Tomorrow.

Sunday.

March 20.

Here comes spring! There are so many great reasons to look forward to tomorrow, the first day of spring. It is the spring equinox; days are close to 12 hours long and each day’s will have more hours of sunlight longer as the season progresses.

And at the Columbia Rita’s (3929 Columbia Avenue, Columbia) you can Mark the First Day of Spring with FREE Italian Ice! According to the company’s Website, “For the past 18 years, Rita’s has been giving away a free, regular size Italian Ice to each and every guest to mark the first day of spring! This is a sweet date for Italian Ice lovers, as each year, hundreds of thousands of our guests visit Rita’s in search of the first taste of spring. In fact, in 2010, Rita’s guests showed their spring spirit and over 1.3 million cups of Italian Ice were given away in a ten hour period!

“We are already gearing up to celebrate the arrival of spring in 2011! A springtime tradition, Rita’s annual giveaway will be held on Sunday, March 20 from noon to 9 p.m.  This is surely a tasty tradition that you won’t want to miss! So be sure to stop by the Columbia Rita’s and celebrate the arrival of spring on us!”