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It's-It Kind of Birthday: The Spinning Ice Cream Sandwich That Has Watched Over Highway 101 for Decades

"For nearly 50 years, Bay Area commuters have been greeted by an unlikely roadside mascot: a giant spinning ice cream sandwich along Highway 101 in Burlingame. Beneath it sits the factory store for It's-It, the oatmeal-cookie ice cream sandwich that has become one of Northern California's most beloved regional treats.

I grew up eating It's-Its by swimming pools, at my brother's Little League games, or really anywhere, yet somehow, I'd never stopped at the place where they were made. When I moved back to the Bay Area after nearly two decades, the sign became a familiar presence again. So, for my birthday, my partner and I decided to finally pull off the freeway. If you're not from around these parts, you may be asking yourself, "What's an It's-It?" Well, let me tell you."

Full blog here!: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/posts/its-it-kind-of-birthday

u/atlasobscura — 9 days ago

Board game group

My wife (27F) and me (29M) just moved here and are missing our old board game group. Anyone local keen to play some games?

Our current favorites are Wingspan and brass, but we’ve got a lot of games like bananagrams, Azule, Harry Potter hogwarts battle, pandemic, catan, skull king, and lots more

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u/Ok-Foundation1932 — 11 days ago