According to Taco Del Mar, "Taxes Suck. Tacos Don't!"

Get your free taco on tax day. Register at http://tacodelmar.com to receive coupon via email.

During the month of April, the Starbucks store located on Daisy Mountain Drive and Gavilan Peak Parkway (near Fry's) is collecting donated items for Believers of HOPE Foundation Wellness Packages. The foundation gives the wellness packages to families while they are staying in the hospital learning to care for their spinal cord injured loved ones.

Items requested include travel-size health and beauty products, bottled water, nutritional snacks, 3-piece rolling luggage set, positive literature, stationery, and gift cards. See the list here.

Learn more about the Believers of HOPE Foundation. Money donations are also appreciated.

Everyone was happy when Baskin-Robbins in Anthem reopened. Now we get to celebrate at the Grand Opening on Saturday, March 14, from 12 to 4 p.m.

Enjoy 99-cent scoop ice cream (2.5-ounce, limit 3 per customer), face-painting and balloon-making.

The ice cream shop is located in the Safeway Plaza on W. Anthem Way.

Be on the look-out for pink flyers with coupons!

In a serious bid to get customers in to experience its tasty products and new, lower everyday prices, Quiznos is giving away 1 million subs. The chain also will give away a year of free subs every day in March to someone nominated via video or essay as a "hometown hero."

Go to www.millionsubs.com to get a personalized certificate for a free small Signature sub.

Quiznos in Anthem is located on W. Anthem Way near Tutor Time. Learn more.

Feed your inner baja!

Taco Del Mar, one of Anthem's favorite restaurants, is AnthemStuff's food business focus for the week of February 22-28.

Visit their site for hours, location, menu and specials. 

The AnthemStuff Business Focus of the Week, February 1 through 7, is Blend Smoothie Cafe. The spacious store, located in the plaza near Tutor Time on Anthem Way, includes a sitting area, flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi and computers with free Internet access.

Specialties include fresh fruit blends and smoothies, protein/energy blends, coffee blends, Thai tea, Black tea, Chai tea, and Blue Bell ice cream.

AnthemStuff.com, which hosts a popular Forum, is encouraging Forum participants to support Anthem businesses through a grassroots "Business Focus of the Week."

Mr. Gyros is the business focus of the week for January 25 through 31. The  restaurant, which offers an array of gyros, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads, skewers, plates, and Chicago-style hot dogs and sausage, is located in the Safeway Plaza.

Previously featured businesses include Dara Thai and Sweethearts Gourmet Donuts.

Visit the Forum.

You can also have Mr. Gyros food delivered by Mobile Waiters, Anthem's new restaurant delivery service

After moving to Anthem from New York, where restaurant delivery services are plentiful, Jim Rhodes saw a need and decided to fill it with his new business Mobile Waiters.

The service delivers food to homes and businesses from a variety of Anthem and North Phoenix restaurants, including Affinito's Bistro, Baci Restaurant, Bajio Mexican Grill, Cafe Afify, Chilis, Dara Thai, Ebisu, L&L Hawaiian BBQ, Legend's, Poor Red's, and Times Square Italian Restaurant.

A food guide was recently sent to area homes.

Hours are:

Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

To place an order, visit mobilewaitersnph.com or call 623-271-8646.

After a brief closure, ice cream store Baskin-Robbins is now open under new management.

The store is located in the Safeway Plaza.

Welcome back!

Quiznos is bringing this classic sub back with a limited-time value pricing of $2.99 for a small and $5 for a large.

Five other large subs are also available for $5: Turkey & Cheddar, Roast Beef & Cheddar, Ham & Swiss, the 5 Meat Stack, and the Tuna Melt. These subs come with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise (and the 5 meat stack also has a smoky mustard).

Check out Quiznos.com for the full menu and pricing. Don’t forget that the Anthem Quiznos delivers between 11-2 and 5-7 daily for only a $2 delivery fee. If you're ordering online for a group, you can place your order and e-mail it to others to add to the order.

Visit the Anthem store at 3668 W. Anthem Way (next to Tutor Time), where they also offer three combo meals for $5. Combos include a regular drink, your choice of cookie or chips, and either a small Meatball, a small Turkey Ranch & Swiss, or a small Traditional. (This offer is available only in-store.)