Celebrating National Garden Day with Tulip Farms near Waukegan, Local Garden Centers, and more!
We’re so happy it’s Spring, and what perfect timing that today is National Gardening Day! We are very excited to spend our day planning out our gardens and prepping the beds. Or maybe we’ll head out and take a walk through the botanical garden and enjoy some gorgeous flora. Or maybe we’ll explore the local garden centers and select some new house plants for our indoor gardens, too! No matter how you choose to spend the day today, rest easy knowing that gardening and spending time in flowers and plants is great for your health, so there’s never a better excuse to take a day off and tiptoe through the tulips!
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Classic Kia’s Car Accident Checklist
On today’s blog, we’re sharing a shortlist of things to remember if you’re ever involved in an accident. Here’s a handy checklist you can print out and keep in your vehicle in case of emergency such as an accident or vehicle collision. Our checklist is intended to be merely informational only, but it may help you keep a clear head to gather all of the necessary information if you’re in a tough spot.
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Let’s Visit the Mid West Music Fest in Winona Minnesota!
We’re getting ready to take the first road trip of the season! We’re headed out to Winona in Minnesota for the MidWest Music Fest for two jampacked days of incredible music with more than 100 different artists! It’s the perfect spring celebration for music lovers, because you can enjoy all of your favorite genres from folk to indie rock to funk and more.
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We love to impart our knowledge of cars to our friends, clients, and readers so they can be better prepared in any situation! Improve your knowledge of car care with our latest series, the Gearhead Guru Guide. Our guides are chock full of helpful tips, tricks, and things to look for so you can head off large, costly repairs before they happen! Learn how to diagnose those strange noises, how to prevent those pesky warning lights from popping up too often, understand who to contact for professional assistance, and save yourself a lot of headaches along the way.
On today’s blog we’re going to go over some common car problems and what to expect. While these may seem like obvious choices, for a first time car owner, sometimes even the small stuff can seem overwhelming! With our latest guide, we’ll help you stay calm in a sticky situation. Let’s talk about common car issues and how to avoid them.
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It’s National Car Care Month! All month long during April, we’re sharing our tips and pointers for car care basics so you can ensure your vehicle is running smoothly and maintained in top condition for years to come. Today’s topic is about headlights, turn signals, brake lights, and parking lights!
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It’s a great year for the Kia, but especially the 2024 Kia EV9! Adding to the list of achievements for the All-Electric EV9 SUV, it has been recognized as one of AutoTrader’s “Best New Cars of 2024” along with 10 other top vehicles. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Kia has had a vehicle named to the list, too!
“Building on Kia’s reputation of delivering vehicles with segment-above excellence, the EV9 brings the three-row SUV into the EV era with available features that matter most,” said Steven Center, COO & EVP, Kia America.
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We understand that not all of our followers are able to devote hours into researching everything there is to know about cars, but that’s where we come in! We’re launching our new topical blog guide, the Gearhead Guru Guide, in order to help you learn more about your vehicle and talk shop with the best of ‘em.
Learn about common car issues and how to prevent them, and as a result extend the life of your vehicle for years to come. We’ll help you gain more confidence in knowing when it’s time to take your car in for service. You’ll also gain some insights on what to expect as a possible diagnosis from the professionals at said service appointment. So stick around and soon you’ll learn everything there is to know in a mere flash!
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Did you know that your local Library is more than just a hub for great reading material? That’s right! This pillar of the community is a great resource for job hunting, learning a new computer program, discovering more about local history, and even a great place to get free passes to local museums or the zoo! Additionally, libraries are a wonderful resource for socializing and getting to know your neighbor, as many libraries are host to community outreach programming, special workshops and educational lectures with locals in our community! They’re a vital part of what makes each of our towns a wonderful place to live and work.
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It’s National Read a Road Map Day! In the age of smartphones and infotainment navigation we’re hedging our bets that reading a map is a skill that most of us could use a refresher on. We love the convenience and reliability of modern technology for navigation, but it never hurts to know how to “read an offline map” so to speak.
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We understand that for most of our customers, buying and selling and repairing cars is not a part of your daily lives, but we’re here to help! There’s still plenty of important knowledge we can pass along to make the process easier.
Thanks to our handy-dandy guide to automotive terminology, you’ll be able to “talk shop” like the best in the business. If you’d like to learn more about key phrases and automotive vocabulary before you embark on your car buying journey, look no further than today’s blog post!
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