IndyStar.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Spring flooding that damaged Indiana cropland delivered an unexpected bonus to farmers and homeowners: fewer crop-eating insects.
WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Humane society, Purdue hope to continue work togetherJournal and Courier, IN - 2 hours agoBy Curt Slyder • cslyder@journalandcourier.com • July 24, 2008 The Almost Home Humane Society in Lafayette and Purdue Univeristy's School of Veterinary …
Fashionista.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Blake , 22, Publicist Got Her : Crossing the street at the corner of Broome and Lafayette Stalked Her : Because her electric yellow bag and crisscross overall skirt made chasing after her a joy Shot Her : Because upon closer inspection, she was a walking lesson in how to accessorize - the long chunky strand of pearls, retro heels, and cherry-red heart shaped sunglasses- it all looked effortless and...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A former worker at a treatment center for at-risk youth was sentenced to four years in prison for having sexual contact with a 16-year-old boy who lived at the center.
Shooting The Messenger (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
"Talk back to a cop and go to jail! -- at least in Lafayette, Colorado where it is now a crime to verbally disrespect authority. An article in the local Daily Camera provides background as of Sunday the 13th. According to a local commentator on the news item, the ordinance pass in council on Tuesday the 15th. The ordinance states, "It is unlawful for any person to make forceful contact, strike, or...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
For the love of all that is crafty and thrifty: Brooklyn's beloved Flea is in danger! NYMag reports that "the large church on Vanderbilt & Lafayette along with some FG residents are meeting this week to try to shut it down." This is their third meeting addressing the topic, and each meeting has grown in size and support. Yikes! Jonathan Butler , organizer of the Brooklyn Flea , confirmed the problems...
Market Wire - Transportation and Logistics (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
LAFAYETTE, IN (MARKET WIRE) Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) today awarded four students with scholarships that, combined, represent a total award of up to $32,000. Scholarships were presented at an awards ceremony held this afternoon at the company's headquarters in Lafayette, Ind.
I/P Updates (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Thanks to John Welch at the TTABlog for pointing out In re Lafayette Street Partners, LLC , (July 9, 2008, not precedential) where the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board reversed a refusal to register the mark CHINATOWN BRASSERIE & Design (with BRASSERIE disclaimed) as being primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive for restaurant services, even though Applicant's restaurant is located...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Raquel Baskin had a neat little business going at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia after she was diagnosed with leukemia last year. "We were basically confined in the room, and there was a virus going around," says her mother, Susan, of Lafayette Hill. "People were sending presents and someone had sent us beads."
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Pieces from Coming Soon Photo: Milo Keller for Coming Soon Coming Soon, Yohji Yamamoto's new diffusion line, just dropped in the U.S. exclusively at Odin's 199 Lafayette Street location. The launch was announced late last year, with the first pieces set to hit stores this July. And right on schedule, Odin took on the men's collection and got the first delivery five days ago, including two shirts,...
NigerianMuse Articles (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted. The technology, called light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, is about four times more efficient than conventional incandescent...
Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
How to steal an election - NY Daily News editorial, 7/20/08 Political insiders are hijacking a pair of city elections, and Gov. Paterson, sad to say, is aiding the conspiracy. Assemblymen Ivan Lafayette of Queens and Luis Diaz of the Bronx are vacating their seats for jobs in the Paterson administration. Each is exploiting election law to give voters as little say as possible about who next represents...
Masson's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
If you’re wondering about restaurants in Lafayette, you might check out the fledgling Lafayette-Eats blog.
From On High (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Had Mr. Wonderful not been out behind the school building snorting cocaine when he was young, he might have learned something about American history. But he did. So he didn't. The latest Barack Oboner revealed by Ed Morrissey: Barack Obama must have gone off script again in West Lafayette, Indiana on Wednesday. When addressing the crowd on national security, Obama mangled the attack on Pearl Harbor....
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Avon? Antiques? You never know what you might find at the annual Royal Oak Garage Sale scheduled for today and Sunday. Between 250 and 300 vendors are expected to set up shop in the parking garage at Sixth and Lafayette in downtown Royal Oak, selling everything from postmodern furniture and retro accessories to perfume, clothing and handmade musical instruments.
