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In today's newsletter:

  • What sentence could the Lafayette YMCA voyeur face in January?
  • Why Lafayette Brewing Company is closing after 32 years downtown
  • When Randy Travis brings his “More Life Tour” to Lafayette

Also on today's calendar: Centier Bank Brings the Golden Horseshoe to Lafayette and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 32 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Saturday: Snow and flurries at times, temps: high: 17, low: -6.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and frigid, with a high of 10 and low of -3 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. YMCA voyeur pleads guilty; sentencing set for Jan. 21 (jconline.com) — A Lafayette YMCA patron who was secretly recorded while showering led to a voyeurism conviction, with the defendant now awaiting sentencing on Jan. 21. The case centers on a phone hidden in the family locker room, with police recovering deleted video as evidence. Residents may see this case as a reminder about privacy and safety in local facilities.
   

2. Lafayette Brewing Company announces its closing after 32 years (purdueexponent.org) — Lafayette Brewing Company, a downtown staple and early Indiana brewpub, will pour its last beers on Dec. 20 after 32 years. Owners cite post-COVID economic pressures and building costs, while longtime staff and patrons reflect on careers, relationships, and family milestones rooted in the Lafayette spot. The closure leaves a big hole in Greater Lafayette’s craft beer and social scene.
   

3. Randy Travis & Co. Extend His 'More Life Tour' Into 2026 (broadwayworld.com) — Randy Travis’s “More Life Tour” is scheduled to stop at Lafayette’s Long Center for the Performing Arts on March 13, 2026, with tickets going on sale this Friday. The show features his original band and vocalist James Dupré performing Travis’s biggest hits while the country star appears onstage to interact with fans and celebrate his music.
   

4. Staffers from 2 Louisville bookstores celebrated by best-selling author James Patterson (wdrb.com) — Two Lafayette booksellers, Chet Atchison of Main Street Books and Zach Hannel of Second Flight Books, have each earned a $500 holiday bonus from best-selling author James Patterson. They’re among a select group of independent booksellers nationwide recognized for their work supporting readers and local literary life across Kentucky and Indiana.
   

5. Purdue student made a gaming website in high school, sold it for $120k four years later (wlfi.com) — A Purdue computer science junior in West Lafayette turned a high school side project into a major payday, selling his kid-friendly gaming website Duck Math for $120,000 after it surged to 150,000 daily users. He’s still in class on campus and already brainstorming his next tech venture, hoping to build something even more impactful than browser games.
   

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