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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 farmers market vendors firm up alternate spots after two-week cancellation of Saturday market

Bloomington farmers market vendors firm up alternate spots after two-week cancellation of Saturday market

By Wednesday evening, vendors at the Bloomington farmers market were settling on a few different locations to sell their goods, after Mayor John Hamilton announced on Monday that the market would be closed for the next two Saturdays. As the reason for the temporary closure, Hamilton cited public safety concerns

Bloomington utilities hopes to report on water main breaks by late August

Bloomington utilities hopes to report on water main breaks by late August

On Monday evening, a water main broke at 6th Street and College Avenue, on the northwest side of the courthouse square in downtown Bloomington. For the month of July, that brought the number of breaks citywide to an even dozen, matching the total for June. The City of Bloomington’s

Vendors finding different Saturday locations after Bloomington suspends farmers market for two weeks over public safety concerns

Vendors finding different Saturday locations after Bloomington suspends farmers market for two weeks over public safety concerns

Less than 24-hours after Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton, announced the suspension of the city’s downtown farmers market for the next two Saturdays, market vendors have started coming up with a few possible alternate locations. One of them—to the northwest, at Smith Pike off SR-46 in

City Council Preview July 31, 2019: Scooters, a PUD, not Dunn parking

City Council Preview July 31, 2019: Scooters, a PUD, not Dunn parking

When Bloomington’s common council meets on Wednesday in regular session for the first time since June 12, the city’s nine elected representatives will confront for the fifth time a package of legislation that regulates shared-use (and other) e-scooters. Local scooter laws are likely to be the

Press Release: City of Bloomington suspends farmers market

Below is a press release issued by the City of Bloomington just before 6 p.m. on Monday. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2019 Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market Suspended for Two Weeks Bloomington, Ind. – Recent events at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market have raised concerns about public safety, and the

Math Journal: Converting percents to dollars for Housing Development Fund

Math Journal: Converting percents to dollars for Housing Development Fund

On Wednesday (July 31, 2019) Bloomington’s city council will consider the first reading of a rezoning request from the Collegiate Development Group to build an 820-bedroom student housing project on North Walnut Street at the site of the current Motel 6. One point likely to be raised is

Math Journal: Bedroom arithmetic

Math Journal: Bedroom arithmetic

New building projects in Bloomington can be controversial, especially when the proposed new apartments are marketed to students at Indiana University. Typical for such projects are higher numbers of bedrooms for each apartment. A recently proposed 820-bedroom housing development on North Walnut, at the current Motel 6 site, prompted