Mind+Body

Tonya Critchlow didn't wear shorts. She didn't wear dresses. She was embarrassed of her spider veins and didn't know if a doctor would be able to help her. "I just hadn't found treatment," she says. "I just thought they were atrocious, that there was no help for these spider veins on the back of my legs."...

Emily Vines and Josh Sellers describe themselves as old souls. Spending time at the historic duplex built in 1900 that they rent in the downtown district of Cape Girardeau proves the description true: their extensive record collection resides on the shelves built into the wall, quilts Josh's grandma made adorn the beds, and most of their antique furniture was passed down to them by their parents and grandparents or comes from Annie Laurie's in downtown Cape...

AJ Jausel received her first kitchen aid mixer when she was in the fifth grade. Even before that, though, while growing up watching the Food Network on television, she knew she wanted to spend her life baking. “There’s something about just being in the kitchen,” says Jausel, pastry chef at the new Cape Girardeau restaurant Sedona. “You can turn on some music, and you’re just in there by yourself, and you can just zone out. That is my favorite.”...

As we approach flu season this winter in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important now more than ever to ensure you are doing all you can to keep your body healthy. Becky Brown, co-owner of Natural Health Organic Foods in Cape Girardeau, lives out a holistic approach to health...

In 2019, the CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements found nearly 77% of Americans consume supplements, the highest overall dietary supplement usage recorded to date. As it turns out, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of amino acids, an element that makes up protein and goes into supplements, is here in Southeast Missouri...

One of the ways we know something has become normal is that we don't notice it anymore. We miss the intricacies, the beauty and what has not yet been made right about what is around us. "Make it new," the 20th-Century Modernist poet and critic Ezra Pound counseled. ...

Jonny Tosarello has worked for 10 years as the lighting, video and set designer for Lynyrd Skynyrd. He’s also done lighting for Def Leppard. Paul McCartney. Metallica. And Kid Rock. Now, he and co-developer Chuck Stratton are bringing that experience to Cape Girardeau County by creating a drive-in theater unlike any of its kind...

Cooler temperatures, beautiful fall foliage and the return of pumpkin spice everything means fall has arrived. For many, the arrival of a new season signals a change in wardrobe. Have you ever considered changing your eyeglasses with the seasons? Whether you wear them with prescription lenses, as blue light blocking glasses or just as a fashion statement, a new pair of glasses is a great way to show off your individuality or add a little extra something to your outfits...

Some things -- like fine wines and vintage Gouda -- just get better with age. The now 99-year-old Cape Girardeau Country Club is continuously seeking to improve itself in a similar way. In the past year, the club has been renovating and expanding its amenities to cater to a wider range of individuals. From new additions to the pool to new pickleball courts, Board of Governors President Mark Rhodes says they are providing a space for any member to enjoy...

For Kate Stepaniuc and Ghenadie Bitco, family is everything. But it's not just their own family of three they are looking out for, but rather the family at large -- their community -- both here in Southeast Missouri and across the ocean in their home country of Moldova. Their mission is simple: to help children make better choices in life, to understand their identity and to invest in their community. They believe that when we are separate, we are weak; we are always better together...

At 8:30 p.m. every night, Travis Tyson puts his son to bed and selects one or two albums from his home collection. Jazz records have been constantly circling his roundtable in 2020, so he says he’ll often reach for that genre first. If it’s a Saturday night, he’ll choose something that’s “more rocking.” If it’s a Tuesday, the night’s selection will be more mellow. He enjoys sipping a drink with his wife Megan as the two become lost in the music...

If the world planted a trillion or more trees in the next few years, we could combat deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. It's findings from a July 2019 study published by "Science," research conducted by a team of Swiss researchers who say there is enough room on the planet to support new forests covering an area roughly the size of the United States, according to the HuffPost article "Ireland Will Plant 440 Million Trees by 2040 To Combat Climate Change," by Nick Visser...

I meet Sunil Mungee at his office in Cape Girardeau's Doctor's Park first thing on a Friday morning. He greets me warmly, with a deep hospitality that belies his talents and status as a world-renowned musician. He offers me coffee; before I leave, he sends me home with a gift bag he's prepared in advance, an expression of his gratitude for my time...

From the balsamic simmering on the stove for bruschetta to the Dave Matthews Band concert posters that line the hallway, stepping into Nick and Marian Johnston's home is like visiting the home of an old friend. A home where shoes are immediately kicked off, drinks are poured and conversation and laughter come easy -- exactly the way the Johnstons want it...

When he was 15, Matt Wessel, Top of the Marq executive chef, took a job as a fry cook in Cape Girardeau. He found he loved cooking and wanted to turn it into a career. So at 21, he moved to Phoenix to be in a new environment and learn about different cuisines. ...

They're women who get things done in our community and beyond, movers and shakers who boast impressive resumes that would be too long to outline here. They're women who are sometimes in the spotlight, but who do the work behind the scenes, too. They're women who work to empower all people, and especially women and girls, throughout Southeast Missouri and beyond. ...