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Meal deals: freebies at Quiznos, Einstein Bros., Baja Fresh, Burger King

Move fast to get these fast food meal deals, including a free drink at Quiznos and discount gift cards for Einstein bagels and Baja Fresh.  Here are the details –

Quiznos — get a free regular fountain drink with purchase of a regular sub sandwich, through Wed., March 7th.  Download free coupon here.  At [...]

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Virgin America airfare sale

Airfare sale: Virgin America has long-distance flights across the U. S. starting at $108 round-trip for mid-week flights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  Purchase tickets by end-of-day tomorrow, March 1st, for travel by June 7, 2012, esxcept for Memorial Day weekend blackout dates.  Sample fares are $228 round-trip between New York and Los Angeles or [...]

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Vanishing NY: Manganaro’s closes

NYC loses another venerable icon with the closing of Manganaro’s on Ninth Avenue, just short of its 100th anniversary of dishing up some of the worlds most memorable sandwiches and sit-down restaurant serving homemade pasta dishes and other Italian favorites.  The four generation family-owned restaurant is another victim of rising rents and a neighborhood [...]

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The Daily Show stars in live stand-up comedy show

The Daily Show has launched a long list of comedy stars, and a group of them appear on-stage for this special evening of live stand-up comedy at the 92 Y Tribeca.  Join Emmy-winning writer and executive producer Rory Albanese, along with Oren Brimer, Adam Lowitt, Jenna Kim Jones and Al Madrigal for a night [...]

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NYC Vegetarian Food Festival in Chelsea this weekend

Eat your veggies.  Learn how to shop for them, cook them, get the most nutrition from them, and more, at the annual NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, this weekend in Chelsea.  There are lectures, cooking demonstrations, taste samples, including gluten free, even belly dancing classes.  General admission to the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival is just [...]

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Ski, snowboard for $29 at Hunter Mt.

Ski or snowboard at Hunter Mt. for just $29 on Friday, March 2nd and Monday, March 5th.  Friday is Shop Appreciation Day. Go to favorite local ski shop and get a $29 lift ticket voucher to trade in at the base area lift ticket window.  Click here for a list of participating shops, which [...]

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Leap year day deal: free e.l.f. cosmetics

Feb. 28th and Leap Year Day Feb. 29th only, get a free mystery gift bag from e.l.f. Cosmetics with a purchase of $20 or more, and be entered in  a chance to win a $100 e.l.f. gift card.  Click here to order. Use code LEAP.

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NYC museum deal: half off AMNH membership

Get up to half off an annual dual membership at the American Museum of Natural History, plus extras, with this great voucher deal.  This will save you money whether you live in NYC and visit the dinosaurs and giant blue whale regularly, or are visiting from out of town or out of the country [...]

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Win free tickets to NY Auto Show

The annual New York Auto Show begins the first weekend in April, a grand collection of technology design, and that intoxicating new car smell.  Win FREE tickets to the largest auto show east of the Mississippi in this sweepstakes from Car and Driver magazine.  It’s not just free tickets — what you can win [...]

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Ski Windham Mar. 3 to support the Ski Patrol

Support the Windham Mountain Ski Patrol by skiing on Saturday, March. 3rd.  The annual Ski Patrol Fundraiser serves the Patrol’s charitable activities, from helping Patrollers in need to supporting other local organizations. There will be signs posted around the lodge to tell you how to help, including buying raffle tickets for some great prizes.  [...]

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NYTimes Travel Show this weekend: travel the world in a NY minute

Tuesday travel: The New York Times Travel Show is a weekend of seminars, information and demonstrations about travel anywhere and everywhere.  The annual event is this weekend, March 3-4, at the Javits Convention Center, with more than 500 exhibitors representing more than 150 countries, including destinations, tour operators and cruise lines.  In addition to [...]

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Free pancakes at IHOP today supports children’s charity

Get FREE pancakes all day today at IHOP’s seventh annual National Pancake Day.  All day long, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., IHOP restaurants will serve you a free short stack of the chain’s signature buttermilk pancakes in the hope you will donate what the meal would have cost, or more, to Children’s Miracle [...]

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