

Bloomington city council campaign filings: Party support means Republican candidate enjoys 20-to-1 funding advantage over Democrat

Bloomington city council campaign filings: Party support means Republican candidate enjoys 20-to-1 funding advantage over Democrat

Friday at noon was the deadline for pre-election campaign finance filings in Bloomington’s city council races. Election Day is Nov. 5. The campaign finance forms filed for Bloomington’s District 3 city council race by were pretty much politics as usual. One District 3 candidate, independent Marty Spechler,

Public’s interest in convention center expansion high as city, county councils set to meet Oct. 29

Public’s interest in convention center expansion high as city, county councils set to meet Oct. 29

On Sept. 16, members of Bloomington’s common council, Monroe County’s council, the Monroe County’s board of commissioners and the mayor of Bloomington met to discuss how to move ahead with a planned expansion of the county convention center. That meeting concluded with a consensus that the two

Key topics for District 3 city council race forum: convention center, transportation

Key topics for District 3 city council race forum: convention center, transportation

At a forum held on Wednesday night for Bloomington city council candidates in District 3, an audience of around a dozen Bell Trace residents heard from the three candidates who are on this year’s ballot: Nick Kappas (independent), Ron Smith (Democrat), and Marty Spechler (independent). Bell Trace is a