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Starbucks Corporation

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Five reasons why you should buy your coffee at Starbucks

    Starbucks' outspoken support of same-sex marriage prompted the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to create an international campaign to "Dump Starbucks," an attempt to persuade people to stop buying coffee from Starbucks because, according to itsDump Starbucks website, "it has taken a corpora ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    More dispensaries than Starbucks stores in Denver? So what?

    ​Back in the fall of 2009, trying to get a handle on the growing medical marijuana business, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown visited Los Angeles, where he discovered that there were more dispensaries than Starbucks outlets. In January 2010, the Denver Post reported that there were now mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Egg heads: The Food Channel's top ten breakfast trends for 2011

    Naughty dessert? Nope. Breakfast trend.​ If you hear it from the Food Channel, then it must be true. Every week, the network serves up another list, hoping that bloggers and other publications will bite. Which we did last week -- right before we gagged over the Food Channel's top ten breakfa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Think wine scores don't matter? Three ways to use them to help you drink better wine

    ​ Wow. Who knew that The Infinite Monkey Theorem (aka Denver's little winery that could) scoring Colorado's first 88-point Wine Spectator review would stir up so many passionate responses about the validity of wine reviews? Laura Shunk's scathing critique of most wine industry rags' random, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    nervesandgel subverts convention at Starbucks

    ​When Johnny Wohlfahrt announced in private that he would play the new open mike night at Starbucks, it seemed incredibly absurd. Open mike is almost always either for poets trying out new material or for singer-songwriters testing the waters after years of writing out of the public eye. Open ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Best places to eat breakfast at DIA (a Thanksgiving gift for you)

    Denver International AirportThe sun is rising over DIA -- where are YOU eating breakfast?​On Thursday, we'll be fighting with our relatives, stuffing ourselves into a purple-hazed food coma and passing out on the couch while a football game drones on in the background. On Friday, we'll scratch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Tom Mauser, whose son was killed at Columbine, about guns at Starbucks, on campus

    Tom Mauser became a gun-control advocate after his son's murder.​As we noted earlier, today is the fifteenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, which MSNBC is marking with a documentary featuring recordings of Timothy McVeigh telling people, "Get over it." But an anniversary tomorrow s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    SAFER's Mason Tvert calls for boycott of Starbucks, alleged sponsor of group backing restrictive medical marijuana laws

    Apparently, caffeine isn't Mason Tvert's favorite stimulant.​Hardly a day goes by without Mason Tvert, head of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), going after some individual or institution standing in the way of legalizing marijuana use for adults in Colorado and beyond. Still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Marijuana advocate Mason Tvert on why you should boycott Starbucks

    Mason Tvert isn't drinking the coffee.​Today, Mason Tvert, founder of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), called for a boycott of Starbucks, saying the coffee chain supported the Colorado Drug Investigators Association, a lobbying group that has opposed to medical marijuana. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Free Starbucks coffee taste test starts today

    ​Starbucks, the giant java company with a storefront on a street corner near you, is joining the instant coffee market with a free taste test in every store beginning at 10 a.m. today and continuing through Monday, October 5. The national chain officially introduced VIA Ready Brew, its trio of ... More >>

  • News

    September 3, 2009

    Take an end-of-the-summer road trip down Colorado, Denver's boulevard of dreams

    ​Starbucks, the giant java company with a storefront on a street corner near you, is joining the instant coffee market with a free taste test in every store beginning at 10 a.m. today and continuing through Monday, October 5. The national chain officially introduced VIA Ready Brew, its trio of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Today's featured event: Look to the skies at Aspen Grove

    TWAN/Babak Tafreshi​One thing we share unequivocally with our ancestors: the heavens above. And just like our prehistoric precursors, we continue to be fascinated and inspired by the moon and stars, even if, in this day and age, we've gone so far as to set foot on the former and have roundly h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Your cup runneth over downtown this morning

    No boss could refuse you a coffee break this morning -- not when dozens of downtown establishments will be offering all comers a free cup of joe between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Who'll be pouring it on (and out)? The three homegrown Ink! outposts, as well as the thirteen Starbucks locations downtown (inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Free pastries this morning at a Starbucks near you

