ALDI to Open in Catonsville

The grocery chain plans to open second Maryland store on Baltimore National Pike business.

ALDI is coming to Catonsville in two weeks. The discount grocer will be opening its new store on Baltimore National Pike on Friday, Feb. 22. The store is going to be located at 6503 Baltimore National Pike in Catonsville. According to the ALDI web site, it is a discount grocery chain which operates more than 1,000 stores in 31 states. ALDI's web site said that the closest store to Catonsville is the one in Frederick. In fact, the Catonsville store will be just the second in the state. The chain tries to offer its customers the highest quality items at the lowest possible prices. And the public gets to come in starting at 9 a.m. that Friday.

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Giant Food Undergoes Extensive Renovations

Supermarket holding month-long celebration

The newly renovated Catonsville Giant supermarket has held a grand re-opening, marking the re-design of its layout, installation of self-scan checkout lanes and the expansion of its produce offerings. The store on Baltimore National Pike held a ribbon cutting on Friday. Over the next four weekends, the store will hold raffles, offer free samples, host live music and give away prizes, according to a company statement. During the re-opening, store manager Mike King presented a check to Catonsville Middle School Principal Michael Thorne for $6,433.25 as part of the A+ rewards program. Participating schools receive points when parents who shop there designate the school as their school of choice. Store upgrades include:   Full-service floral …

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Behind the Cape

Couponing 101

How to shave 50% or more off your grocery bill. No, seriously.

Clipping coupons is not just about saving money.  Most of the time it's like a competition between myself and me.  How much money can I save and what I can get for free?   A few weeks ago I was at Super Fresh, where they double coupons up to $.99. Actually, most of the stores around here only double up to $.99, so you could really do this anywhere.  On this particular day they were tripling coupons— I was able to combine sales, store coupons and manufacturer's coupon for huge savings. When the clerk was done scanning my 20 or so coupons and gave me my total, the guy standing behind me with his pregnant wife said, "Wow, those things really add up. You saved $30 just with coupons." I smiled, made some cutesy comment and said to myself, "It…

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Hillary Pennington

1:38 pm on Monday, December 27, 2010

Thanks Claudie for the tips. I've used Restaurant.com before, several times actually. They don't have much in this area but it does include Candlelight Inn, which is a great place for a date night.   more ›