Happy Friday, Lafayette.

Got any weekend plans? There’s certainly plenty to do on Saturday, even with the rain ☔️

Here’s what’s in Friday’s edition:

The answer to Tuesday’s Trivia was 1884🧐

Moving with cardboard boxes can be a pain. They collapse halfway up the stairs, tear at the corners, and then sit in your garage for six months after you've unpacked.

Lafayette Moving Totes rents sturdy, stackable plastic totes that they deliver to your door and pick up after you’ve moved. No tape, no late-night box runs to Lowes, no cardboard graveyard in the garage.

For Purdue students, Lafayette Moving Totes will drop totes at your apartment or dorm before move-out and haul them away once you're settled somewhere new. Realtors looking for a closing gift can hand their clients a tote rental that makes move-in dramatically less painful. And for locals moving across town, it means one trip to pack, one trip to unpack, and nothing left over.

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We’ll be having our THIRD Dinner Club on Wednesday, April 22nd at 6:30 pm. We have a few seats left!

Six locals, around one table, enjoying a great meal and meaningful conversations.

📍Lafayette

🗓️Wednesday, April 22nd at 6:30 pm

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Drink beer. Support the arts.

That's the pitch for Tap for TAF, and it's hard to argue with. Saturday, April 18, from 2 pm to 6 pm, on top of the Tippecanoe County Parking Garage at 200 South St.

Your ticket gets you a tasting glass and all the samples you can responsibly handle from Indiana's finest brewers and cideries. You’ll get live music, local eats, and nonalcoholic options for those who want them. Plus, you’ll see one of the better views of downtown Lafayette you can find.

Proceeds benefit The Arts Federation and its mission to grow the arts across 14 Indiana counties.

General admission is $40. Designated drivers get in for $10 and drink free water and soda all afternoon.

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The John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge is the third Main Street bridge to cross the Wabash at this spot. A wooden covered bridge was put up in 1863 and in 1889, Engineer Wallace Marshall replaced it with a three-span iron bridge.

The iron bridge did not last, though. On March 26, 1913, the Wabash crested just shy of 33 feet. The Main Street span of the bridge fell. During this time, a cable ferry moved people across the river until the cities could rebuild.

Soon after, Wallace Marshall came back to design the replacement with the help of Purdue civil engineering professor W.K. Hatt. Hatt chaired the board of superintending engineers. A new reinforced-concrete arch opened in November 1914 and carried Main Street traffic for the next 82 years.

In 1996, the Lafayette Railroad Relocation project rerouted cars to new bridges and gave the old span to pedestrians. The city renamed it on July 12, 1997, for Congressman John T. Myers, whose long run on the House Appropriations Committee helped move the project forward.

Sources: Historic Marker Database, Tippecanoe County Historical Association, Congress.gov

The John T. Myers pedestrian bridge is getting cleaned up, painted underneath, and patched where it needs it. The Board of Public Works and Safety approved advertising for bids Tuesday, with bid opening set for May 12.

City Engineer Jeremy Grenard said the project will also replace some deck pavers and bridge joints. The bridge will stay open for individual trail users during construction, but closed for events.

The work is expected to take five to six months, with final completion due by June 2027. Lafayette and West Lafayette are splitting the cost 50-50, which is how the bridge has been maintained since it was converted from vehicle to pedestrian use in the mid-1990s.

Ohio State at Purdue

4/17 | 6 pm first pitch (Game is on B1G+)

Ohio State at Purdue

4/18 | 2 pm first pitch (Game is on B1G+)

Ohio State at Purdue

4/19 | 1 pm first pitch (Game is on B1G+)

Indiana State at Purdue

4/21 | 6 pm first pitch (Game is on ESPN+)

Purdue at Rutgers

4/17 | 6 pm first pitch (Game is on B1G+)

Purdue at Rutgers

4/18 | 3 pm first pitch (Game is on B1G+)

Purdue at Rutgers

4/19 | 1 pm first pitch (Game is on B1G+)

UIC at Purdue

4/21 | 4 pm first pitch (Game is on B1G+)

Friday

82🌡️54 | 🌧️ | 10% | 💨6 mph

Saturday

65🌡️53 | ⛈️ | 90% | 💨12 mph

Sunday

54🌡️37 | 🌤️ | 0% | 💨10 mph

Monday

59🌡️33 | ☀️ | 0% | 💨4 mph

Tuesday

75🌡️47 | 🌤️ | 10% | 💨12 mph

Stones Crossing Community Garage Sales

Stones Crossing | 8 am to 5 pm

Trails for Tails: 5K Run for the Farm Animals

The Farm at Prophetstown | 10 am

Sell It Here’s April Outdoor Flea Market

Sell It Here | April 18 from 9 am to 6 pm & April 19 from  9 am to 5 pm

Spring Showcase III (Purdue Bands & Orchestras)

Elliott Hall of Music | 7:30 pm

Wolf Park’s Birthday Party (Get Tickets)

Wolf Park | 4 pm to 8 pm

Tulip Bouquet Sale

4740 N 225 W West Lafayette | 9 am

Wildlife Workshop: Local Legends (Get Tickets)

Columbian Park Zoo | 10 am to 12 pm

5K Challenge at Purdue

Ross-Ade Stadium | 7:30 pm

Rooted in Resilience: A Forest Academy Experience

Camp Sycamore Valley | 5 pm to 8 pm

Percussion Ensemble (Purdue Bands & Orchestras)

Elliott Hall of Music | 7:30 pm

Spring Showcase IV (Purdue Bands & Orchestras)

Elliott Hall of Music | 2 pm

Hooten Hallers (Blues/Garage/Rock&Roll)

People’s Brewing Company & Taproom (Get Tickets) | 5 pm to 8 pm

Thank you for taking the time to read this far! If you have any suggestions for stories, restaurants to try, events going on, or cool things people are doing in the community, send them over!

Enjoy the weekend,

Blake | Publisher, Lafayette Lookout