Bed bugs are the kiss of death (or at least the kiss of lengthy and expensive cleanings) in this town, so when the internet starts crying the B-word the rumors enough can be dangerous. On January 11th, K.S. wrote on the Atlantic Center Target's Yelp page, "I heard a rumor that the towel section got infested with bed bugs." By the 16th @Tay_BeKnowin wrote on Twitter, "Eeeeew Target got bed bugs & somebody got bit lol.its not funny doh." And yesterday we got an email from a woman who was told by a Target cashier not to purchase a towel. Chika Moses writes: more ›

If you were too scared to see what, say, Target looked like earlier this week, Brownstoner has some shots of their Atlantic Center outlet on December 23rd—and it ain't pretty. While the empty shelves and picked over clothing racks might make them wonder "what recession?"—we wonder if it's because prices were really low or if the store didn't bother to stock back up. Either way, it's likely to look the same today: Black Friday 2! more ›