When he first peered through the windows of the defunct cupcake shop, T.J. Roberts instantly saw its potential. Knock out a wall here, move the cash register over there and the place would be the perfect spot for a new coffee shop in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. “I just kind of envisioned all of it,” said Roberts, who now owns Kinship Cafe. “I was like, this is the spot.” But the future of the coffee house he transformed with his own hands is now in question. It’s not because kinshipcafe.kc is failing. It’s because an out-of-state developer is considering using the property to meet the city’s strict parking standards. Read more about the dispute at the link in our bio. 📸: wagsphoto #KansasCityKansas #UrbanDevelopment #InstaKC