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Putting a bare foot forward in Crawfordsville

Everybody’s got their favorite weather app. Some even toss colorful words into the forecast that may miraculously match up to your feelings about this year’s meteorological maelstrom. Mine uses a dirty word, too: “Blizzard.” For what feels like forever, I’ve seen “blizzard” in the extended forecast. Now, has it yet come to pass here this […]

Brokerage Brewery: You’ll Want to Make an Offer (or Two)

Sure, Sunday alcohol in Indiana is no longer a plan-ahead situation. But cheers to the craft brewers who helped us kick off the week with a growler well before this year. Boutique breweries for a plethora of palates were a silver lining to Indiana’s Sunday sales ban. The boom is on the Tipmont service area, […]

Yatagarasu: Great Ramen as the Three-Legged Crow Flies

In Japanese mythology, the yatagarasu is a three-legged crow whose arrival guided emperors toward periods of positivity and promise after hardship and strife. At Yatagarasu, a recently opened Japanese restaurant in Lafayette, those same powers of rejuvenation work their magic to challenge conceptions of a conventional dish. [widgetkit id=”91″ name=”2018-03 Yatagarasu”] The word “ramen” conjures […]

You Say You Want a (Sweet) Revolution?

As you resume the post-holiday swing of things and start planning for all 2018 has in store, you may be working hard on a New Year’s resolution. (Or maybe you’re not. No judgment here.) If one of your resolutions is shaking things up with something new, check out Sweet Revolution Bake Shop in downtown Lafayette. […]

Saluting Those Who Served: Local Arborists, Tipmont REMC Give Back

With 120 years’ worth of well-matured trees across 242 beautifully wooded, oft-walked acres in West Lafayette, the Indiana Veterans’ Home is an arborist’s dream. So, too, is giving back in their own way to those who gave so much in service of our country, alive or absent, as well as those who visit them. The […]

Gaza: A Refillable Feast of Flavorful Delight

Geographically speaking, Gaza doesn’t evoke thoughts of Korea … let alone “Korean restaurant boasting one of the best lunch values around.” But it’s worth going way out west in West Lafayette if you’re seeking a flavorful, filling meal of unexpected delights. Gaza Korean Grill was much closer to my work when I first discovered it […]