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- I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, the Vehicle City. I grew up in an environment chock-full of working-class joie de vivre. Flint was a magical place to grow up, with its myriad factories, vibrant Cultural Center, and being steeped in car-culture. Growing up in Flint undoubtedly shaped my tendency to gravitate toward urban scenes.
![This past Friday evening, I eschewed my normal, low-key, indoor routine for a bus trek up to the neighborhood of Rogers Park, which is the one just north of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/001-2013-Lincoln-MKZ-1997-Mark-VIII-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1997 Lincoln Mark VIII & 2013 Lincoln MKZ – Linkin’ Lincolns")
![Two Sundays ago, a companion and I had brunch in Lakeview directly across from Wrigley Field during the day of an early evening home game between the Chicago Cubs and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/003-1967-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-convertible-crop-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1967 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Convertible – Rolling Americana")
![I recently saw pictures of the forthcoming, eight-generation Chevrolet Corvette in a news story. Of course, the car was heavily camouflaged, and it was being piloted through Manhattan by Corvette […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1981-Chevrolet-Corvette-5-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Corvette – The Hard Work Of Letting Go")
![There are four stores that specialize in shoes near the intersection where I deboard my morning Red Line subway train and walk toward the office during the week: Nike, Skechers, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1980-Chevrolet-Malibu-Coupe-2-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Malibu Coupe – Designer Shoes (Or, How Joe Dennis Hit The Lotto)")
![Many of you familiar with my writing have probably read, on multiple occasions, how I’ve expressed a desire to buy a curbside classic of my own. Sometimes, it has been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1974-Ford-Maverick-Grabber-5-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1974 Ford Maverick Grabber – I Finally Grabbed The Bull By The Horns")
![Dress codes seem to be much more relaxed these days in many places where formal attire had once been the norm. When I began my career in the insurance industry […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1979-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-2-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Sunday Best")
![I’ve had a real taste for steak, lately. I don’t know what it is about colder weather that brings out the carnivore in me, but it does. Maybe it’s the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1968-Cadillac-Eldorado-3-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – Steak Knife")
![Sometimes, it is completely necessary to hit the “reset” button. Back in February of 2011, my newly jobless self was one of those people in need of a brief change […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Flint-Vehicle-City-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Coupe In Flint, Michigan – Back To My Roots")
![A slope-backed Cutlass Salon much like this one was owned and driven by one of my fellow high school students in the early Nineties. It was blue and in amazingly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1979-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Salon-CC.jpg "CC Outtake: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – Maaaan, That Ain’t No Citation!")
![I visited my older brother and his family over this past Thanksgiving holiday, and it brought back a lot of memories: great, not-so-great, funny, embarassing, etc. Not having any kids […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Chevy-Collage-CC-edit.jpg "Auto-Biography: Three Young Brothers, Three Small Chevys")
![I’m not going to lie. I like the nightlife. I like to boogie. (And so on.) I always thought that naming this youth-oriented car the “Neon” was a stroke of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1998-Plymouth-Neon-coupe-CC.jpg "CC Outtake: 1998 Plymouth Neon Coupe – Neon Lights")
![I went on a major music-buying spree this past summer. I’m that rare individual who still buys actual, physical compact discs in 2018, and the discovery of various online vendors […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1977-Pontiac-Phoenix-print-ad-CC.jpg "CC Jukebox: I’ve Got The Style Of A Phoenix!")
![This past May, I was sitting in my cubicle at work when I got a call on my personal cell phone from a number I didn’t recognize. Usually, I am […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_0437-1978-Ford-Bronco-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1978 Ford Bronco – Deflated")
![Many of us have at least one friend or acquaintance that has to do things, have things, or even simply be, just a little bit extra. There is nothing wrong with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_1003-2007-Mazda-Pi-CC.jpg "CC Outtakes: 2007 Mazda Pi – When A Mazda3 Isn’t Quite Enough")
![I’m something of a vintage TV junkie. The truth is that I don’t watch a lot of television, usually being preoccupied with many projects and hobbies (including writing for CC), but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1994-Ford-Probe-GT-CC-2015-03-27.jpg "CC Capsule: The Almost-Mustang-Replacement Ford Probe – Enter Cindy Snow")
