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Jul 28, 2014

Get Free Ice Cream With A Side Of Climate Change Sadness

Today at Capitol South and Union Station.

Jun 29, 2013

Ben & Jerry’s D.C. Flavor is Called Capitol Chill, Contains Cornflakes and Caramel

Chocolate ice cream was mixed with Divine Chocolate-covered cornflakes and combined with a caramel and marshmallow swirl. One Route 11 sweet potato chip was placed on the side.

Jun 13, 2013

Ben & Jerry’s Wants to Create a D.C.-Centric Flavor

The Vermont-based ice cream company wants Washingtonians to help create a D.C.-centric treat by narrowing a field of 16 flavors through online voting and some less traditional means.

Apr 09, 2013

It’s Free Cone Day. Here’s Where to Get Your Free Ice Cream

Tell your boss you’ve got an important meeting to get to and spend the rest of the day in line for free ice cream.

Apr 16, 2012

Coming to D.C. Today: A Ben and Jerry’s Truck Serving Free Frozen Yogurt

Ben & Jerry’s has a new line of Greek-style frozen yogurts, and will serve it up for free to D.C. for the next four weeks from a truck arriving in town today.

Apr 11, 2011

Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s Is Tomorrow, April 12

It’s a no-good, rotten shame that this isn’t happening today — what with the mid-80s temperatures and the pleasant breeze being the perfect conditions for waiting outside and eating ice cream and all — but Ben and Jerry’s annual Free Cone Day will take place tomorrow, April 12.

Mar 23, 2010

It’s Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s

If you missed out on free pastry morning at Starbucks, don’t fret. You’ve still got the rest of the day to grab a free ice cream cone from Ben & Jerry’s. The chain’s annual Free Cone Day event is back once again, running this afternoon from noon to 8 p.m. Just stop by, wait in the inevitably long line, and score your free cone of any flavor you please. There are four Ben &…

Mar 10, 2010

Gay Couple to Get Married at Ben & Jerry’s in Georgetown

First Hello Cupcake, and now Ben & Jerry’s joins the list of dessert purveyors helping D.C. gay couples celebrate their newly granted marriage freedoms. Keith Spangler and Andreas Vellios plan to exchange vows inside the Georgetown Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop on Thursday. Rev. Lance Orndorff will officiate the ceremony, but the couple will also be celebrating with the actual Jerry — Jerry Greenfield, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s — who plans to…

Apr 21, 2009

Ice Creampocalypse @ Ben & Jerry’s

Ben & Jerry’s is hosting their annual free cone day today from noon to 8 p.m. Grab a scoop of Cherry Garcia, Chubby Hubby or your favorite flavor in D.C. from the Dupont Circle, Georgetown, Old Post Office or Union Station locations. Make sure you get there early in the day to get your favorite flavor, or you could end up stuck with the bottom scrapings of vanilla. And remember, the lines have historically…

Nov 03, 2008

Five Horsemen of the Free-pocalypse

According to alarmists from both sides of the aisle, all hell is going to break loose depending on which candidate emerges from the ashes of tomorrow’s presidential election. Pestilence, Famine, War, Death — think your typical Adams Morgan Saturday night minus the jumbo slice. But before the world comes to a fiery end come Wednesday morning, be sure to first vote, then take advantage of the slew of freebies available on election day. Caffeine, Fried…

 
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