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Bar Louie holds $2 drink night on new drinks, wines and beers

Bar Louie’s seven Detroit-area locations are celebrating a new beverage lineup with a party on Monday, May 21, from 6-9 p.m. when any of their eight new handcrafted cocktails or 15 new wines by the glass are only $2. Included in the new lineup are the “Mongoose Daiquiri,” “Kiss My Aztec,” “Manhattan,” “Tickled Pink,” “La [...]

Freebies for Mom on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is Sunday. Here’s a list of freebies that you can enjoy with mom. (Many thanks to Leah Ingram and her Suddenly Frugal blog. Buy you and mom cups of coffee on Mom’s Day at Caribou and her cup is free. Take mom to brunch or dinner on Mom’s Day at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse [...]

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Detroit’s Mexican Town

Celebrate The U.S. Hispanic culture and heritage on this weekend by joining in the city’s Cinco de Mayo festivities. Detroit’s Mexican community celebrates Cinco De Mayo with a family-centered event on Bagley Street in the Southwest section of the city from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. In the afternoon, there will be plenty of family-centered [...]

Forget White Castle; Go to Bates

White Castle says in a press release that it is offering two free sliders if you sign up for its CraverNation website. I tried. It first made me pick a user name I didn’t want, then it insisted on a complex password — to keep people from impersonating me and stealing my burgers? Then it [...]

Free fries at Penn Station East Coast Subs

Penn Station East Coast Subs is offering a free small order of its fresh-cut fries to anyone who eats in their restaurants on Wednesday, April 25. Penn Station’s fresh-cut fries are hand-cut from unpeeled potatoes, which are then flash-fried in cholesterol-free peanut oil “Penn Station’s core customer base is fiercely loyal, especially when it comes [...]

Tax Day Rewards: Free Appetizer or Dessert at Chili’s

Like Chili’s on Facebook and get a free a appetizer or dessert on April 16-18 in honor of Tax Day.

Tax Day Rewards: 15 percent off at White Castle

White Castle Facebook fans can download a coupon for 15 percent off purchases through midnight on Tax Day, April 17. Non-Facebook fans can go to the White Castle website, www.WhiteCastle.com, to download the coupon. “We wanted to provide our Cravers with a Slider exemption this tax day,” said Jamie Richardson, vice president at White Castle. [...]

Tax Day Rewards: Half-Price Drinks at Sonic

Sonic Drive-ins are offering half price fountain drinks slushes all day on Tax Day, April 17. Sonic’s  Happy Hour will last all day on Tax Day with special drink mixes also half off. Sonic also invites customers to play “The Tax Cut” on SonicDriveIn.com, a non-taxing game of pure fun. Taxpayers can free their minds [...]

Tax Day Rewards: Free Curly Fries at Arby’s

 Arby’s is offering free Value Curly Fries on Tax Day, Tuesday, April 17. There is also a chance to win $5,000. Visit Arby’s Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/Arbys, and follow instructions to enter the $5,000 sweepstakes. While there, print off the special coupon for a free value size of Arby’s Curly Fries. The coupon is valid at [...]

Leap Day Makes It 29 –and Lucky

Wednesday is Leap Day. Here are a handful of great deals for those who think that Leap Day means good luck. The Munro House B&B in Jonesville is offering a special rate on a two-night lodging package in a standard room any time during 2012 for just $229.12. Jacuzzi Rooms are $329.12. Plus tax. Boston [...]

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