plus 1, The Weekender Report - WLS |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2010 03:19 PM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. February 19, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Winter weather is not the best time to be out on a motorcycle, but you can think about warmer weather and the open road at the International Motorcycle Show. The hottest rides on two wheels are at the Stephens Convention Center this weekend. The Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows features hundreds of the latest street bikes, dirt bikes, cruisers, scooters and ATVs for experienced or new riders. The show runs through Sunday. You still have time to check out everything new on the automotive front. The Chicago Auto Show continues through Sunday at 8:00 pm at McCormick Place. Latest reports say laughter is good for the heart. You can get big dose at the Second City 50th Anniversary tour, which stops at the North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie on Saturday. Show times are 5 and 8 pm. It's a busy weekend on the theatre beat. The national stage production of 101 Dalmations is now in performance at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. The one-of-a-kind musical features Rachel York as Cruella de Villle. You'll be seeing spots through February 28th. It's classic rock at Northwestern University. The Who's Tommy just opened at the Theatre and Interpretation Center on the Evanston campus. The Pete Townshend rock opera runs through March 7th. The family-friendly short Shakespeare is on. The Comedy of Errors is a 75 minute abridged production of the Shakespeare comedy. It's at Navy Pier through March 6th. Also at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the classic Noel Coward play, Private Lives, a revelation of the humorous complications of marriage continues through March 7th at Navy Pier. And on the dance beat, the Joffrey Ballet is back in town with the classic ballet, Cinderella, at the Auditorium Theater. It runs through February 28th. Have a great weekend! entertainment, roz varon Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Iowa-based Crashed Toys comes to Delta Township - Lansing State Journal Posted: 15 Feb 2010 02:34 PM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. DELTA TWP. — An Iowa company is bringing its crashed and damaged vehicle business model to the Lansing area. Crashed Toys LLC gives dinged, dented and otherwise damaged motorcycles and other recreational vehicles a second chance. The company is moving into the Michigan market, with its first location in the state at 7819 Lanac St. in Delta Township. Crashed Toys sells motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, watercraft and recreational vehicles through online auctions on its Web site, www.crashedtoys.com. Buyers can pick up the items at the Delta Township warehouse or arrange to have them shipped. The company gets its inventory by purchasing vehicles from insurance companies that have been declared total losses, damaged items from other dealers and repossessions from banks, said marketing manager Joe Woit. An all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, can be deemed a total loss for something as simple as a dented gas tank, he said. "It's perfect for the enthusiasts who want a little project for the winter or want to save a lot of money," Woit said. "People are able to save a lot of money by buying these and fixing them themselves." People also buy the vehicles for their parts. Replacement parts from dealerships can be expensive, so some people buy damaged vehicles, strip off the pieces they need and sell the rest, ATV enthusiast Larry Reynolds said. Reynolds is president of Delta Township-based Dirt Mafia, an ATV and motorcycle club. Crashed Toys' local inventory includes about 40 motorcycles, a dozen snowmobiles and eight four-wheelers, said Ken LaPeer, manager. Recreational vehicles, boats and other watercraft should be available as spring approaches. The facility has about 5,000 square feet of indoor storage and more than three and a half acres of outdoor storage space. Crashed Toys, an affiliate of Eldridge, Iowa-based QCSA Auto Auctions, has locations in Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. Last year was the company's best year since it started in 1999, Woit said. "When people have less expendable income, people obviously pay less for vehicles," he said, adding that the company has seen and influx of repossessed vehicles due to the economy. Michigan's economy has been tough on some salvage companies, such as privately owned Slick's Great Lakes Salvage in Mason, said co-owner John Deemer. He didn't provide further details on the company's sales. Slick's has been around since 1988 and sells distressed and damaged motorcycles, snowmobiles and ATVs. Slick's offers on-site sales, while Crashed Toys sells vehicles through online auctions. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| You are subscribed to email updates from Add Images to any RSS Feed To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar