Water, sugar and fresh fruit – the only ingredients needed to make water ice, a true Philadelphia phenomenon. The sorbetto recipes that Italian immigrants brought to the city became something ...

Hawaii has its shave ice, and New Orleans has the sno-ball. In Philadelphia, the frozen treat of choice is known as water ice. Or is it wooder ice? We'll get to that, but first, let's discuss ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It's a first day of spring tradition. Rita's is serving up free Italian ice -- better known as water ice in Philadelphia -- to celebrate the start of the season. Everyone who ...

Rita's is ushering in spring next week with its annual frozen dessert freebies. Anyone who visits a Rita's location on the first day of spring on Thursday, March 20, will receive a free 6-ounce ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Lemeir Mitchell: Philadelphia water ice is very important to the city of Philadelphia. It's probably more important than cheese sticks to me. Customer: This ...

The first day of spring is the traditional start of water ice season, and with the equinox comes hot news from one of ...

Spring is finally here, and Philadelphia-area favorite Rita's Italian Ice is ... All you have to do is line up at your local ...

Spring has officially sprung in Philadelphia, and that means Rita's Italian Ice is offering its annual first-day-of-spring ...