May 4, 2020

A New Normal: Businesses begin first phase of reopening Cape Girardeau

After six weeks of state-issued stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus, local business owners and their employees return to work in accordance with phase one of Gov. Mike Parson's "Show Me Strong" reopening plan which began Monday, May 4, 2020, in Cape Girardeau.

Will Montgomery, far right, takes payment from Madyson Knupp, center left, as she a purchases a mirror with her sister, September Knupp, on Monday, May 4, 2020, in Cape Girardeau as Jane Dorris, far right, gives the customers distance. Laurie Everett, owner of Annie Laurie's Antiques, said she has conducted business through online orders and curbside pickups over the past six weeks. The antique store has now re-opened for in-person business at its normal hours, and face masks are available for in-store customer use if desired.

Alyssa Blackburn, center left, administers a haircut for a customer Monday, May 4, 2020, at PLUSH Salon in Cape Girardeau on the salon's first day of reopening after a six-week closure due to the coronavirus. The salon's newly-implemented sanitation protocols include sanitization of haircut stations after each customer and extra cleaning of high-traffic areas every 30 minutes. PLUSH salon owner and stylist Shelby Allee said the salon is fully-booked for the next three weeks with some customers coming in from Illinois and Arkansas.

Dr. Sean Byrd pets Coco, an eight-week-old Goldendoodle, as the puppy eats a treat out of Callie Lashley's hand after a veterinary visit Monday, May 4, 2020, in Cape Girardeau.

A message promoting public health and safety hangs on a mannequin Monday, May 4, 2020, at Brick Street Antiques in Cape Girardeau.

Rich Winder, center right, helps Isaiah Roberts load a desk for McKenzie Eston after purchasing the item from Brick Street Antiques on Monday, May 4, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Eston said her purchase is intended to furnish a new apartment, and she described the moving process as "hard" and "hectic" but complimented local real estate listers as being accommodative of the pandemic's special conditions.

Notre Dame High School senior Carter Harden rides a longboard eastbound along Broadway near North Sprigg Street on Monday, May 4, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. The local high school's original graduation ceremony scheduled for May 17 has been tentatively rescheduled for June 13.

Aura Simpson blows bubbles for her daughters Bailey, 2, and Alyssa, 4, on Monday, May 4, 2020, as their father Trey Simpson (not pictured) watches the girls play near Themis Street in Cape Girardeau.

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After six weeks of state-issued stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus, local business owners and their employees return to work in accordance with phase one of Gov. Mike Parson's "Show Me Strong" reopening plan which began Monday, May 4, 2020, in Cape Girardeau.

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