Barilla has partnered with children’s book publisher Scholastic for a free book (“More Spaghetti, I Say”) with the purchase of two boxes of Piccolini pasta, a new product geared to kids.
The offer runs through December and is open to the first 5,000 people.
A co-marketed Web site at http://www.scholastic.com/barilla/ lets visitors read a virtual book, “Mealtime […]

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Ben & Jerry’s annual Free Cone Day is Tuesday, April 29. They’re celebrating their 30th birthday this year.
Our local Ben & Jerry’s is in downtown Frederick City, on Carroll Creek.

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This year’s Fairie Festival will be held May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, at Spoutwood Farm in Glen Rock, PA.

Flickr album from last year.

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Printable 10%-Off Best Buy Coupon

Rita’s Italian Ice Online Birthday Club
Print a B1G1F coupon just for signing up for Rita’s birthday club. Then, on your birthday, you’ll receive a coupon for a free Rita’s Italian ice.

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With summer just around the corner, I thought it might be a good time to share info on local businesses that hire teens/college students. Feel free to contribute to this list:

Smokey Glen Farm (Gaithersburg), part-time summer jobs May through October. Must be available for PART-TIME WEEKEND work during the late spring, summer and early fall. […]

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Wal-Mart Told to Clarify ‘Savings’ ClaimBy MARCUS KABEL,APPosted: 2008-04-02 11:16:34
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. needs to change its advertising to avoid suggesting its shoppers save an annual $2,500 per family, the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body said in a report Monday.
But the report accepted Wal-Mart ’s claim that its efficiency and size drive down consumer prices across the […]

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