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FroYomageddon – The Dessert Wars

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 [...]

World Cuisine: Why you should be taking cooking lessons at Purdue’s International Center (with Gallery)

After a brief obsession with the idea of owning a food truck, I am seeking opportunities to learn how to cook foods outside of mechanically-processed meat molded into dino shapes and bags full of vegetables nuked for 3 minutes, 45 seconds. I happened upon a flyer posted at Cafe Lumos in the Purdue Research Park [...]

Indiana Insider’s Trip to Lafayette

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 [...]

13 reasons to get pumped for 2013 — Greater Lafayette arts and culture edition

A new year brings new hopes, dreams, and arts and cultural events ready to thrill Greater Lafayette. Here are 13 reasons to excited for 2013. – Don’t Think Twice Records is getting ready to open in downtown Lafayette, making it the first record store in downtown since Downtown Records closed in 2007. The shop will [...]

12 top moments in 2012 — Local arts and culture edition

2012 had many memorable moments in the arts and entertainment scene. Many of these moments came from daring bookings and moves. A little guts brought a lot of glory. Other moments helped beautify two cities and helped encourage young artists at the same time. Let’s take a look at what happened. – Purdue Convocations surprised [...]

12 bummers of 2012 — The Greater Lafayette arts and dining edition

As 2013 dawns, it’s time to look back on 2012. Like any other year, 2012 had its ups and downs. Before we get to the highlights, let’s look at the lowlights. Below, in no particular order, are the 12 bummers of 2012 in the Greater Lafayette arts and culture scene. There were many closures, missed opportunities [...]

Take Me To Your Liter

Attached is the latest play on the soda vs. pop maps that clutter up your Facebook wall.  The point of the exercise is less about how we name our food and more about how to use technology to map geographic variations, in this case tracking a language variation related to a common household purchase on [...]