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Rita's Italian Ice

740 S. Mill Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85281

480-277-3172

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Ice cream is great and Popsicles are fine, but sometimes you want to branch out.
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Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 8 a.m. by Teresa Traverse

Last year, the chain gave away almost 1 million cups of Italian ice in a nine-hour period.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 9:15 a.m. by JK Grence

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