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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, 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

An evolution from humans to birds—a portrait of the artist

An evolution from humans to birds—a portrait of the artist

On Wednesday morning, the cavernous, brick-walled theater space at Bloomington’s FAR Center for Contemporary Arts stood empty except for a stack of lumber, each piece a pre-cut and bolted-together wooden sandwich of sorts. Artist Nicholas Paul DeBruyne set about reducing that stack by laying out the

Field of 24 now set for second round of Bloomington Comedy Festival

Field of 24 now set for second round of Bloomington Comedy Festival

The civically-aware segment of the Comedy Attic’s audience on Wednesday night knew that the club’s emcee, Brad Wilhelm, is not a candidate for city office in Bloomington this year—even if Abby Troughton was on stage wearing a T-shirt promoting Wilhelm as mayor. The mayor’s

Beacon Benchmark: #TrashTagChallenge just means busing somebody else’s table

Beacon Benchmark: #TrashTagChallenge just means busing somebody else’s table

The Beacon is traveling around Bloomington by public bus this summer, as a way of trying out Bloomington Transit’s new smartphone passes. I made one trip on Route 3 to complete an errand to Bloomington Hardware. There I purchased a gadget for grabbing things at a distance. The business

Math Journal: Predicting lake levels

Math Journal: Predicting lake levels

Lake Monroe water levels have started to drop. According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineer gauges, on July 9 at 6 a.m. the water level was 550.81 feet above sea level. A little more than a week ago, on July 1 at 6 a.m., the lake