From the Georgetown BID:

Swirling into Washington DC’s iconic M Street just in time for the holidays Pinkberry (3288 M Street, NW) will open its doors in Georgetown for the first time on Thursday, December 22nd, and offer a special winter treat to all shoppers: one free small Pinkberry from 12 to 4 p.m. Stop by their newest Georgetown location and share in the wonderment!

And from a Facebook message:

We’re excited to announce that the first 500 guests will also receive a mini cupcake from our friends at Georgetown Cupcake!


From a press release:

“Just in time for back-to-school, Yola wants to provide customers with a FREE afternoon “snack” in hopes to educate consumers that they source local for their dairy, baked goods and coffee!

At “Milk and Cookies (and Coffee)”, on Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m., Yola will be serving complimentary cookies from Buzz Bakery, coffee from Counter Culture and milk samples from Trickling Springs.”

Yola is located at 1323 Connecticut Ave, NW.



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From an email:

Pinkberry, the California tart frozen yogurt brand that started the national craze, will open in Georgetown this fall at 3288 M Street NW. (Yes, that is across the street from a well-known cupcakery…) The 1,200 square-foot store should be ready to start swirling Pinkberry’s signature flavors in October.

FREE PINKBERRY

Monday July 25
5-6 p.m.
In front of Pinkberry’s Georgetown location
3288 M Street NW

Pinkberry recently opened a Dupont location at 1213 Connecticut Ave, NW back in May ’11.


From an email:

“Celebrity Chef, Carla Hall, has chosen Artfully Chocolate and Artfully Gifts & Chocolate as new retail outlets for her wonderful Alchemy Cookies. Bite size and bursting with flavor, the cookies will be sold at both Artfully Chocolate locations in D.C. and Del Ray and Artfully Gifts & Chocolate in Old Town, Alexandria.

The cookies will be available starting the day of the tasting parties.

FREE Alchemy Cookie Tastings

July 26, 2011
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

ACKC (Artfully Chocolate)
1529c 14th St, NW

~Come meet Carla~

RSVP requested: email to [email protected]


From a press release:

7-Eleven, Inc., the company that invented convenience retailing 84 years ago in Dallas, Texas, invites customers to celebrate its birthday this coming Monday with a free 7.11-ounce frozen Slurpee drink. Participating 7-Eleven stores across the U.S. and Canada will serve up 5 million free 7.11-ounce Slurpee frozen carbonated beverages this day while supplies last.

And for those near H St, NE there is a special event at 957 H St, NE from 2-4pm:

“Free 7.11-oz Slurpees, series of competitions including timed Slurpee-drinking contest, 7-Eleven-themed challenges, and more!”

While I like free, I still remain a devotee of the slush puppie


DC’s first Pinkberry frozen yogurt is located at 1213 Connecticut Ave, NW in the former Pampillonia Jewelers space south of Lucky Bar in Dupont. To celebrate their opening on Friday – tonight (Thurs. May 5) from 6-10pm they’ll be serving free Pinkberry frozen yogurts to all who stop by.


General Manager Chris Morse

Starting May 6, they’ll be open Sun-Wed 11 AM – 12 AM and Thur-Sat 11 AM – 2 AM.

And for those interested in some future plans – they’ll be opening 2-3 more stores as unique retail spaces become available. Two neighborhoods that they are likely to expand into are Georgetown and Logan Circle.

I was able to check out the Dupont space Wed. afternoon and snap some photos.

Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)



Photo by PoPville flickr user annejuliet

From DC Bocce:

The DC Bocce League is celebrating Spring 2011 Registration with special offers from Curbside Cupcakes! Wednesday we’re sponsoring a FREE cupcake giveaway to people that know the DC Bocce password. The password will be revealed Wednesday morning on the Curbside Cupcakes >Facebook & Twitter pages. Follow Curbside Cupcakes for your chance at a free cupcake from the DC Bocce League!

The password is “Register for DC Bocce League”.


I guess the coolness of this offer will depend on how much snow we get…

From a press release:

This Thursday, January 27, The Brown Bag restaurant will host a Grand Opening event to showcase their latest location at 1625 Eye Street NW in Washington, DC.

The Brown Bag was originally founded in 2002, opening their first location in Bethesda.

Over the past nine years, the fast casual sensation has expanded to five locations spanning Maryland, Virginia and the District.

The Brown Bag is designed around their signature “Build your Own” menu. Whether a customer is looking for an omelet, salad, sandwich or noodle bowl, they can get exactly what they want to eat by designing their meal to their specifications at each and every visit.

This Thursday, January 27th from 7:30am-10am The Brown Bag is inviting everyone to check out their newest store and enjoy a complimentary breakfast with pastries, muffins and Swing’s Coffee.

You can see their menu here. Any fans?


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