Black Friday, Dress the Turkey, Thanksgiving: 5 things to know to start your week
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It is time to give thanks as the Thanksgiving holiday is this week on Nov. 25 and the staff at The Cincinnati Enquirer has plenty of interesting stories for readers to enjoy this week while you enjoy time with families and friends.
Dress the Turkey finalists, winner will be announced
Our panel of judges is hard at work tallying votes for this year's Dress the Turkey winners, which will be revealed on Thanksgiving Day online at Cincinnati.com and in The Enquirer print edition.
Gobble, gobble, go!:It's time to Dress the Turkey 🦃🎨
Monday: Ages 12 and under.
Tuesday: Ages 13-20.
Wednesday: Ages 21 and up.
Thursday: Winners and runners-up revealed.
We'll have a special holiday section in The Enquirer on Thanksgiving Day, too, where we'll share more than just the winners, but handfuls of our favorite and wackiest submissions.
Photos: Dress the Turkey winners from the first 32 years
We hope you have as much fun with these gobblers as we do year in and year out.
What to expect on Black Friday
Early sales, staffing shortages, fewer stores open Thanksgiving: Black Friday will look different.
As the strained world supply chain continues to be pushed to its limits in the aftermath of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, one perfect storm awaits with the potential to shake an already bleak situation into a full-blown catastrophe: Holiday shopping.
Black Friday will look different:Early sales, staffing shortages, fewer stores open Thanksgiving
Cincinnati's Kenwood Towne Centre on Montgomery Road has pushed its hours back in anticipation of some of the challenges Black Friday could pose. The mall will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Black Friday rather than the normal early hours opening.
Traveling out of CVG airport this holiday season? Here's what to expect
Holiday travel through Greater Cincinnati is expected to return close to 2019 levels during Thanksgiving, one year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised American travelers to stay home amid COVID-19 spikes.
Thanksgiving flights:Traveling out of CVG airport this holiday season? Here's what to expect
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport estimates around 180,000 to 190,000 inbound and outbound travelers will pass through the airport from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2 this year.
Skip the mess and dine out at Cincinnati restaurants open on Thanksgiving
Although many restaurants in the Greater Cincinnati area will offer takeout on Thanksgiving Day, there are also a number of establishments offering an in-person dining experience. A reservation may be necessary.
Where to eat:Restaurants open on Thanksgiving in Greater Cincinnati
Thanksgiving holiday sports
The Xavier Musketeers enter the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time this year after beating the Ohio State Buckeyes last week. The Musketeers host the Iowa State Cyclones Wednesday night at the Cintas Center.
Sports:Xavier basketball looks to sustain momentum on Sunday against Norfolk State
We will have the state and local boys basketball players to watch this week and Nov. 24 is opening day for the Ohio boys. The top 22 in the state is running this week as well as the by-conference Southwest Ohio story.
Sports:Who are the top Southwest Ohio high school girls basketball players to watch in 2021-22?
Also, Hanukkah begins Nov. 28 at sundown.