Rocky Killion is not afraid to blast the State of Indiana and its failing $95 million standardized testing program, ISTEP. In a recent letter to West Lafayette school parents, he didn’t mince words when expressing his distrust of the testing results and the need for school reform. I, as well as our staff, have serious [...]
I congratulated Cappadonna after a great show on March 1, 2013. At that time, on the stage at the Knickerbocker we talked about his participation in the Wu-Tang Clan, the hip-hop megagroup which boasted 9 or 10 members (depending on who you ask) at it’s peak. See, while Cappadonna is not exactly the 10th member [...]
With wit, down-home stories and classic Texas-style country tunes, Billy Joe Shaver captivated a near sold-out Lafayette Brewing Company Saturday night in downtown Lafayette. The Grammy-nominated, prolific songwriter was backed by a young, hard-charging band more than half of the age of the 73-year-old but the tight band served Shavers’ tunes well. Shaver has penned [...]
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 [...]
Could it have gone any better for the 40th annual Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering? We were on the scene early Friday to volunteer and stayed late into Sunday. While the sun was hot and the grass was dry, the big shady oak trees gave plenty of room for people to watch and hear moving music all [...]
On Sunday, July 1st, the Hoosier Antique and Classic Bicycle Club, formed in 1990 by a group of bicycle enthusiasts interested in collecting, restoring and preserving antique bicycles, brought lots of classic and antique bikes for display and demonstration in downtown Lafayette. In this video Stewart Frescas describes how to mount an antique bike, sometimes [...]
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