Finance + Legal Services

Celebrating Generations of Compassionate Banking

State Bank's Year Round Spirit Article by Patti Zielinski | Photography by Leigh Love At State Bank of Southwest Missouri, employees and customers are more than just names on an account. One of the most heartwarming scenes in the 1946 Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life is when George Bailey, the small-town banker, offers care and compassion to his customers in Bedford Falls. George sees his customers not as numbers on a spreadsheet but as people with hopes, dreams, and sometimes...

Life + Culture

Give Back Through Convoy’s Gift Catalog

Every item donated supports people in need through Convoy of Hope’s programs. Photography by Provided By donating through the Gift Catalog, you’ll provide more than a gift to people in need … you’ll provide hope. Every item and bundle featured represents the work Convoy is doing around the world to help vulnerable people.  Browse all items at convoy.org/CL    (417) 851-4466   Disaster Relief Items Food & Water for a Family – $50 After a disaster strikes, basic necessities become...

Beauty

Divine Interventions

Approaching 30 years in business April Wilkie is grateful for the help she has received over the years and the power of trusting her instincts Article by Patti Zielinski | Photography by Tiffany Enowski In 2016, April Wilkie came to a crossroads. She loved Healing Hands, Massage Therapy and Skin Care, the business she founded in Springfield in 1996, but she was becoming overwhelmed. She felt her home-work life uncomfortably shifting. “I was stressed all the time. My family was tired of me...

Auto + Marine

A Rare Legacy: Thompson's Century

Commitment to Family, Community, and Leadership in the Automotive Industry Article by Hunter Jazz | Photography by Mountain Pine Studios Ever since he was old enough to walk, Miles Thompson of Thompson Sales has been immersed in the family business. From playing around the old dealership on 727 Saint Louis Street to working at their current location on Independence, the connection has been lifelong. "My first job started when I was around 15," he recalls. "I was cleaning new cars for customers...

Food + Beverage

A Taste of Tradition, Reimagined

Bistro 160 Shines in Nixa Article by Hunter Jazz | Photography by Tiffany Enowski, Springfield City Lifestyle In the late 1980s, nestled in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, a humble kitchen was born from the rich heritage of the Hernandez family. Under the name La Mexican Kitchen, Martin Hernandez and his sister Lucy set out to bring the authentic flavors of their homeland, San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato, Mexico, to the plates of their new community. Growing up in a family of 15 siblings, Martin and...

Wellness

Cultivating Wellness: Imaging, Family, and Community

How Amanda and Logan Lackey Combine Their Passion for Community Care, Family Life, and Cuisine Article by Patti Zielinski | Photography by Springfield City Lifestyle and provided For Amanda and Logan Lackey, the romantic spark struck while they were study partners at medical school. “It’s safe to say that we fell in love over Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology and Gray’s Anatomy ,” Amanda says.  Consider it destiny. They both felt a calling to serve others through medicine...

Life + Culture

Crafting an Experience

with Cortney Gabel of Gabel Cabins Article by Patti Zielinski October is cabin season. The leaves, resplendent in orange, yellow and red, rippling over the mountains. The birds singing in the overhead boughs. The crisp breeze swirling with the still-warm-on-your-cheeks sunshine. Family and good friends laughing over s’mores made over an outdoor fire, the harvest moon hanging low overhead. Autumn is particularly glorious in the Ozarks, notes Cortney Gabel, who enjoyed escaping to her...

Professional Services

Elegance in Advocacy

Amy Kern's Stylish Approach to Health Insurance and Community Care Article by Hunter Jazz | Photography by Tiffany Enowski A Leader in Health Insurance and Community Advocacy Meet Amy Kern Amy's journey in the insurance industry began when she worked for her dad, Roy Kern, a time marked by personal challenges when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Despite these difficulties, Amy persevered and eventually began an agency of her own, Kern Insurance Services, LLC in 2008. Today, Amy's...

Style + Beauty

Timeless Style

The Value of Age Article by Sheena Steedman | Photography by Erika Wiggins Meet James Brown—the undeniably cool native San Franciscan (who’s made Utah home for over 30 years)—he doesn’t just bring the style; he IS the style.  Rising by 7 AM each morning, at 78 years young, James springs out of bed with child-like enthusiasm and anticipation for what he’ll discover that day. But most of all, he wakes up on a mission—to make the world a better place and spread more love. James now measures his...

Style + Beauty

Stitching Legacy

How One Woman Preserved a Local Icon Article by Hunter Jazz | Photography by Tiffany Tenowski A menswear legacy – John’s Suit Shop has thrived for over five decades, thanks to Viktoriya Solensky. John’s Suit Shop, originally named after its founder John Chrisman, has been a cornerstone of Springfield’s retail landscape since 1972. For over 16 years, John meticulously curated a collection that earned the store a loyal clientele. Upon his passing in 1988, his daughter Cassandra and her husband...