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an independent coffee shop in downtown Smithville, MO, opened September 11, 2020 by Leeah Shipley at the corner of Bridge and Main near Heritage Park. It pours KC-local Hammerhand Coffee and is an active downtown-Smithville community anchor. Tier 1 (independent, owner-operated).

Description

Cornerstone Coffee is an independent coffee shop in downtown Smithville, MO, at 100 S Bridge St (the corner of Bridge and Main, near Heritage Park).12 It opened September 11, 2020, founded by Leeah Shipley (organizer of Cornerstone Coffee LLC), and pours KC-local Hammerhand Coffee rather than roasting its own.13 Shipley is active in the downtown-Smithville business community (Smithville Main Street District board).34

Ownership and history

Ownership

PeriodOwner / OperatorNotes
2020 → presentLeeah Shipley (Cornerstone Coffee LLC)Opened Sep 11, 2020 in downtown Smithville; serves Hammerhand Coffee.13

Sources

Disputes

(None active.)

Footnotes

  1. Regular Joe Paper — “Leeah Shipley connects people and community through Cornerstone Coffee.” https://regularjoepaper.com/leeah-shipley-connects-people-and-community-through-cornerstone-coffee/ — asserts: “On September 11, 2020, Cornerstone Coffee opened its doors in downtown Smithville, Missouri”; owner Leeah Shipley; serves Hammerhand Coffee. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Yelp — Cornerstone Coffee (Smithville). https://www.yelp.com/biz/cornerstone-coffee-smithville — asserts: 100 S Bridge St; open/active, updated Dec 2025; current hours. ↩

  3. Smithville Main Street District — Leeah Shipley board bio. https://smithvillemainstreetdistrict.com/our-board/leeah-shipley/ — asserts: Leeah Shipley, owner of Cornerstone Coffee. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce — Cornerstone Coffee member listing. https://www.smithvillechamber.org/members — asserts: Cornerstone Coffee, downtown Smithville; chamber member. ↩

See also

Categories
  • Locally owned
  • Coffee
  • Smithville