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Byline: Scott Hewitt Aug. 29Cruisin' to the end Beaches restaurant, which will close at the end of the year, hosts its last few Summertime Cruisin' events Wednesdays through Sept. 25 [...]

Byline: James Mayse Friday afternoon, numerous food trucks were setting up shop in the parking lot of the Owensboro Sportscenter, while volunteers were busy getting Moreland Park ready for the [...]

Byline: CARLOTTA OLSON Enjoy four days of live bands, a car show, vendors and more at Hot Rod Rock & Rumble, Aug. 22-25 at Pikes Peak International Raceway, 16650 Midway [...]

Byline: CARLOTTA OLSON EVENTS FRIDAY Chip in for Children Charity Golf Event To benefit Children's Hospital, Southern Colorado, 8 a.m. check-in and breakfast, 9 a.m. shotgun start, Cheyenne Shadows Golf [...]

Byline: John Penney Jul. 24NEW LONDON As the former Hot Rod Cafe prepares to reopen as an art gallery, another Bank Street restaurant abruptly closed its doors this week. Cafe [...]

Byline: Julia Carpenter Wondering where to celebrate dad this Sunday? From cars to comedy to curry, there is something for every dad this Father's Day around Colorado Springs. Check out [...]

Byline: Julia Carpenter Wondering where to celebrate dad this Sunday? From cars to comedy to curry, there is something for every dad this Father's Day around Colorado Springs. Check out [...]

Byline: James Hanlon May 19HARRINGTON, Wash. A sleepy wheat farming town of about 400 people in Lincoln County was the destination for more than 200 classic cars and hot rods [...]

Byline: Mike DiMauro Nov. 16NEW LONDON All the cars passing through Bank St. have seen it for a few weeks now, the ominous, if not depressing, closed storefront of Hot [...]

Byline: John Penney Oct. 5NEW LONDON William Cornish, the New London native, former city councilor and a downtown property owner whose life and work intertwined with the city he occasionally [...]

Byline: Stefani Dias Oct. 4It will be no tricks and all treats this First Friday with plenty of fun to be had downtown. Art comes in all forms including automobiles. [...]

Byline: Cady Davis Jun. 16LENOIR On Friday, June 16, more than 6,000 'hot rods' traveled north on U.S. HIghway 321 en route to Bristol, Tennessee as part of the five-day [...]

Byline: Brent Briggeman Apr. 21Bandimere Speedway is hitting the brakes on the drag strip that has called the west side of Denver home since 1958. The 2023 season will be [...]

Byline: Daniel Slaybaugh Apr. 8The Northwest Missouri Street Rods started its annual season of 'Cruise Nights' on Saturday, car shows which are open to featuring anyone's car of choice. Each [...]

Byline: Stefani Dias Mar. 16Fans of car shows know the usual suspects hot rods, lowriders, motorcycles, pickups but what about strollers? According to Harvey Reyes, president of the Carnales Unidos [...]

Dec. 14Former Spotsylvania County resident Carol 'Bunny' Burkett has been elected to the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Burkett, who died in April 2020, was a fan favorite who [...]

Byline: Johana Vazquez Nov. 18NEW LONDON A vacant former church at the corner of Starr and Green Street received approval from Planning and Zoning Thursday night to become an events [...]

Byline: Hope Martinez Nov. 12Long-term residents will be familiar with Clark County's lively car culture. When the sun is out, one is almost guaranteed to see retro and custom vehicles [...]

Byline: Johana Vazquez Oct. 25--NEW LONDON -- A request to change a former church into a restaurant and venue space has been delayed after pushback from neighbors. At a three-hour [...]

Byline: Debbie Kelley Sep. 1Nostalgia has taken a back seat, as five car shows some among the largest and most premier displays of street rods, restored classics and modified custom [...]

Byline: Don Wilkins Aug. 20There was no shortage of muscle cars, hot rods and every shiny, rumbling engine in-between Friday as the annual Street Legends Car Show revved up at [...]

Byline: Rick Koster Jun. 29We've all read about athletes who, not an hour after a game, are already watching video of the performance, committed to the idea of perpetual improvement. [...]

Byline: Kristina Dorsey May 4Food is always a reason to celebrate, but especially so when it's the good food that's served up at New London's Eat in the Street events. [...]

Byline: Henry Greenstein Apr. 4Rick Stewart, the National Hot Rod Association's chief starter and a longtime racer himself, died Friday at the age of 80, according to the NHRA's official [...]

Byline: Nathan Havenner Mar. 12For many Americans, restoring classic cars and building hot rods is more than just a hobby, it is a lifestyle that often lasts a lifetime. For [...]

Byline: Nathan Havenner Jan. 4After seven years of hosting a variety of hot rods, muscle cars and classics during its cruise-ins in downtown Owensboro, the Sunset Cruisers are working with [...]

