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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Brace for Impact: Rita's Ice is Free Wednesday

At the Haverford Rita's Water Ice, the freezers are packed, the staff is geared up for a day of free ice happiness.

Wednesday is the first day of spring and you know what that means... Free regular size water ice at every Rita's Water Ice-including the store at 55 West Eagle Road in Havertown. Tuesday night was the calm before the storm. As the sun set on the last night of winter a steady flow of customers streamed in. Wednesday will be a different story. Grace Woodock of Netwon Square is an Archbishop Carroll student by day, Rita's water ice of Haverford veteran by night. She's says it's all hands on deck Wednesday. She survived last year's First Day of Spring Free Water Ice promotion and says it's fun, but a little exhausting too. The store is ready, she says, with the freezers already packed to the gills and every employee required to work the big …

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Another Rita's Could Come to Havertown

The township zoning board is continuing a hearing that could bring the restaurant to town.

A Rita's could be coming to Havertown Ronald and Denise Calvy and Thomas and Ann Esposito, the lessees of 500 West Chester Pike, appeared before the township's zoning board in October to seek a special exception that would allow them to bring in a fast food / take out restaurant, specifically a Rita's Water Ice, to the location. In addition to the special exception, the group sought variances to allow for off-street parking. The zoning board voted to continue the hearing at its subsequent meetings.

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6:45 am on Monday, December 3, 2012

Why would anyone object to making something from nothing. This location has been vacant for years! I wish the new owners best wishes. I will be in line the first day you open.   more ›

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