The best Arts And Entertainment newsletters

Based in Lafayette is a local news newsletter from retired reporter Dave Bangert covering Lafayette and Tippecanoe County, Indiana, including government, elections and community events. Issues mix hard local reporting, such as an election ballot error, with arts and entertainment previews and sponsor messages.

A weekly curated guide to local events, arts, music, markets and nightlife in Las Vegas beyond the Strip, written with a pun-heavy voice. The excerpts show the final issues, including the editor's farewell and a goodbye party before the newsletter closed.

Transplant is a New York City-focused publication with a print magazine and digital newsletter covering local culture, people and community life. Readers get launch updates, event recaps and culture pieces such as Broadway and city traditions.