May 26, 2011 For the first time, the families of military personnel killed while serving on active duty will be able to honor their loved ones with a special Gold Star License Plate.
GM higher ups made a big announcement today concerning jobs and reinvestment in Flint and Bay City. The news is better than expected and they will be adding more jobs between the two plants than previously believed.
General Motors is gearing up to make an announcement tomorrow about their plans in Flint and Bay City. After recent job additions to GM plants in Detroit and Toledo, many are hoping that the automaker will follow suit here in Flint.
May 7, 2011 The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive.
I have been driving an average of about 25,000 per year for the last 15 years, I say no way. I have no clue as to how much the tax would be, I just know it would be a little to costly. Read more of the story after the jump.
May 5, 2011 Sky high fuel prices have forced most of us to drive less, and the diminished demand for petrol has driven the price of a barrel of oil downward dramatically.
April 26, 2011 Petroleum industry analysts warned us that 4-dollar a gallon gas would be here before summer. It officially arrived yesterday, with no relief in sight.
April 21, 2011 Sooner or later, the weather is going to get nice and it will be time to get the classic cars and bikes out of storage to show them off!
April 20, 2011 I'm what you would call a car crazy man, so any story that has anything to do with automobiles I will give it some attention. Like this story about a Ferrari made of wool, that’s right – wool.
UK-based artist Lauren Porter, 22, used approximately 12 miles of the stuff (over 10 years, no less) to craft a red Ferrari that’s almost exactly to scale. Read more and watch the video after the jump.
April 20, 2011 I mentioned weeks ago that I had taken the Solstice out of storage and was preparing for a spring/summer of fun driving. The little blue convertible has been sitting in the garage almost four weeks now, and has barely moved. Oh yes, there was that 83 degree day on a Sunday afternoon three weeks ago that I was able to get it out and take it for a spin through the "Hot Dog Stand" in Grand Blanc, but other that that, we wait.....and wait, for some real spring-like weather.
April 11, 2011 We've been hearing the predictions for quite some time. The rumor is now reality for drivers in the Flint area. Gasoline prices are now at $4 a gallon at a majority of local stations.
April 1, 2011 Nobody likes being pulled over by the cops, so imagine the surprise on one police officer's face when he was pulled to the side of the road -- by a civilian.
That happened this week after Motocross champ James 'Bubba' Stewart flipped on his faux red-and-blue police lights, signaling the undercover Chevy Silverado in front of him to pull over.
March 9, 2011 Remember the Spring/Summer of 2008? Gas prices in mid-Michigan were well above $4 a gallon. We didn't like it then, but a lot of us made some changes that decreased demand for oil which eventually brought prices down.
