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Laughayette: Comedy festival aims to jumpstart local standup scene
The origin story of a weeklong local celebration standup, starting Saturday. Plus, more questions about competence for accused killer in ’22 Purdue dorm…
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IEDC gets an earful on plan to take Tippecanoe Co. water
Facing a Greater Lafayette crowd for the first time, Indiana Economic Development Corp. gets grilled over pipeline idea that would take water near the…
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As Natalia Grace doc looms, prosecutor releases evidence blocked in Barnett case
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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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Degas collection, 74 bronzes worth $21M, donated to Purdue Galleries
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A look inside the historic Ball home on Ninth Street Hill
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Airbnb foes find a foothold in, around West Lafayette
West Lafayette mayor, future mayor join chorus against influx of short-term rentals, as Board of Zoning Appeals votes put several Airbnb-style requests…
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Tim’s Picks: First Fall Edition
Comedy, cumbia, skaters, book tours and more. Five choice picks for your Greater Lafayette weekend.
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Quinceañera de musica: Clave Caribe at 15
Correspondent Tim Brouk visits Clave Caribe, marking 15 years of adding spice to Lafayette music scene. Plus, prosecutor defends warrant, objects to…
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IEDC defends tapping Tippecanoe Co. water, but says pipeline not a done deal
As critics mount, IEDC official and hydrologist say Lafayette area is ‘sitting on a very large asset’ that Indiana needs as it develops the LEAP…
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Q&A: Purdue prof’s look at the price of cable TV’s ‘24/7 Politics’
Kathryn Brownell’s new book is a dive into how the rise of cable TV turned into political polarization in America, prioritizing personal brands for…
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Of hotels, parkside apartments and concrete plants
Catching up recommendations from the Area Plan Commission on some potentially significant projects in and around Lafayette/West Lafayette.
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Dining Divas & Dudes taste Kitami
How a visit to 8th and Main may have been the event of the weekend for this crew.
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