Issue #5: Thanksgiving Double Issue

This Thanksgiving issue is focused on food, including drive-thrus, favorite restaurants, and a film called The Menu.

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Nov 28, 2022

Happy Sunday, Y’all!

It’s the time of the year when all of the weekdays seem to have names: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday … Y’all Weekly Wednesday, perhaps? Since it’s also Thanksgiving time, this issue is focused on food: drive-thrus, favorite restaurants, and a film called The Menu.

Our team has been hard at work at the articles in this issue, including two film reviews from Matt, two food pieces from Sarah & the Y’all Weekly team, and a policy piece from yours truly about the fight over a Chick-fil-A drive-thru.

We’ve also got an art review from Jesse, which I hope you’ll read since this is the last week you can see the Fall Residency exhibits by Desiree Thomas, Joy Davis, and Jamila Brown at Goodyear Arts.

This is a long-ish issue, so curl up with your leftovers and take a look!

This Week’s Stories

Review #1: The Menu

Review #2: Armageddon Time

Shoutout

Yesterday was “Small Business Saturday,” so here are some of our favorites in Charlotte (by no means an exhaustive list):

Book Buyers
Central Coffee Company
ColsenKeane Leather
Common Market
The Culture Shop
Don’s Tennis
Paper Skyscraper
Park Road Books
The People’s Market
Rhino Market & Deli
Sabor Latin Street Grill
Suárez Bakery
Summit Coffee

Since Tuesday is “Giving Tuesday,” here are some local non-profits we’ve supported in Charlotte over the years (again, not an exhaustive list):

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Block Love Charlotte
Community Culinary School
DreamKey Partners
The Freedom Center for Social Justice
InReach
Mad Miles Run Club
Roof Above
WFAE (NPR)
YWCA Central Carolinas

If there’s another place we should support, leave a comment below!

Free Stuff

The Fall Residency Exhibits at Goodyear Arts are free to visit, though donations are strongly encouraged.
Our team won second place (and $15) at trivia at Gilde yesterday, so why not join the fun this Thursday?
Did you know it’s free to use Charlotte’s pink robots to make deliveries? I didn’t until last week.

Final Thoughts

I’m thankful for so much in life, chief among them my wife Rebekah, my dog Willow, my family and in-laws, my amazing friends, and all of the opportunities I’ve been lucky and privileged to have.

I hope your Holiday season is full of love and wonder.

Sam