The manager of the Miracle Mile Rite-Aid excitedly shouted, “You got the last one! There’s no more!” as she rang up the strangely shaped ice cream scooper I purchased this morning. The stainless steel ...

For weeks, KTLA has been tracking the uncertain future of Thrifty Ice Cream. The beloved California institution appears to have finally navigated the rocky road of Rite Aid’s closures, and now, with ...

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Rite Aids are closing all over SoCal, and with it comes the end of the iconic Thrifty's ice cream counter. We know it's a blow to many of you, so we've gathered comments from social media, LAist ...

Different flavors of ice creams surrounded by cones - Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock Though few are still around who remember them in their heyday, pharmacies were once popular hangout spots with soda ...

After Rite Aid announced in early May that it's closing hundreds of stores after filing for bankruptcy, ice cream lovers around the country have started to panic about the availability of Thrifty Ice ...

Rite Aid has found a buyer for Thrifty Ice Cream in the midst of the pharmacy chain's bankruptcy proceedings. Hilrod Holdings was named the successful bidder for the ice cream maker and KPH Healthcare ...