Ask The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis
What’s it like to be mayor of a city where roughly 20,000 of your residents essentially disappear overnight? And why does it seem every year that as Purdue students leave town for the summer, the road...
View ArticleYoung Entrepreneurs Test Their Business Skills On Lemonade Day
Dozens of small businesses opened across Greater Lafayette on Saturday—but just for the day.It’s the 5th year the Greater Lafayette area participated in Lemonade Day, and, local leaders say it’s a time...
View ArticleResidents To Help Determine Future Of West Lafayette City Hall
West Lafayette officials are in the process of deciding what to do about City Hall.Mold drove them out of the building on Navajo Drive in February.Mayor John Dennis says options for the future of city...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis
A major budget line item for any city is its infrastructure.From repairing roads and bridges to maintaining a fleet of vehicles, upkeep isn’t cheap.On this week’s Ask The Mayor, we find out from West...
View Article'Die-in' Protests Inaction On Racism At Purdue
Just as the campus community was leaving its offices and classrooms to go out into the midday rain, a group of community members calling itself the Purdue Social Justice Coalition was preparing to...
View ArticleCityBus Gambles On Gas, Both Compressed And Liquid
High overhead CityBus’s Lafayette headquarters tower three wind turbines, which whir almost melodically on this blustery winter day.They’re the most visible sign of the corporation’s push to be more...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis
Now that the winter weather has set in, is West Lafayette stocked up on salt, sand and other supplies needed to keep the city moving, especially if the upcoming months prove to be as harsh as last...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis
From a grocery store to Gasoline Alley – on this week’s Ask The Mayor, the tale of what was supposed to be one mixed-use development becoming what some property owners nearby think may be an eyesore.We...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis
As West Lafayette’s redesign of State Street gets going in earnest, there are still more questions than answers.What does a public-private partnership actually do for the city?Is the collegiate feel of...
View ArticleACLU To Examine If RFRA Supersedes Civil Rights Laws
An American Civil Liberties Union representative encouraged Tippecanoe County residents Wednesday to reject the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, which she says could erase 60 years of civil...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Political Capital And Amtrak
West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis is assured of a third term in office after no one filed to run against him by this week’s deadline. So this month on our conversation with Mayor Dennis, we talk about...
View ArticleFor Hoosier State Line, The Clock Is Running Even If New Trains Aren't
The casual rider of the Hoosier State Line probably didn’t expect any changes on July 1 as an Amtrak-branded engine and set of cars rolled through Lafayette on its way to Chicago.But instead of the...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Running For Governor
Last month we took West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis to task a little bit about how he planned to spend money in his political war chest in a year where he doesn’t have an opponent. This month, we’ll...
View ArticleThe Link Between The I-65 Bridge Closure And The State Street Redesign
INDOT is examining whether Walsh Construction’s actions may have played a factor in last week’s I-65 bridge closing.INDOT Bridge Design Manager Jeremy Hunter says the sinking of the bridge that led to...
View ArticleWest Lafayette Proposes 9 Percent Increase For 2016 Budget
The West Lafayette budget is expected to increase by $1.7 million next year --an approximately 9 percent raise -- but city officials say that's not likely to raise property taxes.City Clerk-Treasurer...
View ArticleRolls-Royce Testing Facility First Tenant At Aerospace District Of Research Park
Rolls-Royce has announced plans to build a 40,000-square foot facility at Purdue. The company is the first tenant in the university research park’s newly-established Aerospace District.
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Development Versus Public...
Economic development is tricky business.Is it worthwhile to bring in a big-name company, but only create a few jobs, or is it better to create handfuls of jobs at a time at new supermarkets and gas...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Affording City Water
Since he was unopposed in Tuesday’s election, West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis has had the luxury of spending the last several months working more on the State Street redesign than running for...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis On Syrian Resettlement
The city of West Lafayette is getting ready to issue bonds to pay for the State Street redesign. A proposal before the city council would allow the city to seek up to $78 million worth. But that’s in...
View ArticleWL Redevelopment Commission Cries Foul On State Street Secrecy, But Likely...
As the winning bid for West Lafayette’s State Street overhaul is set to be announced, the city’s Redevelopment Commission is expressing its displeasure with the process.In a largely symbolic 3-2 vote...
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