All that's Worth Noting this issue: Food banks step up for Thanksgiving; older drivers escape harder driving tests; author Bob Adamov unveils “Not Alone at Home;" Hallmark ensures happy endings; and heralding Dry January. ...

When friends and family gather, what works best for food, keeping the conversation going, entertaining/occupying guests of all ages and other hosting details? We're looking for budget-friendly hacks, energy-saving shortcuts (yours, not the power company's), and ways to navigate the holiday season. ...

With just the eight of us in a beach house, it was easy to clear away relationship clutter and see us as the adults we are today, not the ones we remembered. ...

Forget the pumpkin lattes and apple fritters. For my money, nothing says autumn like a nice, scary ghost tour. ...

I’ve gone water skiing a few times over the years, and the only thing I remember is where my swimsuit bottom ended up when my backside hit the water. That’s probably not an issue for the Chippewa Lake Water Ski Show Team in Medina. ...

A rowing crew with an average age of 67 has found there's no place like being on a boat on the Cuyahoga River every Tuesday night. Read our story to find out why. ...

The trend of idealizing the good old days got me thinking about my good old days. I’m 65, so I’m old enough to have some. Summer backdrops my strongest recollections. I’m not sure what I was doing the other nine months—probably watching hours of unsupervised TV (remember, it was the ‘60s)—but all the memory-making action happened when the weather was warm and daylight stretched long into the evening. ...

We've got a special line-up of fun local tidbits here, from Medina's thrilling water ski shows, to an adventurous new elevated glass walkway over a deep gorge, to Cleveland's annual GardenWalk tour, to a shopping trip back to yesteryear's Public Square. It's all worth noting. ...