Walmart’s holiday sales begin November 12, with three shopping events stretching into December. For anyone pairing homemade food gifts with store-bought Christmas presents, there’s an important detail: Walmart+ members get the first 24 hours to buy select online deals. That head start does not cover every sale item, and it does not guarantee stock. Nonmembers can shop those particular offers afterward only if supplies [...]
Raising Cane’s opening 2 new locations before Thanksgiving in Florida
Raising Cane’s has two new Florida restaurants on its November 2026 opening calendar, continuing the expansion that brought seven new Raising Cane’s restaurants to cities across the country in August. This time, the chicken-finger chain is targeting North Miami Beach and Jacksonville, with both openings scheduled before the end of November. The North Miami Beach restaurant is slated for November 9 at 14025 Biscayne Boulevard. [...]
Costco’s $200 Thanksgiving dinner feeds 8—but the turkey isn’t whole and isn’t cooked
Costco is offering a 30-pound Thanksgiving dinner for eight people for $199.99, but it is not a fully cooked feast. Shoppers familiar with Costco’s affordable grocery staples will find a different kind of value here: one online-only box with the main course, sides, rolls and desserts already selected. The Complete Gourmet Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner is advertised at $70 off a $269.99 price, or about $25 per person when divided [...]
Two longtime California restaurants close after more than 40 years amid construction changes
For generations of Southern California residents, Dana Point Harbor has been more than a place to launch a boat or watch the sunset. It has also been home to beloved restaurants where customers gathered for breakfast, drinks, and waterfront views. Two longtime dining establishments said goodbye in October as a major harbor redevelopment project moved into its next phase. Proud Mary’s and Turk’s closed October 31 Proud [...]
Charlotte’s Seoul Food and Let’s Meat file bankruptcy as one lists $10M–$50M in debt
Two familiar Charlotte dining names have landed in bankruptcy court. Seoul Food Meat Company and neighboring Let’s Meat KBBQ Corp. filed separate Chapter 11 cases on October 29, adding to financial strain among the city’s restaurants following the earlier closure of local favorite 33rd & Main. The petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Seoul Food’s case is numbered [...]
Virginia pasta plant to close, cutting 251 jobs between Christmas and New Year’s
Buitoni plans to permanently close its pasta plant in Danville, Virginia, on December 28, adding to a recent run of food factory closure announcements. The shutdown is expected to eliminate all 251 jobs at the facility. The company disclosed the plan in an October 28 notice covering its operation at 201 Airside Drive. Virginia’s workforce agency lists the action as a closure, with December 28 as the impact date. Pasta image [...]
