The two Starbucks baristas that opened in Hernando County in the last 18 months will not be among the 600 to close down, according to the coffee company. ...more

July 19, 2008

Three Tampa locations are on the list of about 600 sites to be closed, the company revealed Thursday. ...more

July 17, 2008

The smoothie world welcomes a new player today. And it's a big one. Starbucks, the venerable coffee shop chain that parlayed humble Seattle beginnings into more than 12,000 outlets in 37 countries, fires up its blenders today to introduce the Vivanno "nourishing blend." It's a health-oriented option that a local manager said was created in response to patrons' demand. ...more

July 15, 2008

Starbucks fires up its blenders today to introduce the Vivanno "nourishing blend." ...more

July 14, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Area businesses are pitching in to benefit Gulfside Regional Hospice programs. The Ridge Road location of Fantastic Sams is donating some of the money from haircuts every Tuesday during July, according to Ashley Mann, community relations coordinator for the hospice. ...more

July 12, 2008

All those job cuts at automakers, newspapers and even Starbucks are hard to stomach. But in a roundabout way, they may actually help the economy a bit. ...more

July 4, 2008

Starbucks is scaling back. It is not known whether any of the stores in Hernando County will be among the casualties. ...more

July 4, 2008

Starbucks is scaling back. It is not known whether any of the stores in Hernando County will be among the casualties. ...more

July 3, 2008

Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator continues to struggle with the faltering U.S. economy and its own rapid expansion. ...more

July 2, 2008

The "latte effect" of the go-go years had consumers spending $4 a day on coffee. Now the economic downturn is forcing them to rethink the wisdom of such habits. ...more

June 22, 2008