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EPISODE 5 | BusinessBUZZ with Chris Barton

EPISODE 4 | BusinessBUZZ with author Jim Hinckley

EPISODE 3 | BusinessBUZZ with Matt of Baron Services

EPISODE 2 | BusinessBUZZ with Scott of Mudshark Brewing

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Kingman Tours: A Walkabout With Jim Hinckley

A Walkabout Kingman with Jim Hinckley involves an interactive, self-guided tour of significant sites along Route 66 and in historic downtown Kingman – all beginning with a life-sized bronze sculpture of Mr. Hinckley himself.

Jim Hinckley is an internationally acclaimed author, historian, and tour guide specializing in Route 66 based right here in Kingman. Through this project, Kingman Main Street wishes to recognize Hinckley’s contributions to our community.

KMS has commissioned Arizona-based J. Anne Butler, an experienced figurative bronze sculptor to create a sculpture piece to be placed at the historic Kingman Train Depot at 4th Street and Andy Devine. This site would serve as the first stop of several distinct interactive downtown walking tours, with virtual guidance and narration by Hinckley.

Car Talk From The Main Street of America

Car Talk From The Main Street of America is an automotive odyssey of epic proportions. It is an introduction to fascinating people, the evolution of the American auto industry and inspiration for great American road trips where memories are made. It is the sharing of America’s story. It is the story of Louis Chevrolet, electric cars, barn finds, and innovation. It is a fun filled, fast paced adventure with America’s storyteller Jim Hinckley of Jim Hinckley’s America as your host, and Stan Hustad as producer.

Who is Jim Hinckley?

Jim Hinckley is an internationally acclaimed author, humorist, lecturer, historian, tour guide, and tour development consultant. His portfolio of published work includes twenty two books, and more than five hundred feature articles for a wide array of publications including True West, Old Cars Weekly, MotoringNZ, Route, American Road, Hemmings Classic Car, Route 66, Antique Power, and Cars & Parts magazine.

He has made presentations about Route 66, the American southwest and the evolution of the American auto industry at venues and events throughout the world. Since 2015 he has been a featured speaker at the annual Miles of Possibility Conference. In 2016 and in 2018 he was a keynote speaker at the Europepan Route 66 Festival.

He and his wife are the creators of the Jim Hinckley’s America network that uses the tag line “Telling People Where To Go & Sharing America’s Story Since 1990.” The network includes the Jim Hinckley’s America website designed as a travel planning portal. It also includes the popular Decade With Jim series of daily posts on Instagram and two podcasts, Coffee With Jim, a live stream interactive travel program, and Car Talk From The Main Street of America, an automotive program.

Coffee With Jim

Coffee With Jim is an interactive, fun filled, fast paced roadtrip inspiring podcast. Broadcast live on Podbean every Sunday moorning at 7:00 MST the podcast is archived on popular platforms such as Spotify.

An embedded player on the Jim Hinckley’s America website allows listeners to enjoy the program at any time day or night.

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Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce: Destination Bullhead City

Designed by Domingo Marcucci the side wheeler steamboat Uncle Sam was delivered in pieces to the Colorado River Delta by James Turnbull, a contractor who provided supplies to Yuma, in 1852. It marked the dawning of a new era on the Colorado River.

Baron Services: Swimming Pool Care & Maintenance

It may still seem like summer along the Colorado River. But fall is fast approaching. Come October temperatures can change quickly. Will your swimming pool be ready for winter?

The first step is the cleaning of the pool. Of course this will be made easier if your are having the swimming pool serviced regularly by the professionals at Baron Services in Bullhead City, Arizona.

Avant Print & Frame: Carrying on a Tradition

A frame transforms a photo or picture into art. But a frame designed to accentuate the piece transforms it into fine art or a family heirloom. The iconic artist Van Gogh said, “A picture without a frame is like a soul without a body”

This is the specialty of Avant whose specialists do more than frame your photos, pictures, prints or paintings. But Avant is also carrying on an historic tradition.

READ JIM'S AUTO ARTICLES HERE ON THE BEE