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Tim’s Picks: A Ring Ting Tingling Too edition
PMO Christmas Show. Lafayette Christmas Parade. Holiday shows galore. Five of the best ideas – AND MORE – heading into your Greater Lafayette weekend…
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Exit interview: Ethan Braden and matters of Purdue’s brand
Chief marketer says his time at Purdue was about putting university's name on par with Nike, 3M and McDonald’s, not just other campuses, when it came to…
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After the fire: ‘I feel like he was God sent’
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Next up for Chauncey Hill Mall: 13-story development, plaza proposed near Purdue
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IEDC gets an earful on plan to take Tippecanoe Co. water
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Degas collection, 74 bronzes worth $21M, donated to Purdue Galleries
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West Lafayette will name Wellness Center for Mayor Dennis
John Dennis, a regular at the new $32M Wellness Center, will retire at the end of 2023 after 16 years as mayor
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Judge in Delphi murder case asks Supreme Court to reject attempt to remove her
Plus, first act booked for summer shows at Loeb Stadium.
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Neighbors listen, take samples as second LEAP test set to start
Next round of test well pumping is expected this week along the Wabash River in the Granville Bridge area, as the IEDC’s controversial tap-and-take…
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This and that: A few leftovers
Beginning of the end on Lafayette’s massive CSO work. Arrest made in Delphi murder scene photo leak. Community Corrections director leaves. Wabash…
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Tim’s Picks: A townie Thanksgiving edition
Five of the best ideas heading into your holiday Greater Lafayette weekend.
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Dog store owner renews lawsuit threat, as county passes puppy mill ban
Lafayette, West Lafayette expected to pass identical puppy mill restrictions. Plus, details on LUM’s Community Feast on Thanksgiving
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LEAP pipeline funding decisions on hold until 2025, local lawmakers assured
State Sen. Spencer Deery: Indiana House and Senate leadership say a bill to regulate large water transfers has the green light for 2024 General Assembly…
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