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Time Out
28-05-2025
- Business
- Time Out
This popular ice cream chain is closing 500 of its stores
Thrifty Ice Cream, a historic ice cream brand out of Los Angeles, will be closing 500 stores, as reported by The Street. The company launched in 1940 out of a West Hollywood factory, and then started serving it to patrons out of a Thrifty Drug Store in downtown Los Angeles. Over its 85 years of serving small batch ice cream, it's earned many accolades, countless prestigious awards and even shoutouts from Hollywood celebrities. Thrifty is known for being served out of a square-topped scooper, so the cone you are presented isn't the traditional round shape but instead hockey puck shaped (but still with the frill like the flounce of a skirt at the bottom). While waiting for your prescription at more than 500 West Coast Rite Aid pharmacies, you could get a scoop. Better yet, you could bring a container home or buy a branded cake cup from more than 2,300 grocery stores and chain stores across the U.S. But that may be about to change. Why is Thrifty closing down 500 stores? Like many retailers, Rite Aid (where the scoop shops are) is facing bankruptcy. Many drugstore chains have been underperforming and closing locations, including CVS and Walgreens, in the wake of the pandemic. When a Rite Aid with a Thrifty counter closes, the ice cream service goes down as well. Is there any hope? It's possible that the ice cream brand could be purchased along with Rite Aid assets and be revived. What are some of the unusual flavors Thrifty makes? In late October 2024, Thrifty launched a Chuck E. Cheese birthday cake flavor in collaboration with the party giant. Other wild flavors include Siracha Swirl and bacon and cheddar. Why the square scoop? Unknown, but a Food & Wine cookware tester raved about it. As someone who used to scoop for Ben & Jerry's in Vermont and ruined my wrist for a summer, this branded device looks amazing because you push it down straight into the ice cream, using your body weight, rather than trying to skim sideways. It kind of resembles a law office stapler designed to get through enormous briefs. Which celebrity loves Thrifty Ice Cream? Kourtney Kardashian Barker. Two of her favorite flavors are rainbow sherbet and butter pecan. At her fabulous Camp Poosh before Coachella, she had a little Thrifty stand on the grounds.
New York Post
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Spencer Pratt shares the secret to his successful marriage with Heidi Montag after 17 years
There's nothing superficial about this relationship. After meeting on 'The Hills' as 22-year-olds living out their dreams in Los Angeles, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag knew they had found the one. They have been married for 17 years and share sons Gunner, 7, and Ryker, 2, and are rebuilding their lives after losing their house in the Pacific Palisades fires. 8 Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt pose for a portrait at Spotify Studios on August 29, 2023. Roger Kisby Through it all, they have each other — something that has never wavered since the early aughts. And there's a key reason behind their successful union. 'I always go back to comedy. Heidi's so funny. I have a lot of dark humor,' the Pratt Daddy Crystals founder, 41, exclusively told The Post at Hulu's Get Real event. 'And my mom always calls her like all Pollyanna or Mary Poppins because pre our house burning down, we had a lot of like first world problems, real-life problems, and she always just stayed so positive.' Taking a moment to gush over his other half, Pratt added, 'It's just more Heidi being an angel that makes it a lot easier. I always say like, 'I don't know if marriage would work out if I wasn't married to you.'' 8 Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt attend Hulu's Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025. Getty Images Along with being a wife and mother, Montag, 38, is fresh off her Coachella debut after the pop star's music career exploded in January. Montag's 2010 debut album 'Superficial' went No. 1 on the iTunes chart 15 years later, and she hasn't stopped since. 'Shout out, Kourtney Kardashian and Poosh,' Pratt exclaimed. 'Even though I'm a Swiftie, I ride for Kourtney Kardashian. She never said anything about Taylor, so neutral grounds, so I'm safe here. But yeah, it was incredible. The event was unbelievable.' The father-of-two noted there were some technical difficulties, but 'Heidi powered through it.' 8 Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag take their two boys Gunner and Ryker out to a pumpkin patch in Los Angeles. MEGA 'Once your house burns down and your whole town, you start really believing anything's possible,' reiterated Pratt. 'I was always like, 'Crystals. Manifesting. Put positive energy [out there].' And then your whole life, starting from zero, you're like, anything can happen. So, it is unbelievable.' For Montag, it's time to go harder. 'Heidi's performing in San Francisco for Pride for 23,000 people. Seattle for 20,000 people and Mighty Hoopla in London for 30,000,' Pratt proudly revealed. 'These are clearly just miracles, and I'm all in.' 8 Heidi Montag performs at Camp Poosh. / BACKGRID 8 Heidi Montag performs at Camp Poosh put on by Kourtney Kardashian. / BACKGRID The TikTok sensation knows it is all thanks to the fans who keep streaming, downloading and reposting Montag's music. 'People watching this, and posting and sharing, there's no label or network that's making this happen. It's the people that are supporting Heidi and myself and our family,' confessed Pratt. 'So that's the most empowering piece of it. It is not a gimmick – these are real people pushing Heidi.' Pratt always knew his wife, whose new single 'No Going Home' about losing their house is out now, was destined for stardom. Now, after a collaboration with Pitbull for Montag's song 'I'll Do It,' there are many more surprises in the works for fans. 8 Heidi Montag at Camp Poosh. Shane Drummond/ 'There are some pretty amazing ones already done that I'm not allowed to talk about,' Pratt teased. 'Shout out, Pitbull! Like, what an angel. He was sick, and he's like, 'I'm sick, give me a week.' So I'll always be like team Pitbull forever.' Loyal followers will remember when Montag went head to head with Bad Bunny and The Weeknd for that No. 1 spot on the charts – which she won. So, naturally, Pratt thinks a collaboration with either artist would be epic. 'I really wanted Bad Bunny because of us fighting for number one,' he confessed. 'Either Bad Bunny or The Weeknd. I feel like [it] would be funny because of taking their number one spot. But there's so many incredible artists we met. It's not really the same sound, but obviously we love Gracie Abrams. There's just so many incredible artist, so that's the whole point of music, is collabing and being with cool people. I'll take whoever wants to work with Heidi.' 8 Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag attend Hulu's Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025. Getty Images With big things brewing behind the scenes, viewers can also catch Pratt back on their television screens in the new Hulu reality competition series 'Got to Get Out.' Pratt lived in a mansion for 10 days with other contestants while they competed to win challenges and a grand prize of one million dollars. 'The Bold and the Beautiful' actor is no stranger to causing chaos in front of the cameras, and this time around was no different. 8 Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag at Revolve Festival 2025. Getty Images for Revolve 'Right off the jump, I asked the producers, 'What level Spencer do you want?' And they're like, We just want you to try to win the million dollars,'' Pratt recalled. 'So, I was very invested in getting the million dollars. So, it was the most fun I've ever had – without Heidi obviously – doing the reality show. It's an incredible game, and I loved all the cast. We are in a group chat that messages more than my mom!' All episodes of 'Got to Get Out' are now streaming on Hulu.
