As is apparent by the collective focus on travel, dining and amateur photography. We have a pretty big fascination these days with getting out into the world and experiencing brand-new things. Even for the most settled among us, there’s still a vein in everyone that runs rich with the lyrics to that timeless classic “Born Under a Wand’rin’ Star” from Clint Eastwood’s cowboy musical Paint Your Wagon. Read the rest of this entry
Between March 1958 and March 1964, American rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley spent time as a soldier in the United States Army. During his active career, “the King” was stationed in Arkansas, Texas, New Jersey and Germany. As a member of the 3d Armored Division in Germany, Elvis served in a tank battalion which is cool. Read the rest of this entry
Can you believe that Memorial Day is already here this weekend? It seems like just a couple of weeks ago that we were thinking about how we were going to spend 2018 and what important things we were hoping to accomplish this year. Read the rest of this entry
Sourced in the Bible, an old proverb says, “There is nothing new under the sun.” For those who pay attention to trends in interior design, fashion, music or anything else, you know that everything moves in cycles. Often, these cycles move in thirty-year trends with a generation in between to rebel against. Read the rest of this entry
If you’re a fan of the show Mad Men, you know that for much of our recent history, advertising and marketing were about creating a need rather than providing a solution. Executives at firms like the fictitious Sterling Cooper agency spent billions of dollars trying to convince people they needed something in their lives. Read the rest of this entry
The science of “trendsetting” is one of learning what made something catch fire and seeking to reinvigorate its future generations and spinoffs with that X-factor. As one of the first compact crossovers on the United States market, the Kia Sportage has grown to see its class go from one of a lonely few options to one that features vehicles from Lamborghini, Porsche and BMW. Read the rest of this entry
The unofficial motto around here for Kia as a brand is that Kia gives you way more for less. The Kia Forte has historically been a good example of this, delivering a sleek European-influenced style and robust comfort/convenience features to a class known for its absence of both. Read the rest of this entry
As we sit a week out from Memorial Day, we’re all beginning to feel those summer vibes around Tampa, Clearwater, St. Pete and more. More places are doing unique and fun things on the weekend and our locales have started to grow a bit congested with traffic from tourists. Read the rest of this entry
Art is all about staying current. How often do you hear of a musician, writer or director who immediately after debuting to massive success and acclaim drops out of the spotlight? This is the band that has that one song that defined summer 2009 and now plays nothing but at county fairs in the Midwest. These are the writers who wrote an Academy-award-nominated movie, but now spend their time hawking mattresses and watches on their podcast that nobody listens to. Read the rest of this entry
Every day we wake up in a free country, we have the brave men and women who have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces to thank. At Friendly Kia, we do our best to honor those still with us through extending the military service discount on Kia vehicles. Read the rest of this entry