You Missed It: The Lighter Side of Black Friday

By Tanner Hunt If you suffered through yet another Best Buy rush or Wal-Mart stampede last Friday, consider a more communal approach next November. Vanessa Bonilla, who has managed the local Savers Thrift Store for six years, was expecting a few dozen people waiting outside last Friday morning. The store offered 75 percent off before noon […]

Weekly Poll: Are Black Friday Deals Worth the Crowds?

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the day when stores are supposed to get out of financial loss and back “in the black,” an accounting term for making profit. In spite of the risk of crowd-related injuries, the majority of businesses not only have sales lined up, but are also opening earlier and earlier to serve consumers. Vote below to let us […]

Black Friday Recap

I have done it. I have survived an event similar to the zombie apocalypse (no bath salts required). Some would even consider it to be equivalent to survival of the fittest: Black Friday.