2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo: Muscle and Style

February 19, 2013
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo: Muscle and Style

How long ago was it now that the New Beetle was introduced? They dazzled and impressed, like hot sexy ladybugs complete with a vase for a flower. We understand Bill Gates even bought a dozen of them for friends and employees. Come 2012, the Beetle got its shoulders raised, its stance altered, and a...

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Chevy Spark: A Tiny Revolution

February 18, 2013
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Chevy Spark: A Tiny Revolution

That the US leader in small eco-friendly cars would be GM, specifically Chevrolet, is somewhat of a revelation, not to mention revolution, when one considers this is the home of the Corvette and the Camaro, two of America’s rock stars. And this one is small, we mean tiny. It’s up there, we mean, down...

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Cadillac XTS and ATS: Luxury Rocket Ships

February 18, 2013
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Cadillac XTS and ATS: Luxury Rocket Ships

The American luxury car, all power and flash, but perhaps with a kinder heart and bigger brain, lives on at Cadillac. Though one of these is actually classified by the EPA as a compact, there is nothing compact about either one. Cadillac’s ATS (the sport sedan), and the XTS (the full-size ride), are two...

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2013 Kia Soul: Have You Seen Me?

February 18, 2013
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2013 Kia Soul: Have You Seen Me?

Just down the street from our offices sits this shiny, Alien Green 2013 Kia Soul. There’s another one parked around the corner. And look, there goes one now. Ever since Honda introduced the idea of the mail truck as cool ride, the style and shape of the Kia Soul has been ubiquitous to the...

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The Beverly Garland Hotel: A Valley Oasis

February 14, 2013
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The Beverly Garland Hotel: A Valley Oasis

Tucked in among the chock-a-block apartment buildings and shops on Vineland,  in the looming shadow of Universal City, sits the unassuming Beverly Garland Hotel. Operating under the flag of the Holiday Inn chain, this is clearly a step above any of that company’s cookie-cutter operations. The low-slung Mission-style architecture is at once inviting and...

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ERNC Votes to Oppose 7-11 Project

February 6, 2013
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The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council voted last night to oppose the sale of alcohol and 24-hour operation at the 7-11 store proposed for the corner of York Boulevard and Tonawanda Avenue. The project’s developer told the Council and area residents that, if the 7-11 does not go forward, they can expect a laundromat at...

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