So you want to see Purdue campus? You want to be literate in the highlights of Purdue culture? This is a beginner’s guide to the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. You must see the following, red brick and all. View Beginner’s Guide to Purdue University Campus in a larger map See a Game [...]
This week, U.S. News & World Report ranked West Lafayette High School #2 in the Indiana and #347 nationally among the best high schools. Take out charter and magnet schools, and WLHS is ranked #1 in the state. Truth is, while West Lafayette gets a lot of credit, we’re lucky in Tippecanoe County to have [...]
Local trio The Heavy Co. recently wrapped up production on their first full length record, Midwest Electric. Four years in the making, Midwest Electric is a strong offering, a blend of Southern Rock and classic American rock, and stoner rock, reminiscent of Neil Young with shades of Skynyrd. It’s Clutch meets Hendrix, a record meant to be [...]
This year, Lafayette was ranked 7th best college town in America by Business Insider. According to The Purdue Exponent, the destinations on the list were small towns with large student populations that offer a variety of culture at an affordable living cost. The rankings: 1. Ithaca, New York. Home of Cornell University, Ithaca College. 2. [...]
The Tour de Lafayette website was created to bring attention to nine historic neighborhoods in the Greater Lafayette area, such Hills and Dales and New Chauncey in West Lafayette, and Highland Park and the 9th Street hill in Lafayette. Pictures and videos highlight notable architecture and the lengths to which local citizens go to preserve [...]
Some of us are bittersweet enough about the GLA to wonder why someone would ever vacation here as a tourist. This fall, a family with the Indiana Insider blog did just that. On a three-day-two-night vacation, they visited Wolf Park, Bruno’s Pizza, the Farmer’s Market, McCord’s Candies, the Lafayette Brewing Co., Arni’s, Red Seven, the [...]
Nobody can argue that the Greater Lafayette area doesn’t have a lot of restaurants. Local mythology is that we have the greatest restaurant per capita ratio in the United States. Believe it? Depends. But that does mean that we spend a lot of Friday and Saturday nights saying, “Where do you want to eat?” “I [...]
It turns out the GLA is responsible for more than a few Harlem Shake videos out there. My favorite is the chaotic Harlem Shake dance craze as performed by Purdue Pete and crew. Followed by (in no particular order, may include gratuitous air-humping): The esteemed members of the Class of 2013 staff of the Mortar [...]
Almost Home Humane Society (AHHS) will benefit from a Spay-Ghetti & No Meatballs Valentine’s Day Dinner sponsored by Sovereign Catering and the Knickerbocker Saloon. Everyone is invited to come enjoy an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner on February 14 at the Knickerbocker Saloon. Dinner will be served from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Lady and the [...]
Southern transplants, bacon enthusiasts, and 30 Rock fans, have I got something for you: a silly widget of a website made by Ed Finkler, the web developer, tech community organizer, and local funny guy we profiled last year. Click and squee!
As an exercise in masochism public service, local legal superstar Doug Masson has written a series highlighting what’s coming up in the 2013 Indiana General Assembly. His coverage includes everything from the private sale and possession of wild hogs (really), to the sale of lighters that look like toys, to abortion provider restriction laws, to [...]
This weekend Bicycle Lafayette hosted their first event, the Main Street Family Mash, a mass bike ride for all ages through downtown Lafayette, in conjunction with the Fall Riverside Bike Polo Tournament. The Lafayette Police Department helped with the ride and Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski came out to support the event. Photos were kindly donated [...]
This week the Journal and Courier endorsed Mitt Romney for president. The takeaway: while the editorial board had high hopes during Obama’s first term, he didn’t accomplish everything he promised, so we might as well go with the other guy. The J&C was dismissive of the adversarial congressional environment, where the last four years have [...]
This year marks the 10th Annual Starry Night Music and Arts Festival, presented by Campus House and Greyhouse Coffee & Supply Company. The festival will take place Friday, September 21st, from 7:00 p.m. till midnight on Northwestern and South Streets in Chauncey Village, West Lafayette. Nashville indie band Paper Route will headline the event. I [...]
Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been on the bad end of some press lately, from being named the fattest and dumbest city in the nation, to the most riddled with cholesterol. Ouch. This, along with the ever-present issue of brain drain, inspired a promotional campaign that pulled together the city’s hip-hop scene to make a video [...]
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