🌱 Happy Thanksgiving! Homes Ready + Good Cookies + Air Travel

Rise and shine, Charlotte! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 61 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories in Charlotte today:

1. Get your home ready for holiday entertaining (WCNC.com)
2. Tips For Reuniting With Family With Different Pandemic Beliefs (Charlotte Patch)
3. The Eagles 'Hotel California' tour includes Raleigh, Charlotte stops (WRAL.com)
4. This North Carolina bakery is serving up the best cookies in the state, Yelp says (Charlotte Observer)
5. Patience requested as air travel returns to pre-pandemic levels (Patch)

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Today in Charlotte:

• FREE Virtual Therapeutic & Inclusive Dance Class (5:00 PM)

Charlotte Patch Notebook

• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Each picture has more info. Adoptable at 8315 Byrum Dr. Charlotte unless otherwise noted. There's always more adoptable cats listed at http://cltgov.me/petadoption #ACCkitties #ACCadopt" (Facebook)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: "Have a safe, fun and happy Thanksgiving break! We will see you on Monday, November 29. We are so thankful for our CMS family!" (Facebook)
• Charlotte Symphony: "THIS WEEKEND: Cure your turkey hangover at Home Alone in Concert! Laugh along to the hilarious holiday film on the big screen at Belk Theater as the CSO performs the score LIVE. Tickets start at just $19! >> bit.ly/csohome21" (Facebook)
• Charlotte Ballet: "Looking to try something new? Try one of our adult drop-in classes! Ballet, Power Dance, Tap and Broadway Dancer warm-up classes are all available now and all taught by our incredible @charlotteballetacademy staff! If you’re interested i..." (Facebook)
• Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC: "No one wants an unexpected visit from the fire department – especially on Turkey Day! Prepared with the right Thanksgiving fire safety tips, you can ensure your home enjoys a safe, flame-free holiday. #homefiresafety #preventcookingfires..." (Facebook)

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— Cassie Fambro

About me: A Texas-native, I've spent most of my life in Alabama but have recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. I have an avid interest in motorsports, so this makes the Carolinas an ideal region to call home. I have a decade of experience in journalism, graduating from the University of South Alabama with honors in journalism with a double major in psychology and a minor in criminal justice. I spent roughly five years of my career in front of a camera in TV news but I have spent years in print journalism and even earned a couple of cool awards like an Edward R. Murrow award along the way. I enjoy covering stories in education, healthcare, government and most of all, stories that directly help people and improve their lives in some way. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my partner Matt, and our two cats, Kenly and Gotenks, going to new restaurants and hanging out at racetracks.

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