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Sample culinary goodies from more than 20 Greensboro area restaurants, hotels, caterers and beverage distributors, and help a good cause during Taste 2007, Carl Wilson writes in his Short Orders column running in tomorrow's News & Record.
The event will benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp.
Remember dropping a quarter for a game of Asteroids at the arcade? Yes, we're showing our age. But no matter. Gone are the days when loose change would be enough to play a few rounds of video games or Skee Ball at your local arcade. (6:46)
From Go Triad's "Quick Bites:" Arby's is giving away free curly fries on the Monday following each Nextel or Busch Series race that NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth wins. All you need is a copy of the race results from a newspaper or a Web site.
Also get your fill of some tasty racing news and opinion here.
The much ballyhooed PlayStation 3 - pitched as the top of the mountain when it comes to video game consoles - is getting its butt kicked by the cheaper Xbox 360.
Microsoft sold about 220,000 Xbox 360s in February compared with a measly 120,000 for Sony's Playstation 3, although the PS3 has gotten a lot more press in the past year because it's the newer of the two consoles. (PS3 launched in November. Xbox 360 launched a year earlier).
So price does matter. Both consoles are expensive, but the Xbox 360's high-end version is still $100 cheaper than the PS3's low-end version ($400 compared with $500).
But if you need further proof that price is key, look no further than the dark horse in this race: Nintendo's hugely successful Wii console, which costs $250.
The Wii easily outsold the PS3 and Xbox 360 in March.
More proof? The technologically inferior PlayStation 2, which was launched way back in 2000, still outsold the 360 and PS3 in February.
Which makes Microsoft's recent decision to release something that's more expensive, not less, worth keeping an eye on. A bold move or just plain dumb? Time will tell.
With some planning, you can save money on hefty ticket fees to places like Six Flags, Cedar Point and Universal Studios, Marshall Loeb, former editor of Fortune, Money, and the Columbia Journalism Review, writes in a column for MarketWatch.
From today's Savvy Shopper column: Shoppers at SaraJane Accessory Boutique in Summerfield this month can shave 10 percent off their same-day purchases by bringing in donations to help Clara House, a shelter run by Family Service of the Piedmont.
Get a touchscreen GPS device for $160, according to Woot.
Get today's paper and make a 50-cent profit if you're going to this week's Greensboro's Family Fair.
Buy a copy of Wednesday's News & Record (50 cents), then use the coupon on B2 that is good toward $1 off the gate admission. (Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for youth 6-17, free for 5 and under).
More on why the costs of video game consoles are a huge factor when it comes to who's buying what in today's GameBuzz . (6:13)
GoTriad.com lists this weekend's best bets.
Cheers.
Coincidence or something more? You be the judge, but I thought it was odd that the day before Dale Earnhardt Jr. announces he's leaving his family's race team, Food Lion advertises a special on a newly packaged 8-pack of Budweiser featuring a graphic showing his number 8 car. By the way, the special is buy two 8-packs of 16-ounce beer for $10, which is actually a pretty good deal.
Cheers.
One of the best deals out there regarding a round of weekend golf at an above-average golf course in the Triad is the twilight special at Bryan Park. It's $30 for Greensboro residents to play the Champions course after 3.
Number 13 signature hole
More than 50 unused items worth about $3,000 are lying around the average American household, according to a new eBay Inc. survey.
Kids eat free on Tuesdays with a paying adult at J Butler's Bar & Grill on New Garden Road in Greensboro.
More places for kids to dine in the Triad without paying a dime at mykidseatfree.com.
Never too soon to start planning your Memorial Day chillin' by the pool bash. Kohl's has a water basketball game on sale for $24 (regular $40).
Yes, that would be fun to do after a few cold ones. But be sure to wash it off before you give it back to your daughter for her "shrimp playhouse."
Harris Teeter has 13-17 count "head-on" shrimp for $5 a pound (regular $13) or 21-30 count "head-off" shrimp for $6 a pound (regular $13).
Best Buy has a 2-GB flash drive for $25 (regular $53). Deal ends Saturday.
Dick's Sporting Goods has the Blast kayak on sale for $200 (regular $330). That's the lowest I've seen for a new kayak, aside from the inflatables.
Buy.com has a 2 GB MP3 player for $95.49. Features: 1.8-inch color screen, 64-hour playback, audio, video player, photo viewer, FM tuner and recorder and voice recorder.
Wednesday's "Savor" section in the News & Record is running a feature on meals and recipes that will feed a family of four for five buckaroos or less.
This comes as food prices are up 3.1 percent over last year and could go higher. Just what we needed on top of rising gas prices.
MarketWatch's Marshall Loeb has some tips regarding saving money by shopping online.
New video games for the Xbox 360 and PS3 usually hover around $60. That's steep, which is why it really pays to wait a few months, then buy a used version of the game.
You'll wind up saving $25 or more. There's a place you can go in the Triad for some really good deals on used video games that may surprise you. We explain in our latest mind-blowing (or mind-bending, we're talking some ponderous stuff here) episode of GameBuzz. (6:51)
Cases of Bud Light, Coors Light and Miller Lite are on sale at Lowes Foods for $12 through Tuesday (regular $15).
Cheers.
At annualcreditreport.com, you can request a free credit report from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. (Limited to just once a year.)
Skybus makes its debut Tuesday at Piedmont Triad International Airport. The first 10 tickets sold on every flight will go for $10 each way.
Hospice of Alamance and Caswell counties is hosting its 18th annual flea market in Burlington. One word: Huge. It's touted as one of the largest (if not the largest) flea markets in the Southeast.
All proceeds help the 12-bed Hospice Home.
Hours: Friday-Saturday and Monday: 8 to 8; June 5-6, 8 to 6.
Lots of stuff that's promised to be in good, working condition. Sewing machines are cleaned and lubricated. Lawn mowers are tested and pressure washed. Drapes, which are arranged in sizes, are checked for cleanliness. Furniture, such as dressers and dining room tables, are polished.
Other stuff: Clothes, dishes, coffee makers, towels, toasters, throw pillows and lamps. Exercise equipment, toys, hardware.
Have lunch today for only 98 cents in downtown Greensboro, Carl Wilson writes in today's Short Orders column.
Simon 98.7 FM is offering a hot dog or hamburger, chips, fruit and beverage for only 98 cents from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Governmental Plaza on Greene Street in downtown Greensboro.
Proceeds from Picnic in the Plaza benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