Byline: Rich Cholodofsky Dec. 14A Westmoreland County judge on Monday rejected a defense request for a nominal bond that would have allowed the Murrysville man accused of setting fire to [...]

Byline: Laura Lane Oct. 22You can see and hear Dale Hollers' Chevrolet coming down the road. He is the owner of a 1939 Chevy hot rod with a distinctive white, [...]

Byline: Pamela D. Knudson Sep. 1Proceeds from the Rydell's 15th Annual Car and Bike Show Charity Event, set for Sept. 19, will go to the Grand Forks Police Department's IMPACT [...]

Byline: Bill Wilson Aug. 15Hot rod engines on a hot Alabama afternoon brought back memories Saturday for residents and visitors at the McClellan Senior Living Classic Hot Rod Car Show. [...]

Byline: James Mayse Jun. 24There was a carnival atmosphere on Veterans Boulevard Wednesday evening, as hundreds of people went downtown to welcome participants in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race. [...]

Byline: Ed Condran Jun. 17Ian Roussel is cooler than you think. Ministry's 'Jesus Built My Hot Rod' appropriately blasts away in the background while Roussel crafts one-of-a-kind cars at his [...]

Byline: Stefani Dias Jun. 11--Unlike Mother's Day, which is often about giving Mom a break from cooking, Father's Day celebrations are simply about giving dads a good meal. Here are [...]

Byline: Renatta Signorini May 18A Murrysville man was arrested Tuesday on arson charges in connection with a fire that destroyed a landmark restaurant along Route 22 during the weekend. Murrysville [...]

Byline: Adam Kurtz May 2For 5 Questions this week, the Herald speaks to Adam Omlid, who runs Aro Custom Rods, from his home in Grand Forks. Q: Is making custom [...]

Byline: Rick Koster Apr. 21Wildly popular local restaurant? Check. Second place in a nationwide Best Wings competition? Check. What's next for Hot Rod Cafe? Network television? Well, now that you [...]

Byline: Andrew Gaug Oct. 08-- Oct. 8--For 40 years, the Northwest Missouri Street Rods organization has brought people together through a love of cars and good times. With no specific [...]

Byline: Rick Koster Sept. 20-- Sep. 20--For New London's Rod Cornish, the path to success with his popular Bank Street restaurant Hot Rod Cafe was shrouded in darkness. Literally. 'About [...]

Byline: Kevin Carroll Aug. 10-- Aug. 10--HARVEYS LAKE -- Grotto Pizza was a car lover's paradise on Sunday afternoon, as hot rods both vintage and new were on full display [...]

Byline: Sarah Gordon June 22-- Jun. 22--Local artist Jamie Pearson works on a mural of the Public Enemy album 'Most of my Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp' along [...]

Byline: Merri Hanjora June 19-- Jun. 19--SPENCERVILLE -- Wayne Sigler, of Spencerville, is a car guy. 'I've been around cars my whole life. Cars are my life,' said Sigler. Sigler [...]

Byline: Sten Spinella May 17-- May 17--NEW LONDON -- An unidentified man broke into Hot Rod Cafe at 114 Bank St. early Sunday morning and stole an empty cash register. [...]

Byline: Gary Miles May 16-- May 16--People We've Lost ------ -- Billy Ostland -- 64 years old -- Lived in Springfield -- He loved to ride the roads and work [...]

Byline: Paul Schofield Jan. 17-- Jan. 17--West Virginia great Rod Thorn, who played from 1961-63, will have his No. 44 retired at halftime of the Feb. 29 game against Oklahoma, [...]

Byline: Cathy Dyson Jan. 05-- Jan. 5--In the weeks after Jacoby Smith suffered a rare stroke that left him with different degrees of paralysis below the chest, his parents prepared [...]

Byline: Scott Sturgis Jan. 03-- Jan. 3--2020 Kia Soul GT-Line: The Soul of a hot rodder? Price: $29,055 as tested, including $345 for fancy white paint, $130 for carpeted floor [...]

Byline: Merri Hanjora Nov. 22-- Nov. 22--DELPHOS -- Most people have their 'dream' car in their minds, but few can say they own their dream car. Ron Illyes, of Delphos, [...]

Byline: Merri Hanjora Oct. 25-- Oct. 25--DEFIANCE -- Ron Wheeler knows his way around cars. He owns a hot rod shop in Defiance. He brought his 1934 Chevy Pickup to [...]

Byline: Treva Lind Rich Gortsema of Spokane has fueled hot rod dreams for four decades. Recently, he received a statewide accolade for creating those buffed-up classic cars. Gortsema, 68, was [...]

Byline: Treva Lind Sept. 29-- Sep. 29--Rich Gortsema of Spokane has fueled hot rod dreams for four decades. This weekend, he received a statewide accolade for creating those buffed-up classic [...]