If you need a break from pumpkin spice-everything season, then explore Northeast Ohio’s fall beauty with a brisk hike or a leisurely tour by car. From the under-the-radar Welton’s Gorge near Burton (Geauga Park District) to Lake County’s Chapin Forest Reservation (Lake Metroparks), we’ve got plenty of overlooks, trails and roads to explore. ...

Few household items combine function and beauty more seamlessly than a quilt. While many hobbies have slipped out of favor, quilting—stitching together three or more layers of fabric and a soft interlining, usually in an ornamental pattern—is enjoying a resurgence. ...

In Bill Starcher’s world, art is meant to be seen, touched, climbed on, and closely examined. He enjoys the delight and surprise when people recognize fork handles, tire strips and other found objects in his sculptures—the ordinary turned extraordinary. ...

If its worth noting, these newsworthy tidbits are in editor Marie Elium's Worth Noting—a collection of local news bites. ...

Uncooperative victims and the crimes against them are tough to prosecute. As a result, financial abuse is one of the least-reported but likely most common ways older adults are mistreated. ...

The size of a TV remote control, The Ghost Meter ($49.95 on Amazon) requires only a 9-volt battery and an open mind. It was a gift from my husband, the same man who gave me a pearl necklace when we were dating. Thirty-seven years later, our lives are in a different place, a far more frightening one, judging by his gift. ...

It looks like our summer of smoke from the Canadian wildfires will be with us throughout the next few months. The sky certainly looks eerie, but how bad is it, really? An expert weighs in. (In short, it's bad). ...

I don’t actively encourage candid photos of myself. I tolerate them for the greater good of reality. Candids capture messy moments, the this-is-what-it-was-really-like times of our lives. ...