Starbucks
The coffee is always blacker on the other side of the fence
By adamg - 3/23/11 - 8:41 amRhea Becker reports she was feeling kind of bad when a woman who turned out to be a Dutch tourist asked her if she knew of any nearby coffeehouses and all she could think of was a Starbucks:
I told [her] that I don't like to recommend chains. In fact, when I visited Amsterdam a few years ago, I loved the multitude of little cafes all over the city, all independently owned. She countered with, "But you don't know what you're getting in each of those cafes. The coffee could be bad. With Starbucks, you know what you're getting."
Rich Uncle Pennybags visits Fenway Starbucks today
By adamg - 3/17/11 - 6:09 pmThe Phoenix reports a 40-something guy walked into the Starbucks on Brookline Avenue this afternoon, shouted "I'M RICH! I'M RICH!" and then flung fistfuls of dollar bills into the air before walking out.
Who says we're not world class? Boston area could get 24-hour Starbucks
By adamg - 9/22/10 - 6:20 amStarbucks is seeking Cambridge's permission to keep its planned new Harvard Square outlet open around the clock, Stephanie reports.
Why not just open a new Starbucks in the restroom of one of the current Starbucks?
By adamg - 9/15/10 - 6:41 amThe Crimson reports Starbucks has filed paperwork to build a new outlet in the old Alpha-Omega jewelery store in Harvard Square, roughly 500 feet from two existing Starbucks.
Starbucks to catch up with Oak Square Dunkin' Donuts
By adamg - 6/14/10 - 11:51 amTim O'Reilly tweets that as of July 1, Starbucks will eliminate fees for using wireless in its stores.
The chain coffee center of Massachusetts
By adamg - 6/10/10 - 2:25 pmFor some reason, the Globe today posted a map showing every single Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks in this great state of ours. Not surprisingly, greater Boston is just one giant blotch of red (the color they used to show Dunk's outlets). But that got me to thinking (often not a good thing). Where, exactly, is the galactic center of this vast coffee way?
Theoretically, should be easy enough to calculate: Just grab all the coordinates of all those pushpins, average them out, and voila.
Teamsters vs. Starbucks supplier
By adamg - 11/24/09 - 10:27 amOur roving reporter notes a Teamster picket outside the Starbucks at 755 Boylston St. this morning. He says the issue is not the taste of the coffee but "SB's supplier DPI has fired employees for trying to organize a union. DPI supplies SB with everything except the coffee beans."
The bejeweled man in the Benz outside the Starbucks at Charles and Beacon
By adamg - 9/7/09 - 5:20 pmMegan Johnson reports that whenever she goes there, there is always this older guy at the corner, sitting in a Mercedes convertible just reading. Hermoves takes his picture.
