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New endless supply of cheap eats
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale on March 25, 2009 at 5:28PM CST

As some of you may have noticed, the Quad-City Times Web site has got a new look this week. The behind the scenes mechanics of the site also got a makeover with a new content management system, which has an unexpected benefit for $10 or less fans.

The $10 or less series, which features two restaurants a month where you can eat a meal for under $10, has become quite popular with readers. It is the one topic I get the most e-mails about on a consistent basis. Most of the time people want to know where they can find more of the deals and my answer was always, "Somewhere far away in cyberspace."

I won't bore you with the technological details because frankly I don't understand them, but under the old system we would have to specify a date for the story to archive. For the $10 or less feature, that meant that when the story was a month old, it would be moved out of the "Restaurants" tab in the Go&Do section and into some unknown place that was hard to find through searches.

Well, those days are over. The new content management system did away with our archive system and now you can see ALL of the restaurants featured in the $10 or less series in one easy to find location. Just go to qctimes.com/goanddo, click on the "Dining" tab at the top of the page and then go to the "Restaurants" option. Or click here for a shortcut.

Technology of course can't be perfect, so if you want to see the videos that went with the stories you have to go to our qctimes.tv page and search for "$10 or less" or click here.

And as long as we're talking about inexpensive food, I need a suggestion for next week's $10 or less feature. Where's your favorite place to eat on the cheap?

(4) Comments
Posted by: Watchfulmom on March 25, 2009 11:18PM CST
Hubby swears by Tommy's.

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale on March 26, 2009 9:27AM CST
I've heard good things their breakfast. Thanks for the suggestion.

Posted by: srm on March 26, 2009 10:18AM CST
Speaking of the new QCTimes, where can we submit suggestions or criticisms?

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale on March 26, 2009 10:06PM CST
Letters to the editor are always welcome, but if you let me know what topic the suggestions/criticisms are about, I can give you a more specific contact.

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