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Creating Tick Safe Zones

Ah… Spring! As much as we hate to think about it, one of the things that come with our warmer weather is the increased likelihood of sharing our outdoor activities with ticks. Fortunately there are several tactics you can use to prevent tick bites and reduce your risk of tick-borne disease...
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Subaru Rally Team USA Driver David Higgins Dominates Oregon Trail Rally for 2nd Year!

Subaru Rally Team USA Driver David Higgins Dominates Oregon Trail Rally for 2nd year in a row!

Win in Oregon Stretches Points Lead for Defending Rally America Champion Higgins

Portland, Or., May 7, 2012 - The storyline and the results of the 2012 Oregon Trail Rally mimicked the 2011 edition of the event with Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins again leading from the start and pulling away for victory. The win, his fourth Oregon…

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Subaru Road Racing Team at Miami


Subaru Road Racing Team Reaches Podium at Miami GRAND-AM Race

- Team Driver Bret Spaude Sets GS Class Qualifying Record in #35 WRX STI -

SRRT Driver's Andrew Aquilante and Bret Spaude take third place on the podium.

Subaru Road Racing Team (SRRT) teammates Andrew Aquilante and Bret Spaude qualified for a front row start, and achieved a third place finish Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The two-and a half-hour sprint race served as the third round…

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The Beauty of a Second - 60 Second to Fall in Love

Best Playlist "60 Seconds to Fall in Love" from Alexandra Ivascu



The winning Best Playlist "60 Seconds to Fall in Love" from Alexandra Ivascu of Montblanc's 'The Beauty of a Second' Short-Film Contest presented by Wim Wenders. The winners were announced during the Special Award Ceremony on March 20, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The Montblanc Nicholas Rieussec Chronograph inspired director Wim Wenders and Montblanc to initiate the short film contest 'The Beauty of  a Second"
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Sunday Driving: National Park Week

National Park Week

Photo of a young woman with a big red backpack -- Picture yourself in park! National Park Week, April 21-29, 2012. Photo: Maridav/Bigstock.com


Looking for something fun, free, and fantastic to do with family and friends? 
Head out to America's national parks where millions of stars light up the dark 
night sky, deer and antelope (and a few other critters!) play on the wide open 
range, and history is an unbelievable experience, not an exam.

And the best news? During National Park Week, April 21-29, ALL 397 of your 
national parks offer free admission...

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Sunday Driving: Greening our Rooftops

From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to City Hall in Chicago


Photo: Edmund C. Snodgrass

Green roofs go a long way toward helping to create a more sustainable world. While it may seem an unusual building technique, green roofs go back as far as 600 B.C. to the hanging gardens of Babylon in Iraq, built by King Nebuchadnezzar for his wife, Queen Amyitis, who longed for the tropical gardens of her Persian homeland...

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