Owners of Longmont’s Landline Doughnuts will close business in August
For four years, Landline Doughnuts & Coffee on Longmont’s Main Street has been a haven for fans of pastries and vintage vibes. With landline phones displayed throughout the store, including a few that actually work, the business offers customers a glimpse into the past while they enjoy fresh doughnuts.
Vintage telephones hang on a wall at Landline Doughnuts in Longmont on Friday. (Joel Solis/Staff Photographer)
As husband and wife John and Jodi Mowery, the owners, know, their doughnut and coffee shop has become beloved by many in the Longmont community.
“Some people come daily; some people come weekly,” Jodi Mowery said. “Doughnuts kind of bring people together and get families together. It’s a reward for a lot of people. People come in for their birthdays.”
The Mowerys intend to close their store, however, near the end of August. They’ve set Aug. 25 as the last day visitors can grab a doughnut. After that, the couple plans to move to the West Coast to be closer to their adult daughter and son-in-law.
“They’re probably going to start a family soon, and we want to be near them,” Jodi Mowery said.
For now, the future of Landline isn’t nailed down. The Mowerys own the building at 321 Main St. and said they will be considering offers once it goes on the market. Jodi Mowery said it would be “nice for the community” if they could sell their business in tandem with selling the building, but the buyer would have to be the right fit.
“It would have to be a special person,” she said, “because they have to buy the building, as well. There are a lot of people that want to, but whether that will actually pan out, we don’t know.”
Before opening their store in June 2022, the Mowerys sold their products at farmers’ markets in Broomfield, Erie and Louisville. After acquiring the downtown Longmont building, they installed a commercial kitchen for their doughnuts, fritters, cinnamon rolls and drinks. If Landline doesn’t continue, Jodi Mowery said she’s sure a new restaurant or coffee shop would love to use the space.
Doughnuts for sale sit on display at Landline Doughnuts in Longmont on Friday. (Joel Solis/Staff Photographer)
Landline serves potato doughnuts, which are not made with potato flour. They’re made with mashed russet potatoes, which help the doughnuts stay fresh longer, the Mowerys explained. Landline’s “brown butter” doughnut flavor is the most popular, the owners shared.
Late last year, Winchell’s Donut House reopened just a few blocks north of Landline. John Mowery said he and Jodi were glad to see Winchell’s open again.
“We feel like we have different styles of doughnuts,” he said, “and we believe there’s always room in the world for more doughnuts.”
For the next two months, and especially during their last week in business, the Mowerys are expecting lots of visitors. They’ve already noticed an uptick in customers since they announced their closing date a couple of weeks ago. The owners said they might also hold a “vintage sale” for some of the old-school items in the shop before moving out of the space.
John Mowery said Landline fans have expressed a desire to see a buyer step in who can keep the doughnuts coming.
“We’ve built a lot of relationships,” he said. “We really know people. We know their kids. A lot of people bring their kids on their first day of school, their last day of school. So we’ll miss them, and we hope they’ll miss us.”
Landline Doughnuts & Coffee is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
The interior of Landline Doughnuts & Coffee in Longmont on Friday. (Joel Solis/Staff Photographer)
