It’s the end of the landline.
Landline Doughnuts closed permanently on Tuesday after more than four years in downtown Longmont. The owners, Jodi and John Mowery, are moving to Washington state to be closer to family.
Landline made its entrance into Longmont on June 25, 2022. Locals quickly became infatuated with their potato-based doughnuts and nostalgic interior decor — the walls of which were littered with antique landline telephones.
The final day:
Landline Doughnuts opened at 8 a.m. Tuesday and just 90 minutes later, were sold out of doughnuts. At one point, the line to buy a doughnut extended out the door and across multiple storefronts down Main Street. The eagerness of locals to delay work on a Tuesday morning for a final taste of Landline is a testament to the rapid impact a business as ordinary as a doughnut shop can make on a city with love to spare for its local businesses. Owners John and Jodi Mowery said it’s not easy to leave town.
“We absolutely love Longmont, we love the community, we love the business owners,” Jodi said, adding that they wouldn’t be leaving Longmont if it weren’t for family.
During their time in town, Landline amassed…
4.8/5 stars from nearly 750 Google Reviews.
6,000+ followers on Instagram and 3,400+ followers on Facebook.
Named “Best Doughnut in Longmont” by the Times-Call in 2025.
Looking forward:
Since announcing their closure in June, the Mowery’s said they’d be putting their building on the market and signaled they’d be willing to sell their business and doughnut recipe. In an interview with The Longmont Brief, Jodi said one party is buying the building while another is interested in the recipe…
“We’re still in negotiations. Someone’s buying the building — That’s happening. As far as the business, that’s still in negotiations.”
Jodi added, “They want our equipment and our recipes.”
Jodi was able to hint that whoever is filling Landline’s space, “It’ll be a public space.”
As for Jodi and John, while they’re not interested in building another brick-and-mortar space, they are interested in Washington’s farmers markets. But for the Mowery’s, the time for change was ripe…
“We’re ready to sleep normal hours,” she said while lamenting what they’re leaving behind. “We’re really going to miss the people,” Jodi said.
For one final taste of Landline (just not their doughnuts), the shop is hosting a sale on Saturday where you can buy their vintage kitchenware, phones, tables, toys, and more.