i’m sorry, you have chosen an incorrect neighborhood
“for a more submissive, yuppie-firendly neighborhood, press 2.”
this week’s “We don’t care what the community thinks, we just want to make more money!” award goes to the fratboys and gals over at urban works real estate for trying to put in a new starbucks on 20th and division.
a lot of folks in the community just ain’t gonna have it. but of course that doesn’t surprise you, since there’s a global movement pressuring the anti-democratic earth-and-people hating chain store.
it’s no wonder that in those photos they all look like they gotta run to the bathroom. but seriously, i’m sure they’re perfeclty nice, polite people. but their platform for community destruction is seriously harshing my mellow. so get over to the nostarkbucks site, get the 411, and fax ‘em — early and often!
February 3rd, 2004 at 10:30 pm
Um. I was just going to add that Starbucks on Division is totally unnecessary, what with Stumptown running one of the best coffee shops in town.
February 3rd, 2004 at 11:38 pm
indeed. thanks kevin. i’ve gotten rid of the spam coomment that was here. grr.
February 22nd, 2004 at 10:47 pm
i would have to concur. peet’s, many years ago. well, january 19, 1991 to be exact, changed my life forever concerning coffee. i didn’t think another roaster would have the ability to have the same impact, but, alas, stumptown has risen to the challenge. the hardest thing about moving to oregon from the bay area in 1996 wasn’t the weather — it was the lack of peet’s. i’m glad to say that now i have a choice, i’d surely select stumptown any day.