Ask The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On AirBnB And Where City Hall...
After years of literally molding over, West Lafayette’s city hall has been demolished. But what will replace it is still unclear – as is where that replacement might stand.
View ArticleWest Lafayette Mayor Pokes President Trump In State Of The City Address
In his state of the city speech Monday night, West Lafayette mayor John Dennis said the city sets a standard for quality of life. He then reminded the council that in the face of a new presidential...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Pushing Boundaries And Trump's...
In his state of the city address earlier this year, West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis prodded President Donald Trump . This came after the mayor attended an anti-Trump rally held by women’s groups the...
View ArticleCommunities Scramble To Head Off 'Atrocious' Cell Tower Bill
The cities of West Lafayette, Crawfordsville and Lafayette are among those in Indiana which have begun legislating to head off the effects of a bill giving sweeping new rights to cell phone companies....
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: WL's John Dennis Says Biz 'Imperiled' But Not 'Hurt' By State...
As legislation season ends and a prolonged construction season begins in West Lafayette, the city faces challenges from multiple sides. On one side is a bill which would have given cell phone companies...
View ArticleWest Lafayette's Dennis Joins 'Climate Mayors' Group Opposed To Trump
West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis has joined a growing group of municipal leaders opposed to Donald Trump’s removal of the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. Dennis says he has joined a group...
View ArticlePower Outage Saps Non-Emergency Police Phones Monday Morning
Update, 1:10 p.m.: All public safety phone lines are fully functional at this time. Phone lines at Tippecanoe County’s public safety departments spent most of this morning running on a backup system to...
View ArticleINDOT To Spend $70M On Tippecanoe County Roads, Bridges
Gov. Eric Holcomb rolled out a regionally-specific portion of the state’s five-year infrastructure plan Thursday during a stop in West Lafayette. The governor and INDOT officials say interstates and...
View ArticleWest Lafayette Officials Say Gas Leaks Won't Set Back State Street
On one side of the corner of Pierce and State Street, construction on West Lafayette’s signature redevelopment project is ongoing. On the other, a crew is working to finalize repairs after an old gas...
View ArticleState Street Blue Crew: Welcome Through To Purdue
A group of about 50 City of West Lafayette employees, all clad in blue tee shirts, flanked the city’s redesigned State Street Monday, welcoming Purdue students back to campus. WBAA’s Stan Jastrzebski...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Resolving State Street Traffic...
West Lafayette’s State Street partially reopened , on time, last month , and drivers have begun getting used to the new traffic patterns. They’ve had a lot of time to do that because the new...
View ArticlePetition Will Keep West Lafayette's State Street Open Next Saturday
The city of West Lafayette has canceled its plan to block off State Street and Northwestern Avenue after blowback from local businesses. After the announcement of the closure, dozens of State Street...
View ArticleWest Lafayette Hopes To Expand 'Riverfront' Alcohol-serving Establishments
West Lafayette’s mayor wants to give people more places to have an adult beverage – as long as those new establishments follow some stricter rules than most West Lafayette bars currently do. It’s...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Leading A Disposable City
This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor with West Lafayette’s John Dennis, we talk about things getting thrown away. A listener wants to know how recycling in the city really works – can he be sure his...
View ArticleWest Lafayette Council Expands Riverfront District, Liquor Licenses
The West Lafayette City Council approved plans Monday to set physical and operational boundaries for new businesses along the Wabash River. The so-called “riverfront” district now expands past River...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Market Forces And Their...
West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis has talked frequently about how what he calls “market forces” dictate which stores and shops locate in his city, more than any recruitment effort ever could. So as the...
View ArticleWest Lafayette Joins Nationwide Wave Of Lawsuits Against Opioid Makers
West Lafayette is gearing up to sue opioid manufacturers and distributors – joining a long list of U.S. cities going after painkiller producers in the courtroom. More than a dozen manufacturers are to...
View ArticleWL Considers Changing Rental Inspections In Part Due To Rare 'Overoccupancy'
Though West Lafayette leaders are thinking of changing the rules for how often rental units are inspected and how much landlords are charged for those properties, the man in charge of the process says...
View ArticleAsk the Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Growing Pains And Fresh Food
This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor, we’re digging into West Lafayette’s growing pains. One of the city's roundabout projects just won an award, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t complaints. And, the...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Back To School Safety
This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor, we’re going back to school. School shootings have dominated the headlines over the past year, and the state of Indiana is supplying free handheld metal detectors to...
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