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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.

Hey, Wait a Minute | “I’m leaving this meeting at 10:30, regardless of how long it goes…”

Hey, Wait a Minute | “I’m leaving this meeting at 10:30, regardless of how long it goes…”

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. At the most recent meeting of Bloomington’s city council, on July 31, councilmember Allison Chopra offered some candid commentary on the

Substitute farmers market behind Bloomingfoods helps fill in for first missing Saturday

Substitute farmers market behind Bloomingfoods helps fill in for first missing Saturday

The first of two non-market Saturdays is now in the books for the farmers market facility on Morton Street in downtown Bloomington, next to city hall. Substituting for the usual location yesterday were several alternate spots. Of those, probably the most prominent was the parking lot of the former

Bloomington press conference on farmers market covers First Amendment, gun laws, possible exclusion of a vendor

Bloomington press conference on farmers market covers First Amendment, gun laws, possible exclusion of a vendor

After announcing on Monday (July 29) that Bloomington’s farmers market would be suspended for the next two Saturdays, Mayor John Hamilton held a press conference on Wednesday morning to address the situation. Monday’s press release gave the general background for the market closure: “Since the recent public discussion

Bloomington Comedy Festival’s Round 2 wraps up, seasoned with farmers market sass

Brad Wilhelm, emcee of the summer-long Bloomington Comedy Festival, introduced Wednesday’s competition with a joke that traded on news that had broken two days earlier—the cancellation of the city’s farmers market for the next two weeks, over public safety concerns. There at the Comedy Attic, Wilhelm

Ribbon cut for Monroe County family planning clinic entrance art

Ribbon cut for Monroe County family planning clinic entrance art

Speaking into a PA microphone Friday afternoon, standing just south of the 7th and College intersection in downtown Bloomington, Penny Caudill said, “We walk into work and we smile!” Caudill, who’s Monroe County’s health administrator, was talking to artist Gypsy Schindler, who just recently completed a mural on

City of Bloomington exceeds allowed E. coli levels four times in 30 days, report to state required

City of Bloomington exceeds allowed E. coli levels four times in 30 days, report to state required

Four times in the last 30 days, the City of Bloomington’s waste water treatment plant on Dillman Road was putting too much E. coli bacteria into Clear Creek. Testing is done daily by water treatment plant staff, and it’s allowed for the E. coli limit to be violated

County election board makes it official: No general elections in Bloomington except for District 2 and District 3

County election board makes it official: No general elections in Bloomington except for District 2 and District 3

After two separate votes on Thursday afternoon, the chair of Monroe County’s election board, Carolyn VandeWiele announced, “You have your ballot, Karen!” The remark was directed to election supervisor Karen Wheeler, who can now continue the process of printing Bloomington’s ballots for the city’s Nov. 5 general