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Super Bowl Sunday

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Area Bars, Restaurants Serve Up Super Bowl Specials

Find out what area businesses are offering for food and drink specials during the Super Bowl this Sunday, Feb. 3.

Super Bowl LXVII is right around the corner, and if you don't already have plans to view the most watched television sports program of the year, these local bars and restaurants in the area have you covered.  As expected, multiple restaurants will show the game Sunday night. Some will even have drink specials and deals on one of the most popular food choices for Super Bowl viewing: hot wings. If you and your football-watching crew want to avoid party preparation and the large groups in your own homes, visit some local hot spots and let them do all the work. Here's a short list of bars and restaurants to consider for watching the game: Are you a bar or restaurant owner in Algonquin and the area that will be offering specials during the …

amy starzyk

1:38 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Riverview will be offering $6 pitchers of domestic draft and a FREE half-time buffet loaded with New Orleans flavored fare. 21 and older in the bar, please.   more ›

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Super Bowl 2013: Game Time, TV Schedule, How to Watch Online

The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Baltimore Ravens during Super Bowl 2013 on Sunday, Feb. 3.

Super Bowl 2013 is almost here, with the showdown of the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens just days away.  The XLVII Super Bowl will take place at 5:30 p.m. Sunday CBS-TV (channel 2). Coverage of the Super Bowl will start at 1 p.m. with "Super Bowl Today" until 5 p.m. The "Super Bowl Kick Off Show" will start at 5 p.m. Who will you be cheering for?  Follow full coverage of the XLVII Super Bowl from CBS Sports. An orangutan has predicted the winner of the XLVII Super Bowl — who did he pick?

Dan Arenov

9:54 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013

The question i'd like to see answered is: what other shows are going to be on tv during Super Bowl halftime? There have been a lot of tv shows, etc.. that have been timed to go on during the halftime show... not too crazy about watching Beyonce lip syncing and hoping for a wardrobe malfunction. (yawn)   more ›

Sunday, February 6, 2011

From the Editor's Desk

Watch the Super Bowl for the Ads

Sometimes the ads are more entertaining than the game being played.

The Chicago Bears may not be playing in today's big game, but there's still a reason to watch the Super Bowl today. The commercials! After all, how could you forget the Snickers/Betty White ad from last year?! Every year, marketers spend millions of dollars trying to figure out clever ways to sell their brand in a 30-second segment on one of the biggest TV nights of the year. And for a lot of people, the ads are more entertaining than the game being played. According to an Associated Press article on MSNBC, the top commercials to watch this Sunday will come from Best Buy, Audi, CareerBuilder.com, GoDaddy.com, Pepsi, Snickers, E-Trade, Anheuser-Busch, Skechers and Volkswagen. Algonquin Patch editor Savannah Ziegelbauer will be live tweeting…

Savannah Ziegelbauer

9:28 am on Monday, February 7, 2011

To follow up, I would have to say my top two favorite ads were from CarMax and CareerBuilder.com. Go to this site http://superbowlads.fanhouse.com/ and scroll down and look for CareerBuilder.com "Chimps" and CarMax "I Feel Like"   more ›

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