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Frugal Family: Deals on Appetizers, Dinner, Dessert and Culture
Sales, discounts, freebies and more around Prospect Heights.
We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars.
This column will be dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money.
You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box. Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together.
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This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on appetizers, dinner, dessert, yoga and museums.
1. ; 655 Vanderbilt, bet. Prospect and Park
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Deal: Restaurant.com is offering discounted gift certificates: for $10, get a $25 gift certificate; for $20 get $50; for $30 get $75. Fine print: minimum purchase of $35. A gratuity of 18% is added prior to discount. Valid for dine-in dinner only.
Good through: Indefinitely.
2. ; 200 Eastern Parkway.
Deal: Target sponsors the , which means that the museum stays open late (until 11 p.m.) and admission is free. This month, the event celebrates Native Americans with the special exhibition Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains, and a live performance by Martha Redbone.
Good through: Saturday only, 5 to 11 p.m.
3. ; 721 Franklin Ave., bet. Park and Sterling
Deal: hosts a donation-based yoga class every Sunday. All levels are invited, and yoga mats are provided. Classes are at 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.
Good through: Sundays only.
4. CORNELIUS; 565 Vanderbilt Ave. (at Pacific)
Deal: The bar and restaurant offers $1 oysters all day, every day. Hours are Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Good through: Apparently, forever.
5. BASKIN ROBBINS; 578 Atlantic Ave. (bet. 3rd and 4th avenues)
Deal: Baskin Robbins is offering a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for ice cream cones on their Facebook page.
Good through: Sunday.
