Coffee giant Starbucks will close all its doors from 5:30 PM to 9 PM to train their staff in "the Art of Espresso." Great Scott! The world is ending! The world is ending! NOT.
The training period comes at a time of day when most folks probably aren't in need of caffeine except, maybe, college students and rock stars. During the interim, Starbucks suggests that you roast a turkey or color your hair. Houstonist suggests that you expand your caffeinated palette by grabbing a brew (not that kind) at a local coffee house down the street. It's not that we don't like big chain coffee, we do; we do. But, we like to mix it up a little, and try a something different.
Whether or not you like Starbucks or loathe it, Houstonist thinks we can all agree that a potential decrease in traffic on Shepherd Drive, the chain's nexus in Houston, would be welcomed.
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Photo by Flickr user Houstonian.
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