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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.

Butterfly traffic up in downtown Bloomington

Butterfly traffic up in downtown Bloomington

On College Avenue in downtown Bloomington, Indiana, around 11,000 mechanical beasts drive past the northwest corner of the courthouse square every day. The total for the intersection climbs by a two or three thousand, if the east-west flow on 6th Street is added in. At that location, a

Hey, Wait a Minute | YouTube says Bloomington councilmember Allison Chopra is right: Four hours is way too long for a city council meeting

Hey, Wait a Minute | YouTube says Bloomington councilmember Allison Chopra is right: Four hours is way too long for a city council meeting

Note: “Hey, Wait a Minute” is an occasional B Square Beacon series that highlights meeting minutes and other documentation of local government meetings in the Bloomington, Indiana area. Bloomington’s city council meetings are now available on YouTube. That’s a good thing. But I want more. I think every

Up to 44 more parking spaces now possible on Dunn Street

Up to 44 more parking spaces now possible on Dunn Street

Residents won’t see the changes immediately, but Bloomington’s city council voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve an ordinance revision to allow for more parking on Dunn Street. The ordinance change allows the street to be reduced to one travel lane. The legislation approved by the council on Wednesday

Consequence of farmers market closure: Extra $50 permit from county health department for alternate locations

Consequence of farmers market closure: Extra $50 permit from county health department for alternate locations

Vendors who moved to a different location during the recent two-week suspension of Bloomington’s farmers market had to get a $50 temporary permit from the county health department. That was the news from Penny Caudill, the county’s health administrator, as delivered to Monroe County commissioners at their

City Council preview Aug. 14, 2019: One travel lane for Dunn Street mulled, based on traffic study

City Council preview Aug. 14, 2019: One travel lane for Dunn Street mulled, based on traffic study

After postponing the question at its Aug. 7 meeting, Bloomington’s city council will take up the issue on Wednesday (Aug. 14) of adding parking to Dunn Street, between 6th and 10th Streets. The proposal is to reduce the two-lane, one-way street to a single travel lane. The

City of Bloomington: Farmers market to reopen at usual time, place this Saturday

City of Bloomington: Farmers market to reopen at usual time, place this Saturday

After announcing on July 29 that Bloomington’s farmers market would be suspended for the following two Saturdays, Mayor John Hamilton issued a press release on Tuesday Aug. 13 that announced the resumption of the farmers market. The farmers market will re-open on Saturday, August 17 from 8 a.

$900K worth of awards for Bloomington Transit buses to get first reading in front of city council

$900K worth of awards for Bloomington Transit buses to get first reading in front of city council

A total of $902,401 in competitive federal grants recently won by Bloomington Transit (BT) will allow the local public transit agency to buy three new buses—two for its BT Access para-transit service and one for the fixed-route service. All the buses are replacement vehicles, part of