From old-school glazed and sourdough to mochi and cronuts, these Kansas City shops make early mornings worth it

Photography by Zach Bauman.

Here’s good news and bad news when it comes to donuts in Kansas City. The bad news: LaMar’s Donuts and Coffee, debatably our city’s most iconic and historic donut shop (it opened in 1963), is one of the most expensive spots in town for the sugary pastries; you can easily spend more than $30 for… Continue reading From old-school glazed and sourdough to mochi and cronuts, these Kansas City shops make early mornings worth it

UMKC’s massive new health sciences building promises to transform how Kansas City trains dentists—and how thousands of patients receive dental care

Illustration by David Babcock.

For thousands of Kansas Citians, the dentist’s office isn’t a private practice tucked into a suburban shopping center. It’s a dental chair at UMKC. The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry has long served the dual purpose of training the region’s next generation of dentists while providing care to thousands of patients. Now, a… Continue reading UMKC’s massive new health sciences building promises to transform how Kansas City trains dentists—and how thousands of patients receive dental care