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• Starbucks will stop using bug dye in drinks

  April 19, 2012 in Business, Region NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp. says it will stop using a red dye in its drinks that is derived from crushed bugs. The Seattle-based coffee chain said in a blog … 6

• Judicial appointee helps track suspect

  January 14, 2012 in City on Page A1 An assistant U.S. attorney and appointee for a federal judgeship helped identify a suspect in a string of South Hill burglaries by tracking his wife’s stolen coffee shop card. Tom … 1

• Doug Clark: City candidates should tackle problems they can solve

  July 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 Here we are in the full intestinal distress of yet another campaign season. On Aug. 16, the primary votes will be counted and the politicians most likely to disappoint us … 1

• Starbucks sees growth through acquisitions, grocery sales

  December 5, 2010 in Business on Page E3 Now that Starbucks has saturated the U.S. with 11,000 coffee shops, the Seattle-based chain has adopted a new strategy that is more about consumer products than cafes. Starbucks still wants …

• Starbucks location offers beer, wine

  October 19, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Something new is on the menu at a renovated Starbucks in Seattle: beer and wine. The store that reopened Monday is the first under the Starbucks brand to offer alcohol. …

• Starbucks’ profits percolate in third quarter

  July 22, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Starbucks Corp.’s effort to rebuild itself is taking hold: The world’s largest coffee chain said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose 37 percent as more customers visited its stores and …

• Landlords would love to see more neighbors for glasses store

  December 20, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 Spaces gradually are filling in newer buildings drawn in by Costco at the intersection of Government Way and Neider Avenue in Coeur d’Alene. A new business between Starbucks and T-Mobile …

• Malicious prosecution suit grounds for another look

  November 3, 2009 in City on Page A5 The story that broke back in January 2007 was one of those shockers that made you spit out your morning java and holler … “No way! Not again!”

• Instant brew ruins perks of good tales

  October 1, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B1 Tuesday might steep in infamy as the day the tradition of camp coffee died. Starbucks, after nearly 20 years of research, has debuted a decent-tasting instant cuppa joe.

• Starbucks tries to brew interest in instant coffee

  September 30, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Caffeine addicts nationwide got first tastes of Starbucks Corp.’s newest offering as the coffee giant blanketed the nation with tens of thousands of free samples of its instant coffee called …

• Starbucks tries something brand new, with a buzz

  July 17, 2009 in City on Page A6 When is a Starbucks not a Starbucks? When it’s a 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea. The ubiquitous coffee-shop giant is dropping the household name from its 15th Avenue East store … 1

• In brief: Sirius gets lifeline from Liberty Media

  February 18, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Facing a likely bankruptcy, Sirius XM Radio Inc. found a savior in Liberty Media Corp., which will lend $530 million to the satellite radio provider and block a bid for …

• Starbucks launching instant coffee in Seattle, Chicago

  February 17, 2009 in Food, Region Starbucks Corp. began selling its new instant coffee online Tuesday, ahead of a nationwide launch to coincide with the company’s first major ad campaign.

• Starbucks to close more stores, cut more jobs

  January 28, 2009 in Nation/World, Region Starbucks Corp. said nearly 7,000 employees may lose their jobs due to a new round of store closures and cost cuts as it reported Wednesday that its profit dropped 69 …