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The Best Summer Jobs for Teens in Utica

Mark Richards — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:15:24 +0000

My son is 19 and desperately wants a new car. Not just a newer car, but a brand new, off the showroom floor car. We’ll, he’d better find another summer job to accomplish that. So how does a teenager here in Utica find a summer job? Where can they look? If you’re a teen or [...]

McDonald's Is Dropping Angus Burgers From Its Menu As Beef Prices Reach An All-Time High

Kristine Bellino — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:32:05 +0000

Fast food giant McDonald’s is trimming the beef, in a big way. The Angus burgers is being eliminated, at least temporarily. The premium burgers have been offered by McDonald’s for the past four years. Company officials say that historically high beef prices are behind the menu move. This week United States Department of Agriculture beef [...]

Charlotte Area McDonalds Offering 40 Chicken McNuggets and Gallon of Sweet Tea Special

Eric Meier — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:59:50 +0000

I hope this isn’t a meal for one. The McDonald’s restaurants in the Charlotte, North Carolina area ran this special: 40 Chicken McNuggets and a gallon of sweet tea. Doing the caloric math on the McDonald’s website: 40 McNuggets = 1900 calories 120 Grams of Fat (180% daily value) 3600 milligrams of sodium (150% daily [...]

Who's Lovin' This? McDonald's Now Hiring Cashiers With a College Degree

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:20:14 +0000

You probably don’t need more proof that the job market is competitive, but we’ve got some, anyway. A McDonald’s in Winchedon, Massachusetts recently posted an ad for a cashier position online. No supersize deal, right? Well, it is when you consider the listing states applicants must have two years’ experience, as well as a bachelor’s [...]

Eww! Mother Says Toddler Ate Used Condom Found at McDonald's

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:00:01 +0000

A trip to McDonald’s turned out to be anything but a happy meal for one Chicago-area family. Anishi Spencer is suing the restaurant for at least $50,000 in damages, claiming one of her kids ate a used condom he found in the play area. Spencer says back in February 2012, her children – Jonathan, then [...]

Fast Food Prices On The Rise Since 2002: Compare The Difference!

Keith James — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:31:05 +0000

If you thought that your Big Mac costs much more than it did back in 2002, your instincts serve you well. The food has been getting smaller and the prices have been going up right under your nose. One guy did a study on this a decade ago and then did it again this year, and his findings are eye-opening!

Where Can I Find a McDonald's Shamrock Shake in New York?

Eric Meier — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:06:39 +0000

Driving through Hamilton over the weekend, we caught a fleeting glimpse of something green when passing the McDonald’s on Route 12B. Could it be? Are the Shamrock Shakes back for 2013? I took a quick tour of the McDonald’s in the immediate area on Sunday but didn’t see any indications of the elusive shake that’s [...]

McDonald's Breakfast Burrito Ruined by Pesky Nose Ring

Emerald Catron — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:10:25 +0000

Good news/bad news. The good news is we found your nose ring!! The bad news is that it was in somebody’s McDonald’s breakfast burrito in Lawrenceville, Georgia. So we might not be eating another one of those for a while, because yuck. Frances Rosario, the mom who found it, had ordered two breakfast burritos. The [...]

Predictions For 2012 – How Did Mark Do?

Mark Richards — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:49:45 +0000

As we count down to 2013 I thought I'd check back and see how I did. Let's review. Michael Nagle Getty Images 10 New York City reclaims its spot as the top the US travel destination from 2011 leader Orlando Florida. According to travelzone.com, I was right on with this one. Thousands can [...]

McDelivery: McDonald's Actually Delivers To Doorsteps Overseas!

Keith James — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:27:00 +0000

So, not only are they enlarging your waistline but now they’re not going to require you to burn the couple of calories that the drive to and from the restaurant would take. They’ll come to you… Time for obesity to become even more of an epidemic than it already is. They’ve already been testing [...]

Ronald McDonald Broke The Law By Going To McDonald's

Dan Seitz — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:30:41 +0000

You’d think if your name is Ronald McDonald, you would be welcome in any of the thousands of McDonald’s restaurants around the world. In certain situations, however, this is not the case. A British man named, you guessed it, Ronald McDonald was arrested following a violation of a restraining order against him. And, yes, he [...]

Does Your Job Actually Make The World Worse?

Keith James — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:00:12 +0000

Most of us like to think we're contributing to the overall good, or at least feel like we're needed when we show up to work whether we like our jobs or not. But here's a list of jobs that even those that do them have chimed in to say they're not helping make the world a much better place at all.

Trick Or Treat With Your McDonalds Halloween Pails

Davey Jones — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:24:03 +0000

For kids Halloween is all about the candy. When you get older it seems Halloween gets lost and turns into a dirty holiday where people dress up trashy, and its centered around booze. It doesn't always have to be that way. We want you to remember the good days. Do you remember the McDonalds Halloween Pails?

McDonald's Will Post Calories on Menu Boards So You Can See Just How Much You're Pigging Out

Ben Worcester — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:09:26 +0000

In a bold move on Wednesday, McDonald's announced that it will post calorie counts for all of its food items on menu boards and drive-thrus across their 14,000 restaurants in the US.

So, what spurred this Big Mac of a decision?

McDonald's Flexes Its Muscle by Banning All Restaurants from Selling French Fries at the London Olympics — With One Exception

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:07:55 +0000

McDonald’s has a monopoly on french fries at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Since the fast food giant is a major sponsor of the Olympic Games, the corporate head honchos exercised their power and banned other restaurants and food merchants from selling fries during the events. Spectators in the mood for some spuds will need to [...]

How Many Hours Does It Take a McDonald's Worker to Afford a Big Mac? — Dollars and Sense

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:25:40 +0000

Economics can complicate the world’s most enlightened mind. They often involve complex equations with more numerals and variables than the theory of relativity.

However, one study has found a rather novel way of measuring and comparing the rise and fall of wages and it involves McDonald’s most famous sandwich.

McDonald's Original Prices

Lite 98.7 — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:10:42 +0000

McDonald's has come a long way. Since the company began in 1940, they've become the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries.

During this recession, McDonald's has been one of the success stories. They lowered their prices and aimed their advertising right at families who have had to tighten their belts. But, of course, McDonald's prices used to be even cheaper.

McDonald's Novelty Cartoon Glasses – Remember When

Eric Meier — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:30:21 +0000

I know you drank out of glasses like this as a kid. You might even have some lying around your house somewhere. McDonald’s drinking glasses with cartoon characters where popular ever since they were introduced in the early 1970s. Popular cartoon characters including those from Peanuts, the Muppet Show and Garfield have been featured over [...]

Why Could It Cost More to Eat at McDonald's? — Dollars and Sense

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:54:01 +0000

During times of slow economic growth and high unemployment, business for cheap fast food restaurants like McDonald’s usually surges. It turns that out that profits may not be the only things skyrocketing at a McDonald’s near you, though. Food, labor and commodity costs are all expected to rise in America this year by at least [...]

Save Your Pennies By Making Your Own Shamrock Shake at Home

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:18:33 +0000

McDonald’s Shamrock Shake usually comes once a year around St. Patrick’s Day, but as the holiday passes, so does the elusive tasty beverage. Now you don’t have to be in March (or Irish) to enjoy one year round. The cool part is you don’t have to just stick with the normal sugar-laced treat. There are [...]