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Two guests enjoying coffee at the front of Cafe Corazon.

Local Latinx Coffee Shop Makes a Home in KC

Luis Marin, Staff Writer
September 14, 2023

  Cafe Corazon, established in 2019, is a local Latino and Indigenous owned coffee shop that brings an unparalleled perspective to the Kansas City coffee scene.       Coffee and small businesses are loved in KC, but Latino-owned coffee shops are rare in the area. The...

Owner Salvatore Silvio. Photo by Julia Kapros/RooNews

Grand Coffee Company Brings Italian Values to the KC Coffee Scene

Belle Yennie, Staff Writer
February 2, 2023

  The owner of Grand Coffee Company, Salvatore Silvio, crafts a cannoli as I take a seat at the coffee bar.    The large windows and contemporary decor remind me I’m in the city, but looking more closely, I spotted an old black and white photo of a family hanging next...

Photo of wreck courtesy of Anchor Island Coffee's Instagram page

Anchor Island Coffee Looks to Re-Open Soon After Car Hits Store

Cristian Martinez, Sports Editor
September 21, 2022

UPDATE: The truck was stolen prior to the collision, according to the vehicle owner's Facebook post. As he sat in his house with his pets, Armando Vasquez received a phone call from one of his employees. They needed him urgently to come to the shop. He was shocked at...

UMKC graduate plans to open new coffee shop, Transit Coffee, next week on 40th & Main

UMKC graduate plans to open new coffee shop, Transit Coffee, next week on 40th & Main

Caleb Robbins
August 31, 2021

For UMKC graduate and shop owner Ben White, Transit Coffee was less a lifelong dream and more a perfect opportunity to do what he loves while serving the Kansas City area. Transit Coffee, which will not officially open until Sep. 3, is located on 40th and Main and recently...

Cafe Cà Phê founders from left to right: Madoka Koguchi, Jackie Nguyen, and Mary Yeliz.

Broadway, biases and brewing: Learning from the story of Cafe Cà Phê’s founders

Anna Ryan
March 17, 2021

Lost in the mazes of warehouses and gravel roads of the West Bottoms of Kansas City, the last thing you’d expect to see is a Vietnamese dragon painting, rich with bold red, blue and yellow hues alongside the simple declaration “COFFEE.” If you’ve stumbled across this...

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