Thanksgiving week is upon us, and with it Black Friday. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss everything from some of The Daily Memphian's recipe offerings to family traditions to what restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day.

Plus:

• For 35 low-performing schools in Memphis, Tennessee has new rules about academic improvment
• The Task Force has made nearly 3K arrests since it began
• Memphian Chloe Sexton will be a cooking show contestant on Gordon Ramsey's newest tv show
• A former county corrections employee pleads guilty to taking a bribe
• Seven finalists vie for a spot at Carriage Crossing
• Peabody Memphis' lower level flooded last week
• A lawsuit claims the Tennessee vouher program expansion in unconstitutional