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As reported earlier, the possibility of winter weather threatening travel and activities for Thanksgiving and Black Friday in the Twin Ports was looming. The National Weather Service has now made it official.

As the busiest shopping time of the year approaches  criminals are getting ready to take advantage of unwitting shoppers and stores. Learn how to protect yourself, whether you are a business owner, store employee, or shopper.

While weather for travelers in Northern Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin will be nice on Thanksgiving morning, wintry conditions will be making their way into the Twin Ports region  by Thursday night and Friday - making travel a little more difficult for holiday drivers and shoppers.

As Black Friday and Cyber Monday continue to grow--consider shopping locally Saturday, November 24th, to help give a boost to our local economy.

I hate crowds.  I'm slightly claustrophobic.  But I love to save money.  And I love getting gifts for others.  So that's why I have transformed from a Black Friday-phobe into a Black Friday shopper.  I've only gone a few years now, but it's a nice tradition my friend and I have started.  We search out the stuff we want, coordinate a plan, and head out at midnight.  But are we really saving money b

More than a third of American shoppers are already done with most of their holiday shopping. That's good news because stores might offer bigger incentives to get sales in the few weeks before Christmas. According to a Yahoo News Article a survey done by America's Research Group said that about 32 percent of people finished a majority of their Christmas shopping in November...

Rebecca Black‘s ‘Friday’ was one of the biggest viral videos of 2011, and just when you though the song was dead, buried and gone from our collective consciousness, it’s getting a shot in the arm and dragged back to the forefront of pop culture in time for the holidays. As reported by The FW, the song has been reworked for a Kohl’s Black Friday ad, with a zealous shopper (who has a little crazy in

Savvy buyers know Black Friday can be one of the best days of the year to find terrific bargains, but not all items are such great deals. In order to better your experience on that infamous shopping day, here are some things you may want to avoid purchasing, along with when you may be able to score the best deals on them ...

It may be another sign of a horrible economy, or maybe it's like the retailers claim, consumer demand. Whatever the reason, many national retailers are deciding to open the doors on holiday shopping a little earlier this year. Target, Kohl's and Best Buy have all announced that they will open at Midnight Thanksgiving night and Walmart announced today that they will open the doors at 10pm Thanksgiv