Last Wednesday, I woke up a few times in the pre-dawn to a driving rain. There’s not a lot of tree cover where we live and when it rains, the drops lash the windows and make a lot of noise. The dog doesn’t like the sound of that and when the nighttime rain is heavy she wakes us up and wants to be comforted.That morning dawned cold and cloudy and I wondered when, exactly, Fall began. So I asked Siri.And she very politely informed me that Fall began on that very day.Here in Chicago, we take our weather seriously. The warm dry temperatures we’d been experiencing for a few weeks have dramatically ended with a nice plunge of 10 - 20 degrees and a cold soaking rain. It was as if Fall showed up as scheduled, pushed Summer aside and said, “Yo, get outta my way. That Malnati’s deep dish, it’s mine now!”If you live in the the magazine world, the seasons have also changed for you. Reporting season is over except for the crying, editorial calendars are firmed up and adjusted. Ad materials are done and now turned into lovely little pdfs. It's selling season! So let's go schlep some space, put a few programs together, fill up those conference slots. Don't forget the merch!So let’s dive into some longer reads, see what’s what and where it’s all happening.