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In The News

28 Jun

Every time are closed because of high water, police officers will warn people of the dangers of driving through. People do it anyway. They may not realize they're not only risking their lives, but also their car. The owner at Alternative Auto Care in Victorian Village said she worked on one car Friday that had destroyed its engine driving through flood waters....

18:54 / In The News / Videos
29 Jan

A green awning above the purple door frame marking the entrance to a small Short North mechanic says “AUTO CARE” in bold white letters, but the “alternative” hinted is only apparent after stepping inside. Alternative Auto Care operates on the automotive expertise of women. Just inside the door, service manager Heather Murphy answered phones and customer questions in the tiny office, which also serves as the waiting room....

04:02 / In The News / Women in Business
06 Mar

A green awning above the purple door frame marking the entrance to a small Short North mechanic says “AUTO CARE” in bold white letters, but the “alternative” hinted is only apparent after stepping inside. Alternative Auto Care operates on the automotive expertise of women. Just inside the door, service manager Heather Murphy answered phones and customer questions in the tiny office, which also serves as the waiting room....

22:52 / In The News / Women in Business
05 Mar

The fact that Alternative Auto Care (AAC) remains “alternative” after 25 years in business reflects how little the car repair industry has changed since Michael Jackson reigned as the King of Pop and the United States invaded Grenada. The shop, near the corner of Fifth and Hunter Avenues, has remained female owned and operated for a quarter-century of feminist stagnation in which women have continued to make up less than one percent of the nation’s...

21:42 / In The News
19 Jul

I'm afraid of garages. I admit it. My childhood memories of the garage are of my father screaming profanities and launching Craftsman missiles, which ricocheted dangerously through the air. As I grew, little changed that perception. Trips to the local mechanic for my own car were always fraught with men far manlier than me, covered in oil and babbling in curses and gibberish-jargon....

18:28 / In The News / Other News / Women in Business