Tapas on patios, spirited festivals, foliage-shrouded museums: In Kansas City, fall is a long, leisurely and resounding last hurrah to summer. Advertisement National World War I Museum and Memorial Tower | Credit: Courtesy of Visit KC A tunnel of trees bows in greeting as my husband and I enter the Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden in Kansas City, Missouri. Locals conversing with friends or with noses buried in novels perch on wooden benches tucked between painstakingly cultivated beds. This October mid-morning visit is our first, yet something feels sentimental about the spheres of...…Tapas on patios, spirited festivals, foliage-shrouded museums: In Kansas City, fall is a long, leisurely and resounding last hurrah to summer. Advertisement National World War I Museum and Memorial Tower | Credit: Courtesy of Visit KC A tunnel of trees bows in greeting as my husband and I enter the Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden in Kansas City, Missouri. Locals conversing with friends or with noses buried in novels perch on wooden benches tucked between painstakingly cultivated beds. This October mid-morning visit is our first, yet something feels sentimental about the spheres of...WW…

It's not too late! Use this guide to reap the benefits of homegrown veggies this fall. Advertisement If you can't get enough of homegrown garden produce—or spring planting passed you by— don't hang up your trowel just yet. Diane Blazek, executive director of the National Garden Bureau and All-America Selections in Downers Grove, Illinois, says there's still time to plant a second crop to harvest this fall. "Fall is the perfect time to grow vegetables," she says. "They even taste better in the cool temperatures. And, if Mother Nature threw you a curve ball in spring, it's a chance to circle...…It's not too late! Use this guide to reap the benefits of homegrown veggies this fall. Advertisement If you can't get enough of homegrown garden produce—or spring planting passed you by— don't hang up your trowel just yet. Diane Blazek, executive director of the National Garden Bureau and All-America Selections in Downers Grove, Illinois, says there's still time to plant a second crop to harvest this fall. "Fall is the perfect time to grow vegetables," she says. "They even taste better in the cool temperatures. And, if Mother Nature threw you a curve ball in spring, it's a chance to circle...WW…

Calling all culinary aficionados: Cork & Fork at the Grand Hotel promises a weekend of great food created by Midwest female chefs. Advertisement The stately Grand Hotel, which hosts Cork & Fork and has the world's longest front porch, overlooks the Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge. | Credit: Sara Wright The pop and sizzle from a hot pan emanates from a ballroom draped in salmon pink. Four chefs command temporary kitchen stations under crystal chandeliers as a crowd watches. But there's something even more interesting about this setup: The chefs—and their sous-chefs—all...…Calling all culinary aficionados: Cork & Fork at the Grand Hotel promises a weekend of great food created by Midwest female chefs. Advertisement The stately Grand Hotel, which hosts Cork & Fork and has the world's longest front porch, overlooks the Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge. | Credit: Sara Wright The pop and sizzle from a hot pan emanates from a ballroom draped in salmon pink. Four chefs command temporary kitchen stations under crystal chandeliers as a crowd watches. But there's something even more interesting about this setup: The chefs—and their sous-chefs—all...WW…

A pair of condo dwellers in Chicago decamps to a small farm, complete with a house to remodel and a cast of cute animals. Advertisement Palmer Farm is named for the couple who adopted it: Margaret Rajic Palmer and Matt Palmer. "We're hard users of the kitchen, three times a day," Margaret says, so their renovation of the property's 19th-century farmhouse prioritized that worn-out space. They economized by mostly keeping the existing layout, aside from moving the fridge a few steps around a corner. Prepainted Shaker-style cabinetry from The Home Depot (glammed up with brass hardware) tucks...…A pair of condo dwellers in Chicago decamps to a small farm, complete with a house to remodel and a cast of cute animals. Advertisement Palmer Farm is named for the couple who adopted it: Margaret Rajic Palmer and Matt Palmer. "We're hard users of the kitchen, three times a day," Margaret says, so their renovation of the property's 19th-century farmhouse prioritized that worn-out space. They economized by mostly keeping the existing layout, aside from moving the fridge a few steps around a corner. Prepainted Shaker-style cabinetry from The Home Depot (glammed up with brass hardware) tucks...WW…