Yes, it's not just the flowed columns. Notice also: the masthead logo, the weather bug, the section menus (which switch to collapsed "Sections" at narrow width

Yes, it's not just the flowed columns. Notice also: the masthead logo, the weather bug, the section menus (which switch to collapsed "Sections" at narrow width), the photo sizes. Actually, it's the weather bug and the logo that really do it for me. There's a lot of love that went into this design.