COVER STORY

"LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR LIFE, SON"

For this top chef father knows best.

BY BOBBY FLAY
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

A NEW YOU

150 POUNDS LATER

More than a diet.

BY JANE SHUKITIS
SPENCERPORT, NEW YORK

PARENTING

SLAP ON A LITTLE LIPSTICK

It may be just the thing.

BY JODI HILLS
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

FAMILY

THE SHORE HOUSE

She found hope in loss. 

BY DONNA TETI
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA

CAT TALK

CAT PEOPLE

They swore they'd never have one.

BY MARIAN DAINING
BYRON CENTER, MICHIGAN

MAKING MARRIAGE WORK

THE SECRET TO 60 YEARS

Listening.

BY ELIZABETH "TIBBY" SHERRILL
ROVING EDITOR

LIVING GREEN

GIVE AWAY THE FARM

He wanted to lose the suit, work the land and help his community. See how he did it.

BY RICK BERNSTEIN
FREELAND, MARYLAND

LIVING WITH CANCER

SERIOUS STUFF

Art imitates life, and vice versa. 

BY TOM BATIUK
MEDINA, OHIO

AT OUR BEST

PLACES WE LOVE

THE WEDDING SPOT

How an old hotel gave her a new life.

BY SAMANTHA IRWIN
DUFUR, OREGON

REEL MAGIC

"DON'T LET GO"

A bride, her sentimental dad and their favorite song.

BY MIKE FREZON
RENSSELAER, NEW YORK

EXPERTS

THE INSPIRED HOME

Meet our new house and garden expert.

BY KELEE KATILLAC
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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