Black Friday

The Columbia Center Mall in Tri-Cities is open from midnight to 10 a.m. on Friday. Walmart and Target have famously pledged to open at 8 p.m. the night before. If you know the hours or deals of any locally-owned stores in Kennewick, Pasco or Richland, please leave a comment.

Wal-Mart employees have organized into a loosely-joined union, and plan to protest around the busiest holiday time of the year.

As you're setting a game plan for your after-Thanksgiving shopping, remember to show "Small Business Saturday" some love. Small Business Saturday The brainchild of American Express and promoted via Facebook, the iniative is an effort to remind people to support "mom-and-pop" stores during the holiday shopping surge.