For years now, local cyclists get together to organize festivities the morning of National Bike to Work Day (May 17th, traditionally). While there are many cyclists in Lafayette and West Lafayette that regularly commute to work by bicycle, most of our city’s cyclists aren’t functional riders and prefer the recreational aspects of the sport. National [...]
Bicycle Lafayette created a nice little app to help you stay up on all the Bicycle Month Events taking place in Lafayette and West Lafayette this year. Click this link from your smartphone http://my.yapp.us/92EZPT to install the application and check out all the action! Details are also available for each event via the Bicycle Lafayette Facebook page. [...]
The Tippecanoe Arts Federation (TAF) has long been known for their exciting events. TAF promotes artists from around the state including not only the visual arts, but performance and literary arts as well. Tonight TAF is presenting ART MIX at the Wells Center from 5pm-9pm. Art Mix is TAF’s annual Exhibition and Art Sale showcasing work from over [...]
The sustainability and urban farmer movements in Lafayette and West Lafayette don’t get near as much attention as they should. Unfortunately, I am not the one to really talk all that much about it, but I will say that the movements exist and that those involved are setting an amazing example. I often feel the [...]
It probably started with Pinkberry. Of course, like most trendy franchises, we don’t have one of those here (not that I’m complaining), but it was Pinkberry that really brought froyo into the mainstream. Urban Dictionary defines Froyo as a game combining a yo-yo and a frisbee… that is not the froyo I am referring to today. No, I am referring to the [...]
Several months ago I was finally pushed into action. I wrote a post on this site that stirred some emotion and heated some blood and what resulted was the birth of Bicycle Lafayette. I feel that that article was slightly misunderstood, but the end result is one I don’t at all regret. In fact, that article [...]
One of those guilt-inducing memes showed up on Facebook last week that boasted that out of every $100 spent at a local business $45 stays within the local economy. The info-graphic went on to say that when you spend $100 at a corporate store, all but $14 dollars leaves the local economy. Regardless of the facts that [...]
Javin Jonathan Rusco has been spinning the black circle since 2007. For those of you that aren’t super hip, that means he is a DJ. Under the nom de spin Cap’n Dangerous, Javin has been thrilling audiences around the Greater Lafayette area with his unique style, tasty beats, and funky stage presence. This weekend Cap’n Dangerous will take [...]
I haven’t always been as passionate about cycling as I am now. I started riding just to get in shape on a bike I bought at Target. Over two months I rode that bike so much and so hard that it actually fell apart. Shortly after that I invested in my first road bike from [...]
The Wabash River Cycle Club has been keeping the rubber side down since 1978. Focused on promoting cycling awareness and safety, this club tries to offer a variety of group activities throughout the greater Lafayette area for cyclists of all ages and skill levels. This past weekend the club held their annual Wabash River Ride [...]
Collaborative Consumption is one of the greatest movements taking root in our world today. You might not have heard it referred to by that name, but I assure you that most of you are familiar with what I am talking about. Collaborative consumption describes the rapid explosion of in traditional sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, [...]
This weekend fellow Think Lafayette thinker, John Fry, and I, along with our cycle loving friend Matt Magurany attended the Indy Crit Fest at University Park in Downtown Indianapolis. This was the third year for the festival. All proceeds for this awesome community bicycling event went to FreeWheelin’ Community Bikes. FreeWheelin’ Community Bikes work with [...]
If you have lived in the Greater Lafayette Area for any amount of time, you have undoubtedly almost hit at least one Purdue student walking across the road at some point. I have always found it odd that the college, center for learning and beacon of knowledge in this dark time of stupidity, is the location [...]
My father has been in the highway construction business since the early 80’s. Several times in my life I found myself working summers in my dad’s shop. At one point in the more recent past I even spent a good amount of time running his business with him and getting a much more intimate view [...]
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