... for ice cream! But we don’t always get it.

Who knew it was Ben & Jerry’s 30th anniversary? Not me. But my friend Katherine did, so she hightailed it to Carytown this afternoon to get a scoop on the action.

“The action,” in this case, being a free ice cream cone. Turns out B&J, community-oriented fellas that they are, give out free ice cream every year around their anniversary. This year, it was today.

Only problem, Katherine reports, is that the line at the shop, 2901 W. Cary St., went clear down the block.

Katherine might not have had time to wait for her free frozen treat, but—on behalf of the 3,200 people who did—thanks, Ben and Jerry!

And thanks to the worker bees still cleaning up tonight, nearly an hour and a half after closing. Since the Carytown location just opened in September, this was its first free-cone day. From all indications, it was a sweet success.

Note: The photo above is from the week Carytown B&J’s opened—you know, when people were still discovering it existed—not from the madhouse that was today.

Posted by Cynthia McMullen in • Lifestyle • Dining • Life in Richmond
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