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