This summer, Southern California’s cherished Thrifty Ice Cream is making a sweet return — launching nationwide shipping, popping up in major grocery stores, and reviving its nostalgic ice cream truck to delight SoCal streets once again. The 86-year-old ice cream brand’s future was thrown into doubt last year after Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy and … Read more
No need to chase the jingle – Mister Softee is now stationary. The iconic ice cream man has parked in Long Island, putting down roots with its first-ever brick-and-mortar shop earlier this month – in a move that was mint to be, according to its franchise owner. “People love Mister Softee. And sometimes when the … Read more
Revenge is a dish best served cold. A mom ran a local ice cream man out of town after he “stiffed” her child in a vaguely creepy way. The scorned mama bear, who recently roared on Reddit’s “petty revenge” page, detailed how her young daughter ran out for a frozen treat last summer after hearing … Read more
To fight the sweltering heat of an East Coast summer — sweat sizzling on scorching pavement, commuters silently begging for a breeze on humidity-clogged train platforms — there’s nothing better than a cone of soft serve ice cream. Once the province of neighborhood kids waving dollar bills at ice cream trucks — and more recently, given … Read more
The emergence of Mister Softee’s ice cream trucks is New York City’s sign that spring has sprung and warm days are ahead. Luckily for ice cream lovers, you don’t have to wait until the truck’s jingle is earshot to seek out the beloved ice cream truck. You can track exactly where Mister Softee is in … Read more
He found a way to hook ’em. Jude Law revealed he was under strict instructions not to show his true self while filming “Peter Pan & Wendy” — so the child actors on set remained genuinely afraid of him when he played Captain Hook. “[Director] David Lowery had the idea of really trying to encourage … Read more