GOOD ITALIAN ICE MEMORIES\n\nI lived in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) for a couple of years and you could tell when winter was officially over when the local Rita's Italian Ice would post their reopening date. And every summer evening there would long lines to their serving windows. \n\nBack East, Rita's would shut down for the winter. In Hendertucky, they're open all year long. No excuses not to visit with our mild winters.