Mind Your Manners: Be Sure to Eat With Your Hands, Slurp Your Soup and Skip the Tip
March 14, 2018. Erik Trinidad
Dining customs vary around the world. Here’s how to behave around the table in foreign lands.
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Curb Cellphone Use to Keep Our Roadways Safe
March 14, 2018. John Galvin
Many years ago, I got my first cellphone. It was larger than the one I have today, and I could only make phone calls on it. Fast-forward to 2018, and cellphones are mini-computers that allow you to talk, text, watch shows, listen to podcasts and buy your favorite products. However, cellphones are also devices that…
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Have Allergies, Will Travel
March 14, 2018. Christina Elston
Allergies don’t have to come between you and a great vacation.
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Massachusetts RMV Opens at AAA Boston
March 14, 2018. AAA Staff
Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito recently celebrated the launch of Registry of Motor Vehicles services at the AAA Boston branch, along with representatives of AAA Northeast, the state Department of Transportation and the state Registry of Motor Vehicles. The event capped off an effort between the RMV and AAA to provide registry…
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Member Reminisces About His 1921 Model T
March 14, 2018. AAA Staff
Back in 1949, when I was 13 years old, my grandfather had a 1921 Ford Model T, which I could have with my father’s permission. He gave in after I agreed to keep it off the hayfields. When it was delivered, I asked my father to teach me how to drive it. He just started…
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Brian Tyree Henry’s ’88 Honda Accord
March 12, 2018. Roberto Cruz
This Emmy-nominated actor made a name for himself in the critically acclaimed Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon.” He stars in the Golden Globe-winning FX series “Atlanta” and has several films being released this year, including “Widows,” “Hotel Artemis” and “White Boy Rick.” You can also catch him on the new season of “Atlanta” and in his…
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The Legendary Ford Mustang: 1964 and Today
March 12, 2018. Roberto Cruz
Few vehicles are as iconic as the Ford Mustang. See how today’s version compares to the original.
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What’s Behind a Car’s Design
March 12, 2018. Roberto Cruz
Mark Trostle wants the cars he draws to give you goosebumps. And he knows how to do it. The head of Dodge and SRT design at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has created some of the prettiest performance cars in history during his 25-year career. Yet the design chief behind the fifth generation Dodge Viper and the 840-horsepower…
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Driving a 2018 Hyundai Elantra
March 12, 2018. John Paul
The Hyundai Elantra GT is a five-door front-wheel-drive hatchback powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that develops 161 horsepower. Transmission choices are a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic. In addition to the standard GT, there is the Elantra GT Sport which ups the performance by adding a turbocharged 1.6-liter engine that produces 201 horsepower….
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Behind the Wheel of the 2018 VW Golf
March 12, 2018. John Paul
The Golf is the car that started the “hot hatch” trend of fun-to-drive, peppy, great-handling hatchbacks. Based on AAA’s review, the latest version may be the best yet.
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