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Small Biz to Watch: El Café Cubano brews rich simplicity inspired by ancestors’ appetite for the American dream

July 12, 2025

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City small businesses this week through the newsroom’s first-ever Small Biz to Watch series, presented by Bank of America. The following highlights one of the 2025 honorees, curated by editors from Kansas City’s wide array of hard-working entrepreneurs and business owners. Selection criteria is based on factors

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Culinary Center cooking with plans to expand from Overland Park into Northland shops

July 9, 2025

After nearly 30 years in downtown Overland Park, The Culinary Center of Kansas City is expanding with a second location. It plans a late 2025 or an early 2026 opening in the former Ombra small plates + librations spot in The Village at Briarcliff, 4161 N. Mulberry St. in the Northland. The space will be

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Small Biz to Watch: El Café Cubano brews rich simplicity inspired by ancestors’ appetite for the American dream

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