Professional Services

How Consistent Visibility Builds Local Trust

Most customers form an opinion about a business long before they schedule an appointment, visit a showroom or request a proposal.They notice which companies consistently show up in the community. They remember businesses connected to people, places and stories they recognize. Over time, that familiarity can become trust.For Springfield businesses, effective local marketing is not simply about reaching the largest possible audience. It is about reaching the right people in an environment that...

Food + Beverage

A Place to Belong

Judith and Chuy García built Show Me Chuy around food, family and the community that welcomed them Article by Ashley Grant | Photography by Hanna Sher Long before Show Me Chuy welcomed its first guest, Judith and Chuy García were already making room for others. The restaurant would eventually give that instinct for hospitality a larger table. “The owner’s little brother was cooking,” Judith García recalls with a smile. “The moment I glanced into the kitchen, I fell in love.” Judith had...

Food + Beverage

David Leong’s Springfield Cashew Chicken

How Ling and Wing Leong continue the work their father began Article by Springfield City Lifestyle At Leong’s Asian Diner, a wine press does a job it was never designed to do. Each week, cabbage for the restaurant’s egg rolls is shredded, blanched and packed into the press to remove the water. The cabbage is then chopped and mixed with shrimp, pork, vegetables, seasonings and peanut butter, the binder David Leong used in his original recipe. The process takes two days. After that...

Life + Culture

Missouri’s Black Walnut Country

Discover how Hammons Black Walnuts connects Missouri’s native nut harvest to tables across America Article by Springfield City Lifestyle | Photography by Eric Kiel WILD BY NATURE Vermont has maple syrup. Northern Michigan has cherries. Kentucky has bourbon. The Ozarks have black walnuts. Each fall, American black walnuts fall in backyards, pastures and along fence rows throughout southwest Missouri. Unlike the mild English walnuts grown in commercial orchards, the American black walnut is...