Thanksgiving is almost here! Hopefully you’re looking forward to the festivities, and not dreading it. Most of us just want to avoid conflict. So, here are some tips on how to be a good guest. Someone asked etiquette experts to name the rudest things you can do at Thanksgiving dinner. 1. Using your phone. Sharing […]
Charlotte has a plethora of events happening in and around town for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC will have their annual Holiday Tree Lighting Festival on Tuesday November 26th from 6p-8pm. https://www.bankofamericastadium.com/treelighting The 78th annual Novant Health Thanksgiving Parade will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in Uptown at 5:45pm. https://www.novanthealththanksgivingparade.com/ […]
Regional gas station chain Sheetz is offering a promotion where it is reducing the cost of its unleaded 88 by 40 cents a gallon at 505 locations before Thanksgiving. The promotion started on Tuesday and will run through the end of November. This deal comes as gas prices are averaging under $3 a gallon across […]
The holidays coming up means lots of family infighting. Here are the main topics that can start a fight, and why it might be best to avoid them. A poll found 40% of families deal with “open disagreements” around the holidays. And that’s without factoring in the election. Politics is the #1 topic that can […]
If you want to get through Thanksgiving and do the bare minimum, here’s your shopping list. Kroger supermarkets asked people to name the top five MUST-HAVE Thanksgiving foods. So, if you could only have five things on the table, what would they be? Here are the five Thanksgiving staples that got the most votes . […]
What time are you eating Thanksgiving, and what’s the RIGHT time for Thanksgiving to start? 40,000 people voted online with Buzzfeed, and the most popular answer is between 3:00 and 4:30 P.M. About a third of us think Thanksgiving dinner should start later than that, and 23% said earlier. Here are a few more Thanksgiving […]
A new poll asked over 1,000 Americans to rank at least 20 pies based on how much they’d like to see them on the Thanksgiving dinner table. Not surprisingly, Pumpkin pie was #1. 45% of people love it . . . 37% of people like it . . . and 23% of people named it […]
HuffPost talked to etiqutte experts and asked them the rudest things you can do before and during the holiday dinner. Here are a few.. NOT RSVP-ing – if you are invited, please tell the host if you are coming or not. Also, don’t just show up without the host knowing. IGNORING THE SCHEDULE – if […]
Here are five tips for transporting Thanksgiving food . . . 1. Freeze food that’s delicate. Just make sure you leave time for it to fully thaw out. Things like pumpkin pie freeze well too. Then it won’t melt in the car. 2. If it’s a long drive, use a cooler. Especially for stuff that can spoil. […]
Is there anyone in your family you wish you could BAN from all holiday get-togethers this year? If your answer is yes, there’s a good chance it’s one of these four people . . . 52% of us have at least one person we’d uninvite if we knew there wouldn’t be any blow-back. And the […]
Turkey is arguably the star of Thanksgiving. But sometimes cooking one is stressful, a pain, and overall hard work. We have tips to help make your experience better. According to one expert, mayonnaise is a secret ingredient you can add to your bird. The New York Times says about mayonnaise: “Easy to get and a […]
Even though you probably already have your Thanksgiving travel plans in place, AAA has a few suggestions you might want to consider to avoid big traffic headaches. Today (Wednesday) is expected to be the busiest weekday travel day since the start of the pandemic. AAA officials say it’s best to either leave super early in […]