    Starbucks is apparently feeling flush, or maybe they're just trying to pass off their pastries to all those cynics (like me) who normally bypass the glass counter shelved with muffins, apple fritters, bagels, banana bread, oat bars and oatmeal cookies in favor of a good 'ol cup of java. Either way, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Mall in the family

    At Monday's tourism rally, Governor Bill Ritter urged us to "Rediscover Colorado" this summer. I started by walking the length of the 16th Street Mall at lunch yesterday, and found that this seventeen-block stretch -- touted as the most successful pedestrian mall in the country and one of this tow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Man's head explodes after reading Woody Paige

    GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. -- A 42-year-old man died on Sunday when his head exploded while trying to decipher a story by Denver Post sports columnist Woody Paige. Joseph Patrick, a computer programmer and father of two, was waiting for his grande skim vanilla latte in a crowded Starbucks here when h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Starbucks Tazo Tea Lattes

    Starbucks is unveiling a new set of beverages this month, Tazo Tea Lattes and Tazo Tea Infusions. I snagged one of the coupons that allow you to try one for free, and if there is one thing I'm a total sucker for it's free food and drink. The friendly barista at the Speer location (the one handi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    Paying and Playing It Forward at Starbucks

    Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    The sweet, sweet taste of Buchi’s Cuban coffee

    Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Vote: It's the only way to get free s*#t

    Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    On DenverBoulderCoffee.com, baristas tell all

    Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Say It Ain't So, Joe: Starbucks Closes Stores

    Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    The Westword.com Blog Shortcut, July 18 Edition

    Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    Ray Loves Terrorists, Wants To Make Them Pie

    Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2008

    Slutbucks

    Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2008

    Starbucks Goes Dunkin'

    Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

  • News

    February 28, 2008

    Baristas Abuzz With Caffeinated Competition

    Coffee lovers are buzzing about Denver's first-ever battle of the baristas, and things could get frothy.

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2007

    Nobody Is Safe from the Zombies

    Coffee lovers are buzzing about Denver's first-ever battle of the baristas, and things could get frothy.

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2007

    Back to Life

    Coffee lovers are buzzing about Denver's first-ever battle of the baristas, and things could get frothy.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2007

    False Gold

    Coffee lovers are buzzing about Denver's first-ever battle of the baristas, and things could get frothy.

  • Dining

    December 21, 2006

    Pain Killer

    Islamorada Fish Company

  • News

    September 21, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of September 21, 2006

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Law and Order

    Take a hint, Starbucks.

  • Calendar

    May 4, 2006

    Stretching Outside

    Yoga in the Park brings exercise down to earth.

  • Dining

    April 13, 2006

    Ti Amo Ancora

    Sermon on the mountain

  • Dining

    April 13, 2006

    Sicilian Breeze

    Undici Ristorante

  • Food & Drink

    March 24, 2005

    Best Sushi Bar in the 'Burbs

    Kassai Sushi

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Place to Ogle Buff Oldsters

    Starbucks at REI

  • Dining

    January 6, 2005

    Drink of the Week

    Starbucks at REI

  • Goods & Services

    March 25, 2004

    Best Mall to Shop With a Pug

    Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 27, 2003

    Best Place to Dog-Watch on a Saturday Morning

    Fillmore St. between 2nd and 3rd avenues

  • People & Places

    March 27, 2003

    Best Useless Guidebook to Colorado

    Colorado: A Silly Guide to the Centennial State

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 9, 2002

  • News

    April 25, 2002

    Bean There, Done That

    Golden's independent coffee shops become the latest Starbucks targets.

  • Calendar

    April 4, 2002

    Best After-Hours Club

    Enigma Afterhours

  • Music

    February 7, 2002

    Various Artists

    Groundwork: Act to Reduce Hunger (Hear Music)

  • Dining

    April 12, 2001

    Tea Time

    Turn over a new leaf at these two tearooms.

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2001

    Best Place for an Afternoon Coffee Klatch

    Mayan Theatre

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Letters

    Mayan Theatre

  • Dining

    July 4, 1996

    Mouthing Off

    Mayan Theatre

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