Burnout Garage ready to tune your vehicle
La Michoacana Plus coming to Somerton; Rick’s Kitchen, The Joint open this week
Burnout Garage, an auto diagnostic and tuning shop, is now in business at 10297 S. Winter Ave. in the Foothills. Ken Whiddon Jr., who owns the shop with wife Angie, joked that they started the business after “watching too much Gas Monkey Garage,” a shop featured in the reality television show Fast N’ Loud.
Burnout Garage specializes in auto electrical systems and high performance parts and fluids. Due to Ken’s dialysis needs, the shop hours are also “specialized.”
It’s open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Friday, 4-8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. It’s closed Tuesday and Thursday.
Service is by appointment only, but they offer a mobile service for no-start autos.
Ken is also working on a burnout competition in April and just finalizing the location. For more information on the competition or Burnout Garage, call 928-318-2201, visit burnoutgarage.us or follow them on Facebook.
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The Somerton community on March 11 celebrated the groundbreaking of La Michoacana Plus, which will be built at 125 W. Main St., by Del Sol Market. The Mexican-style ice cream parlor has a multitude of ice cream flavors, ice pops and other snacks and beverages. The California-based chain opened a shop on Yuma’s 8th Street in 2019.
Business owners
Manny Valenzuela and Andres Salcido, building contractor Wes Splawn, Vice Mayor Juan Castillo, council members Martha Garcia and Carlos Gonzalez, City Manager Jerry Cabrera and Economic Development Director Hector Tapia participated in the groundbreaking of the new upcoming business.
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After traveling seasonally and offering their food at the Arizona Market Place when in Yuma, Rick and Sherli Scearce have decided to settle down in Yuma full time and open a permanent location.
Rick’s Kitchen is set to open Friday at 12471 S. Frontage Road, the site of the old, old Chicken on the Run (before it became The Chicken and moved down the road).
They will serve all-day breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday, with indoor and patio seating. Dogs are welcome on the outside patio.
Rick’s Kitchen will offer the same style of food available at the seasonal location at the Arizona Market Place,
3351 S. Avenue 4E, where
customers can find them at the end of Row B. They cook up a wide selection of breakfast, from a basic all-American-styled breakfast to burritos and specialities.
The lunch menu options include burgers, sandwiches and baskets. They are famously known for their cheeseburger