Results tagged “blackfriday”

The Day After Thanksgiving (aka Black Friday) has got to be one of the most stressful days of the year, with pent-up aggression and lingering turkey hangovers spilling into the crowded aisles of retail centers all over the city. After a day of fighting the unwashed hordes, you'll need a place to unwind and release some of that stress. If a cup of oolong and a Bach concerto isn't the antitode you're searching for,... more ›

So, say you want to participate in the rampant consumerism associated with Black Friday. We love that term by the way. It carries with it an appropriate sense of foreboding. What's that? You don't want to stand outside in the cold (predictions are it will be in the 40s Friday morning) with a gaggle of grumpy strangers? Well, your sister needs an iPod, so shut your pie hole and take our advice. This year's... more ›

Planning to get an early start on holiday shopping? Then you'll be glad to know that the Galleria is opening early Friday — 5 a.m., to be exact. It's not that the mall hasn't opened early on "Black Friday" before — it used to open at 7, so this isn't all that big a change — but still, you have to be pretty dedicated to get out of bed in the middle of the night just so you can be the first person to set foot in Jimmy Choo. more ›

Sure, festive decorations began going up around town in early October, but it just doesn't feel like Christmas until the lights are turned on along Post Oak Boulevard in Uptown. This is the 20th year the lights have gone on with a bang during the Uptown Holiday Lighting on Thanksgiving night. more ›