Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
Kelly Donoughe’s 2009 Smart fortwo passion has a name: Mrs. Einstein. The smallest four-wheel car available for sale in the U.S., she originally called it Einstein for the physicist. When she added eyelashes to the car’s front headlights, she renamed it. A grad student in transportation engineering at Virginia Tech, Donoughe purchased the rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Monday, March 30th, 2015
Don and Chris were meeting one another for the first time for breakfast at Mabry Mill in late spring of 2012. He rode from North Carolina on his 1800cc Honda Goldwing, which had a comfortable passenger seat...
Friday, January 9th, 2015
Some Strata Blue, Some Olive Green and lots of fun! The Willys Jeep, the rugged utility vehicles used by the military during World War II, have an enduring place in America’s cultural landscape. That may be because...
Monday, September 15th, 2014
“You can’t take yourself too seriously riding a meep meep,” says Jeremy Hart, owner of a 2009 Honda Metropolitan scooter and associate broker at Nest Realty. He drives his scooter regularly, which says something about both his...
Friday, August 1st, 2014
As much as our culture is notable for its use of wireless and advanced technologies, we’re still a society shaped by old-fashioned principles. Take, for example, what would happen were you in need of emergency help for...
Monday, June 16th, 2014
By Karl H. Kazaks If you knew Bryan Katz bought his first RV – a pull-behind travel trailer – to take to Virginia Tech home football games in his post-graduate years, you might credit Hokie Pride for...
Monday, March 17th, 2014
Kitty Zeringue is an avid cyclist. So much so that when she moved to Blacksburg and bought a car, she made her decision based on how the car would suit her bike. “I got a Honda Fit...
Sunday, January 12th, 2014
Story and Photos by Karl H. Kazaks Sometimes, less is more. Take, for example, Gary Duncan’s 1959 Chevrolet Impala sport coupe. You might not think this is a good example for proving less is more, as...
Friday, November 15th, 2013
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Mark Hollandsworth has a new patrol vehicle, and it’s not yet another Crown Victoria. For most of his 13-year law enforcement career, Hollandsworth’s ride has been one or another of the Crown Victoria-based...
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
Ed Stevens passed down a number of things to his son, Harry. He gave him the nickname Butch, which has stuck to this day. He gave his boy a passion for motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidson flatheads. Most importantly,...