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All plant-milk coffee shop and local-goods boutique in Kansas City’s Garment District, opened June 6, 2026 by Marlee Ogden and Zack Scott — both 23, former candle-brand founders turned coffee operators — with a mission of spotlighting local KC artists and creatives.

Description

Artifact Coffee & Goods is an all plant-milk coffee shop and local-goods boutique at 310 W. Eighth Street in Kansas City’s Garment District, opened June 6, 2026 by co-owners Marlee Ogden and Zack Scott. The shop occupies the former Vested Coffee space and positions itself around two complementary pillars: a specialty coffee program using exclusively plant-based milks, and a curated retail display of goods by local KC artists and makers.1

The coffee menu includes espresso, Americano, matcha, and cold brew; all drinks are plant-milk only. Pastries are sourced from two local KC bakeries: Scratch KC and Cookie Diero. Retail goods from local KC artists are displayed and sold alongside drinks, reinforcing the shop’s stated mission of spotlighting the local creative community.1

Ownership and history

Artifact Coffee & Goods is co-owned by Marlee Ogden and Zack Scott, both 23 years old at the time of opening. Before opening the coffee shop, the pair founded No Trace, a small-batch candle brand they launched in 2024 — an early entrepreneurial venture that preceded the pivot to coffee and retail.1

The June 2026 Garment District opening represents their first brick-and-mortar coffee space. The location at 310 W. Eighth Street was previously occupied by Vested Coffee.1

Tier classification

Tier 1 (default + owner-watchlist; re-tiered 2026-07-24). Ogden and Scott are independent, community-forward KC operators with a genuine local-creative mission and an indie origin story (candle brand → coffee shop), running their single Garment District location daily (Wed–Mon). Under the consolidated tier doctrine, birthplace is NOT a gate and a small local independent with undocumented owner origin defaults to Tier 1 with an owner-watchlist note; nothing sourced disqualifies it (no out-of-metro HQ, no investor group, no chain). KC roots remain — watchlist. [Editorial judgment per the tier doctrine.]

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: Kansas City Star (June 8, 2026) + The Pitch (June 4, 2026), local press · menu_status: partial · Confidence: Medium (items and price range from opening press; itemized prices not published)

All plant-milk coffee shop. No dairy options. Beverages run $3.50–$7.50; house-made syrups; out-of-state roaster is Stumptown Coffee Roasters.23

Drinks (all plant-milk)

  • Espresso1
  • Americano1
  • Latte2
  • House-shaken espresso + milk2
  • Matcha1
  • Teas2
  • Cold brew1

Food / Pastries

  • Pastries from Scratch KC1
  • Pastries from Cookie Diero1

Retail

  • Goods from local KC artists — rotating selection; the shop accepts new artist applications12

Itemized prices:

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Sources

**** Map-pin needed: 310 W. Eighth St., Kansas City, MO 64105 (Garment District / Downtown KC). Confirm coordinates for map layer.

Footnotes

  1. AOL / syndicated — “Coffee shop highlights local creatives” — https://www.aol.com/articles/coffee-shop-highlights-local-creatives-172025000.html — accessed 2026-06-30. Asserts: Artifact Coffee & Goods; 310 W. Eighth St., Kansas City, MO (Garment District / former Vested Coffee space); opened June 6, 2026; owners Marlee Ogden and Zack Scott (both 23); founded No Trace candle brand in 2024; all plant-milk coffee (espresso, Americano, matcha, cold brew); pastries from Scratch KC and Cookie Diero; local KC artist goods; mission = spotlighting local creatives. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11

  2. Kansas City Star — “Coffee shop that highlights local creatives opens in KC’s Garment District” (2026-06-08; Yahoo syndication of KC Star article316047599) — https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/coffee-shop-highlights-local-creatives-172025195.html — accessed 2026-07-24. Confirms: 310 W. Eighth St. inside the SoHo Lofts building; hours Wed–Mon 7am–2pm; beverages $3.50–$7.50 (espresso, Americano, matcha, teas, latte, cold brew, house-shaken espresso + milk), all plant-based milk; Stumptown Coffee Roasters as out-of-state roaster; No Trace (2024) candle-brand origin; shop accepts new local-artist applications; Instagram @artifactcoffeekc. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  3. The Pitch — “KC Sipps: Eat your way around Kansas City at these festivals, plus three downtown openings” (2026-06-04) — https://www.thepitchkc.com/kc-sipps-eat-your-way-around-kansas-city-at-these-festivals-plus-three-downtown-openings/ — accessed 2026-07-24. Confirms: opening June 6 in the former Vested Coffee space, downtown Garment District; hours 7am–2pm daily except Tuesdays; house-made syrups, coffee and matcha, locally-made goods for purchase. ↩

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On the record — ks.city/registry/artifact-coffee-goods · record updated 2026-07-24