New Year, New Coffee ☕️

Opening

A Coffee Shop With a Unique Mission Opening Soon in South KCMO

Local nonprofit coffee company Neighbors Coffee + Hospitality is opening a new shop in the Marlborough neighborhood of KCMO.

• For the Kids: Neighbors has been roasting and shipping coffee since 2022 and has a unique mission: help children who are aging out of the foster care system. The new shop will offer apprenticeships to those young adults, preparing them for the workforce.

• Home Roast: Neighbors will open the retail shop at 8135 Paseo Blvd. In addition to selling their roasted coffee offerings, the shop will serve coffee/non-coffee drinks, locally baked pastries, merchandise, and locally-made ceramic mugs.

Neighbors Coffee + Hospitality plans for a spring opening. Follow along with their journey HERE. 

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Community

Missouri’s Hands-Free Law Now in Effect

Missouri’s new hands-free driving law officially went into effect on New Year’s Day.

• Phones Down, Eyes Up: Drivers in the state of Missouri will no longer be able to hold or support their cell phones with any part of their bodies. Drivers will be able to place their phones in a cup holder or mount. The law technically went into effect in August of 2023, but there was a grace period in which officers offered warnings.

• New Laws: Officers must pull drivers over for a different reason, but a violation of this new law will result in a minimum of a $150 fine. In addition to the hands-free driving law going into effect, Missouri’s minimum wage increased to $13.75 starting on New Year’s Day.

Read the official wording of the new law HERE. 

Food and Drink

Baba’s Bakery is Now Open in Brookside

Last week, the team at Baba’s Pantry celebrated the opening of their new concept: Baba’s Bakery.

• Next Door Neighbors: Baba’s Bakery opened in the space next door to Baba’s Pantry at 1019 E. 63rd St. in East Brookside. The two spaces are connected by an interior doorway, with Baba’s Bakery offering an array of Palestinian desserts and baked goods. 

• Sweet Saturdays: Offerings include Kanafeh, Babanoli, Olive Oil Cakes, Pistachio Halva Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Pistachio Rose Cinnamon Rolls, and more. As of now, the Bakery is open 11-3 on Saturdays, and baked goods will be offered until sold out.

To stay informed on official hours and a grand opening date, follow along with Baba’s Bakery on Instagram.

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• 🥶 Winter Warning: We hope you enjoyed the temperate weather we had for the holidays, because a winter storm is coming to the metro this weekend. Crews are already prepping roads for snow and ice this Saturday and Sunday.

• 🏈 Time to Coast: With the #1 seed in the AFC playoffs locked up and with it a first-round bye, Patrick Mahomes will sit out this Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Denver Broncos.

• 😢 Drive-Out: After 66 years of being in business, Harold’s Drive-In in Northeast Kansas City closed its doors on New Year’s Eve.

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