People told Desiree Kintyhtt that her plan to open a design business and coffee shop in this northeastern North Dakota town would fail. But Kintyhtt, along with her pastry chef daughter, knew better.

Coffee is serious business around here and so is coffee shop design. A quick visit to a few independent coffee shops will reveal spaces that offer far more than a caffeine fix. Independent coffee ...

We Coffee – Vila Nova Conceição / Pitá Arquitetura. Image © Manuel Sá At 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south of the equator respectively, sit the Tropics ...

The owners began their businesses with no college degrees and 100 percent grit. A visit from the TikTok food critic Keith Lee also helped. By Mercedes Lilienthal This article is part of a series on ...