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10 Spring break road trip destinations you’ll really want to visit

Spring break road trip
  Spring break is just around the corner! As I planned my trip, I found some great spots for college students like me, or anyone for that matter. In my opinion, these are some of the best places to visit, so grab your friends, check your vacation dates and plan your trip for some spring break fun! My top 10 favorite road trip destinations for spring break are as follows:   Manhattan Beach, CA With the famous California beach atmosphere, Manhattan Beach offers visitors a young people’s scene fun-filled with shops, beaches, restaurants, and exciting nightlife. You can walk the… Read More
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A trick-or-treating checklist to keep your little horrors safe

A trick-or-treating checklist to keep your little horrors safe
With Halloween and an evening of trick-or-treating around the cobwebbed corner, here are 14 tips to keep your children safe while having fun.     Read More
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A collection of first-car experiences

A collection of first-car experiences
  First cars tend to make a big impression and live long in the memory. Whatever shape they take, and however many bumps in the road we may encounter with them, the independence they embody often means other cars just can’t come close. With that in mind, here’s a collection of first-car experiences that spans decades, and in which all of the cars are special in their own ways. Like the Ford Crown Victoria that made college crowds scatter because it looked like a police car arriving, yet became a firm campus favorite. And the “rolling science experiment” Chevrolet Cavalier… Read More
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Cars, trucks and treats: It’s Texas state fair time

Cars, trucks and treats: It’s Texas state fair time
Credit: Nissan/Newspress USA   Where but the State Fair of Texas could you tuck into a funnel cake bacon queso burger while checking out around 400 of the latest cars, trucks and SUVs? The home of the largest new-car show in the Southwest, as well as some of the region’s most imaginative fair food, there’s plenty to whet the appetite at this year’s event. Among the 2018 models, large and small, on display in the Automobile Building, Centennial Building and Truck Zone are a number of debuts and introductions to limited editions. They include the 2018 Armada Platinum Reserve, a… Read More
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The 1996 Silver Nissan Altima: Greatest car on Earth

The 1996 Silver Nissan Altima: Greatest car on Earth
  Now and then, a certain question gets struck up during a conversation. If you could have any car in the world, what would it be? There has never been an instance where I struggled or hesitated to respond. Each time I am asked, the answer is always the same. The 1996 Silver Nissan Altima. If the person asks me why, my reason is simple. Because the 1996 Silver Nissan Altima is the greatest car in the world. I do not kid; I genuinely believe the 1996 Silver Nissan Altima is the greatest automobile… Read More
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Get ready for National Tailgating Day and a feast of football

Get ready for National Tailgating Day and a feast of football
  The smell of burgers on the grill, the sound of a beverage being popped open, the sea of colors that show a tidal wave of support for your team. It could be any college football weekend but, this Saturday, the excitement, anticipation and revelry will be cranked up a notch when National Tailgating Day celebrates the new season. Having kicked off on Aug. 26, we’re already into the action, yet Sep. 2 offers a true feast of football throughout the day, and across the nation, with 61 fixtures on the card. According to who you listen to, Alabama, Ohio… Read More
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The glory of tailgating and the Indianapolis Colts

The glory of tailgating and the Indianapolis Colts
  With the NFL preseason already underway and the start of both the college (August 26) and professional seasons (September 7) just weeks away, the long wait for live football action, and some good old tailgating, is almost over. National Tailgating Day, which falls on September 2 this year, is just another day that will come and go for some individuals. For the diehard football fan, however, this day is so much more. Growing up in Indiana and living so close to the Indy 500 (one of the largest motor racing events in the world), tailgating was simply something that… Read More
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The cars that star in ‘Transformers,’ then and now

The Cars of Transformers Then And Now
The giant fighting robots are back. “Transformers: The Last Knight,” the fifth installment of the “Transformers” franchise, burst onto movie screens this week with the Transformers and humans locked in war. And not only will moviegoers be drawn by the prospect of extravagant action, battles and special effects, but the chance to see some of today’s coolest and most expensive cars in the thick of things, too. They include the attention-fixing 2017 Lamborghini Centenario, the $1.9 million hypercar adopted by the character Hot Rod, while the hugely popular Bumblebee takes the form of a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS. See how… Read More
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My first car and the birthday blues

My first car and the birthday blues
  Upon obtaining a learner’s permit most young adults begin shopping for their first car before even discussing it with their parents. Growing up, this was the day that I looked forward to because having parents heavily involved in the car industry, undoubtedly, would yield my dream car. Due to the school cutoff I was almost a year older than most of my classmates. While this was a minor issue academically, it soon evolved into the sole reason I was going to become the most popular student amongst my peers. As my birthday approached, certainly, I was going to be… Read More
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‘Cars 3’ lines up with an inspirational tale

‘Cars 3’ lines up with an inspirational tale
  It’s tough at the top, even for a serial winner like Lightning McQueen. The latest lap of Disney-Pixar’s “Cars” franchise, “Cars 3,” is a great sports comeback story that looks set to inspire as well as entertain young moviegoers this summer. The multi-Piston Cup winner, voiced by Owen Wilson, is having a hard time keeping up with the new generation of younger, faster cars and the movie opens with McQueen crashing out of a race in spectacular style. In fact, he faces being completely pushed out of the sport he loves, the makers tell us, but you can bet… Read More
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