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...

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...

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...

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...