• East Boston’s Kevin Colon Jr. was sentenced to five years in prison after beating another man at The Place, when a bikini contest there turned into a drunken brawl. [Globe]
• President Obama is raffling off a ticket to have dinner with him at an “undisclosed location” to anyone who makes a campaign contribution of $5 or more. [CBS]
• Rush Limbaugh is now hawking iced tea called Two If by Tea. Get it? Like, because of the Tea Party? [Gawker]
• Increasingly, chain restaurants like Domino’s Pizza, Starbucks, and others are putting out smartphone apps. Goody. [NRN]
• The hottest (coldest?) rumor circulating in the ice-cream grapevine is that Ben & Jerry’s will produce a “Schweddy Balls” flavor inspired by SNL. [NYDN]
• Bon App has named the “Best BBQ Restaurant in America”: newcomer Franklin Barbecue in Austin. Let the arguments ensue! [Bon Appetit]