Valley Automall emphasizes customer shopping convenience

Valley Automall was a radical concept back in 1996. The idea was to create a 100-plus-acre master-planned automotive community that allowed for one-stop shopping and customer service. Previously, local residents were forced to travel from dealership to dealership in order to find the right make and model car. Valley Automall changed all that, with 19 dealerships offering 24 vehicle brands.

We’re lousy drivers, but that’s nothing to joke about

You’ve heard the story about the man who drove down an off-ramp against one-way traffic for miles before noticing? Maybe you heard about the couple who left their baby on the roof of their car while they cruised down the freeway? And the story about the trucker who took the words “drive thru” just a little too literally?

Sticking to principles

The new Honda Civic’s song remains the same, but its melody just keeps getting richer and sweeter.

Wise gladly relives ‘Catch’

Every day Dewayne Wise is at the ballpark, someone asks the 51s outfielder about the spectacular catch he made to preserve Mark Buehrle’s perfect game for the White Sox on July 23, 2009.

Newton pick amounts to gamble

A high-risk decision was made by the Carolina Panthers to select Cam Newton with the NFL’s No. 1 draft pick. The Panthers, of course, wound up in that spot as a result of several poor decisions.

Corrections

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Cram helps D-backs clinch playoff bid

Lenzi Cram could have felt frustrated after being pulled from the pitching circle in the first inning Thursday.

Stocked kitchen may boost staff spirit, productivity, study says

A recent survey says most employees would be happier if the workplace kitchen were well-stocked, and 57 percent said it boosts productivity. The poll’s results suggested that more than 85 million Americans leave the office for coffee and snacks, with each trip taking 20 minutes to 40 minutes — 10.6 billion hours lost productivity a year.

In Brief

GOLF

Allure of QBs too much to resist

Some view them as a forbidden fruit, an object of great desire whose appeal is a direct result of knowledge that can’t or shouldn’t be obtained.

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