Coffee Cafés

This little band from Indiana packs a big Americana punch! Hailing from Lafayette, home of the Purdue University Boilermakers, this folk-flavored trio has accurately described themselves as "Byzantine Bluegrass."

Great guitar, mandolin, and banjo picking. Heartfelt, grabbing male vocals, with haunting female vocals to make you weep. Be a part of the movement.

Lafayette/West Lafayette's own friendly neighborhood comedy improv troupe performs improv comedy in a competitive format. Two teams of improv players battle it out for laughs and prizes before your very eyes!

The players flex their comedic muscles for laughs as they make up scenes, games, and songs right on the spot based on suggestions from you: the lovely and well-dressed audience.

You get to vote for the winners - an MC calls the plays - prizes are awarded - and... there is always a chance you might get pulled up on stage!  read more »

marker158, a local Contemporary Christian Rock band, will perform live in the End Zone Room at Local Mountain Coffee at Ross-Ade on February 20th at 7:30pm.

marker158 is melodic, guitar driven rock as a foundation for emotional, straight talking songs about want, need, hope, discovery and celebration. With songs like REACHING UP, BE THE DIFFERENCE, ONE LIFE and DOWN ON MY KNEES.  read more »

Tuesday, February 10th kicks off Open Mic Night co-sponsored by Local Mountain Coffee and Domino's Pizza. The mic opens at 7:00pm. Stop in for a slice of pizza, a hot chocolate, a latte, or any of our regular coffee and espresso drinks and treats. Then enjoy a night of varied performance by courageous fledgling entertainers or seasoned artists who step up to take the stage. Admission is free.

Have an itch to perform? Get signed up! You can secure your spot for an upcoming night in advance by submitting our sign-up form. We have made a limited number of spots available on line and so that you can also sign up 1 hour before the mic opens when performance order is set for as long as there is time still available.

Have your next meeting, birthday party or special event at the Mountain. Our location at Ross-Ade in West Lafayette features the End Zone Gathering Room and makes a great place for meetings, events and entertainment activity. Groups have enjoyed Meeting at the Mountain meeting before a Purdue basketball games, birthday parties, holiday parties, recognition and celebration events, fundraiser registrations and as an entertainment venue. The possibilities are endless.

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Birthdays are always great fun but why not make this year's an even better one by coming with your friends to Local Mountain at Ross-Ade? We are available for groups small and large, and celebrations for those who are young and, well, not so young.

The End Zone gathering room can support groups up to 85 people for your private party.

Party Options include:

* Purdue Birthday Cake
* Snacks, soft drinks, hot beverages.
* Specialty beverages at espresso bar. (This is great fun for all ages and any of the drinks can be made with or without espresso.)
* Tour(s) of a Purdue venue(s)*.  read more »

Local Mountain Ross-AdeWest Lafayette, IN July 25, 2008 – Local Mountain announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement with Purdue University to open Local Mountain Coffee @ Ross Ade. Local Mountain's first location in West Lafayette will be attached to Ross-Ade football Stadium and feature the same great Local Mountain atmosphere, product selection and, of course, core mission.  read more »

Lafayette IN - November, 23 2007. Despite ongoing road construction which included several key closures and detours for every road leading to the State Road 26 East location, Lafayette's Local Mountain Coffee Café has enjoyed significant growth and garnered many loyal customers in its first weeks of operation. Open for nearly 6 weeks now the community response has been warm for the business in a time when the weather has been getting chilly. "We have been very pleased by the positive response we've gotten from the community", stated co-founder Ric Brown. "Given the construction over the last few weeks our customers have really had to go out their way to get to us. We have established a regular group of customers that have made the additional effort to get through the detours, and they have also brought family, friends and co-workers to check us out."

A little coffee break..: Taking some time away from shopping on black Friday...Customers feedback through satisfaction surveys both in person and on-line report they are quite satisfied with the service, food and drink quality and the competitive pricing of the menu. Some of the most popular items have been Meleah's Madness, the White Powder Mocha and the triple chocolate Hot Chocolate. "Our selection of drinks and wide offering of flavors has been popular and our patrons have appreciated our effort to focus on bringing in some of the best from local suppliers" Brown added. Local Mountain Coffee has worked to find local talent and offer the fruits of their craft. For example, most of the baked goods offered in the Lafayette location are made at the Flower Mill Bakery near Rossville and the many flavors of Biscotti are provided by Brunoscotti, which is based in Lafayette.

We're Open!The setting has proven to be very appealing to the coffee café patrons, providing ample seating with a quiet and comfortable atmosphere to visit, peruse the paper or spend a little time on your laptop using the free wireless internet connection. There are also many interesting items to look at and purchase provided by another local favorite, One Earth Gifts and Gallery.

The current hours of operation are 6am to 6pm Monday - Friday, 7am to 6pm on Saturday and 8am to 6pm on Sunday. Just after the first of the year the owners are considering adding additional hours in the evening as well as some other enhancements. "Our initial focus is to make sure we are doing the fundamentals of the business very well: great service, great products and an inviting atmosphere. Ric servingNext on the agenda is to add soups, salads and sandwiches during the current business hours. From there we are considering the addition of a dessert and coffee hours for Friday and Saturday nights and as well as offering live entertainment. We expect to offer Gelato in the spring."  read more »

Please click the link below to see the Local Mountain 'Take Me' menu.

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