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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.

Sept. 4, 2025: Bees, billionaires, lease terminations, football weather

Sept. 4, 2025: Bees, billionaires, lease terminations, football weather

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Bloomington commits to pollinator habitat, education as new Bee City USA

Bloomington commits to pollinator habitat, education as new Bee City USA

Bloomington is now a Bee City USA affiliate, after action by the Bloomington’s city council at its regular Wednesday meeting. The council’s resolution commits the city to creating and maintaining pollinator-friendly habitats and to public education about the role of bees and other pollinators.

Kirkwood Avenue & Washington Street

Kirkwood Avenue & Washington Street

Gables Bagels is open for business in the ground floor of the Posh Hotel! The hotel is not yet open, but Ed Schwartzman says, “You can't eat a hotel. You can eat a bagel.”

Bloomington moves to reduce private use of Showers West, 2 tenants agree to leave

Bloomington moves to reduce private use of Showers West, 2 tenants agree to leave

Bloomington’s redevelopment commission approved the key terms of lease termination agreements with Merrill Lynch and Bloomington Health Foundation, which are two tenants of Showers West. That’s the western part of the former Showers Brothers furniture factory building that also houses city hall.

10th Street & Madison Street

10th Street & Madison Street

O.T. 987, the lighted sculpture that was installed as a piece of public art in April this year, does not seem like it is fully functional. Only one beam is fully lit. Others show bits that are illuminated but a few are completely dark.

Monroe County sheriff seeks public’s help after trail assault near school

Monroe County sheriff seeks public’s help after trail assault near school

Monroe County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a white man with skinny build, mid- to late 20s, wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts, with dark, curly hair styled in a mullet. The man is accused of assaulting someone on the Karst Farm Greenway Trail near Grandview Elementary School.

Bloomington protesters rally against billionaires, Trump policies on Labor Day

Bloomington protesters rally against billionaires, Trump policies on Labor Day

At noon on Monday, under clear sunny skies with a temperature around 75F°, an estimated 300 people gathered on the historic Monroe County courthouse lawn for the Bloomington edition of the “Workers Over Billionaires” protest organized by the local chapter of the 50501 Movement.