50% off tickets to Disney on Ice

Here’s another deal for Disney On Ice: Worlds of Fantasy coming March 26-29 to the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and April 1-5 to the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
Under this TravelZoo deal, you can get tickets to the Sunrise show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, for just $8 to $11.50 (regular price is $16 to $23).
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Free Italian ice at Rita’s

To celebrate the first day of spring, Rita’s is offering customers a free Italian ice Friday, March 20.
This is the 17th year the chain has offered free Italian ice the first day of spring. The offer is good from noon to 10 p.m. for a 10-ounce regular-size ice.
Rita’s has locations in Pembroke Pines, Tamarac and [...]

‘Seize the Day,’ free breakfast at Ikea

IKEA’s “Seize the Day” sales are back from Friday, March 20, to Sunday, March 22. Whether they’re celebrating the first day of spring or just randomly slashing low prices even lower, I’ll take it. A good deal is a good deal. Here’s what they’re offering this weekend:

On March 20-22, you can get INGOLF bar stools [...]

Free talks by famous authors

Listen to free talks by 24 nationally known authors as part of the Broward Public Library Foundations’s Lit LIVE! celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21.
Participating authors include Joyce Carol Oates, Rita Mae Brown, Steven Coonts,  NPR’s Tom Gjelten and 2008 National Book Award winner for nonfiction
Annette Gordon-Reed. Find a schedule here.
The event [...]

Music talk, free night at museum

The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, a division of Nova Southeastern University, is celebrating its free Third Thursday event at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 19, with an “informance” – a lecture and musical performance – exploring how American music blossomed during the 20th century. The presentation titled Quintessential or Quirky? – American Vocal Music [...]

25-cent burger, half-price appetizers

Here are a couple of deals for people who don’t want corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day:
* McDonald’s is offering is a quarter pounder with cheese for 25 cents if you buy one at regular price. This is good Tuesday, March 17, only.
* T.G.I. Friday’s is offering half-price appetizers all day Tuesday, [...]

$3 off coupon for Boston Market

Here’s a chance to save a few bucks at Boston Market. Print out this coupon and save $3 on any meal that costs $6 or more. The coupon is part of a promotion of a special Friday Lenten meal of baked whitefish with Dijon bread crumbs and lemon butter sauce, but you can use it [...]

Free health tests at Publix clinics

The Little Clinic, at some Publix supermarkets, is offering free blood pressure and cholesterol screenings for adults during March. Children can be screened for child growth percentile/BMI.
The clinic will also supply handouts offering tips for healthy snacking, food portioning, reading labels, understanding a child’s growth percentile, and managing blood pressure and cholesterol.
In Broward, the Little [...]

Artist, 7, puts on show to help pets

A 7-year-old old artist is putting on a show from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Hollywood Women’s Club, 501 N. 14th Ave., to raise money for Pet Rescue.
Rose Wiese will sell paintings and sketches she has worked on for the last year.�
Broward kids’ rock band Peaz and Soup will perform.
The kids also will have [...]

Free St. Patrick’s fest in Hollywood

Downtown Hollywood’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival will feature Irish folk and rock bands, step dancing, Irish coffee, food and beer from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 15, along Hollywood Boulevard west of Young Circle, between 18th and 19th avenues. The event is free to the public.
Festivities will include parade starting at 1 p.m. [...]