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Dave Askins

April 24, 2025: New park, job reclass reversal, teacher petition, College-Walnut study, Little 500

Weather Based on the National Weather Service forecast in text and charts here's some advice: Thursday: It will be warm enough to start the day without a jacket because the overnight low from Wednesday will be around 55°F. The temperature will hit a high of around 80°

Grand opening for Bloomington's Hopewell Commons: 'It's a front porch to something much bigger.'

Grand opening for Bloomington's Hopewell Commons: 'It's a front porch to something much bigger.'

A grand opening celebration for Hopewell Commons, Bloomington's newest park, was held under sunny skies on Wednesday afternoon (April 23). The roughly 1-acre park sits just west of the B-Line Trail across from the Seminary Square Kroger. It's part of the city's project to

6th Street & Morton Street

6th Street & Morton Street

Either I have not noticed this zip tie installation until just now or else artist Joel Shields is in town.

Bloomington's College-Walnut study comes back to life, with $95K more funding, more detailed analysis

Bloomington's College-Walnut study comes back to life, with $95K more funding, more detailed analysis

After seeing a lot of activity in 2023, Bloomington's study of the College Avenue and Walnut Street corridor has been quiet for at least a year. But at Tuesday night's board of public works meeting, the study received a boost in funding and an expanded scope

Monroe County reverses course, nixes higher pay for health services director

Monroe County reverses course, nixes higher pay for health services director

On Tuesday night, a request from Monroe County's health administrator Lori Kelley to change the job classification of the department's health services director from a lower classification (PAT D) to a higher one (EXE A) failed on a 2–5 vote. Voting in favor were Trent

Site review for hotel takes step forward, as project lags behind Bloomington Convention Center expansion

Site review for hotel takes step forward, as project lags behind Bloomington Convention Center expansion

On Monday, an incremental step was taken towards getting a developer to build a hotel to support the expansion of the Bloomington Convention Center. Bloomington's redevelopment commission (RDC), which owns the property at 216 S. College Avenue, authorized spending up to $100,000 to "undertake investigation and

Cost for shoring, repair of century-old brick wall in Trades District could reach $600K

Cost for shoring, repair of century-old brick wall in Trades District could reach $600K

It could cost up to a half million dollars to permanently repair the south brick wall of the former Showers Brothers Furniture building that houses The Mill in Bloomington's Trades District. The half million comes on top of the roughly $100,000 it already took to shore up