Chloe Helser, left, a senior from DeKalb studying studio art, and Emily Ingram, a junior from DeKalb studying art history, eat lunch Monday at Longbranch Coffeehouse and Vegetarian Café. Longbranch offers organically grown food and a vegetarian menu. The influences of living in different parts of the country and internationally, brought general manager Elaine Ramseyer back to Carbondale 23 years ago to open the café, which has options available for vegans, vegetarians and those who eat gluten-free food. “I get the relationship between eating healthy and feeling good,” Ramseyer said.

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