5 Things to Know Today

1. We want your pet and nature photos. We post a every Wednesday and a —you guessed it—every Sunday. Email your photos to ashley.reams@patch.com.

2. Thanks so much to reader , who emailed us a story he wrote about a recent performance by local singer  at .

3. You have an opinion on Black Friday, and we want to know what it is. Do you love it? Hate it? Don’t care about it? Participate in our Black Friday poll and see how you compare with your neighbors.

4. See what local elementary school principals had to say when they took the spotlight at the last City Council meeting.

5. If you were at over the weekend and snapped some photos, we want to see them. Add them to our gallery or email them to ashley.reams@patch.com and we’ll add them for you.