The grill is working overtime, someone’s lost the tongs, and the table’s already running out of space. With 19 backyard cookout plates in the mix, things are moving fast and nobody’s mad about it.

Summer is the season of backyard cookouts, and while they’re typically more relaxed given their alfresco nature, they come with etiquette conundrums of their own. More formal dinner parties are ...

Kansas is home to only two species of mosquito, which helped the Sunflower State finish second in an analysis aimed at determining which of the 50 states is the best in which to have a backyard ...

The sun is finally out and your cutoffs are looking mighty comfortable. It's a lovely three-day weekend and all your favorite relatives are coming to your place for a casual backyard cookout - but ...

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, so it’s one last chance to fire up the grill, gather the family and enjoy the backyard before kids head back to school and cooler weather rolls in ...