Fascinated with what it takes to run a record label out of Lafayette, Indiana, I met with Max Campbell and Joe Yakamicki of Oi! the Boat Records to discuss the ins and outs of operating a punk label in flyover country. And then, inspired by our conversation, I spent the next two days researching the…
A few weeks ago, Journal & Courier Opinions page editor Dave Bangert conducted an interview with yours truly to delve deeper into how Think Lafayette fits into the new Community of Choice era. He honed in on the idea that we are a love letter to Lafayette, a celebration of what we get right and an…
Nobody can argue that the Greater Lafayette area doesn’t have a lot of restaurants. Local mythology is that we have the greatest restaurant per capita ratio in the United States. Believe it? Depends. But that does mean that we spend a lot of Friday and Saturday nights saying, “Where do you want to eat?” “I…
Southern transplants, bacon enthusiasts, and 30 Rock fans, have I got something for you: a silly widget of a website made by Ed Finkler, the web developer, tech community organizer, and local funny guy we profiled last year.
In 2010, novelist Patricia Henley wrote a thoughtful piece for the Smithsonian magazine on how she came to the Lafayette area, her decision to make this her home, and the persistent conversation among other Indiana writers who are “always trying to decide whether to go or stay.” I happened across this essay again the other…
TL: For nine years, Ed Finkler served as web lead and security researcher at The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University. He participated in open source web app development in his free time for years, including developing Spaz, a long-running, award-winning micro-blogging client. Today Ed is a…
TL: The Think Lafayette team became familiar with Ben Cotton through Twitter, when Ben became a beacon for local tweeps who were looking for information about inclement weather. To date, Ben has tweeted us through hail, thunder and lightning, a handful of tornado watches, and several nerve-wracking snowstorms. Ben, you’ve developed quite a local following…
Are you an entrepreneur with a fresh message, product, or idea? Are you promoting a new or recurring event, festival, or show? Do you know someone from the Greater Lafayette area who is doing something cool or special in our community, someone who deserves a bigger platform? We want to feature you on Think Lafayette….
