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Permalink Reply by Patricia on November 28, 2007 at 11:09am

Don't know if this is true, a construction worker told my co-worker that a Starbucks and a few other places were going in...

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Permalink Reply by Eckleburg and Grumblecake on November 28, 2007 at 12:29pm

I love me a vanilla latte, but damn, these Starbucks are gettin' to be a little much.

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Permalink Reply by Tahnee on November 28, 2007 at 3:16pm

i don't know but it's been buggin me. *crosses fingers hoping for something good*

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Permalink Reply by killbox on November 28, 2007 at 6:31pm

in time? in time to save the grand-fathered in drive up zoning variance? I know that's why they let the Salvation army use the drive up for free last Xmas(or was it 2 years ago?) apparently if it goes unused too long they loose the zoning for it and its gone forever..

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Permalink Reply by Tahnee on November 29, 2007 at 2:03pm

ugh. winnings is still my pick.

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Permalink Reply by Phil_0 on November 29, 2007 at 5:30pm

Yeah, Winnings kicks butt as far as UNM-area coffee is concerned. I'm sort of amused that the new Harvard streetscape appears to be using Winnings's storefront as their explicit model.

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Permalink Reply by Phil_0 on November 28, 2007 at 7:32pm

Arrrgh, another Starbuck's? Well, I guess it's no surprise...UNM was due for another one. I wouldn't be sorry to see the drive-up (or the huge parking lot) go away, though. That could be prime space for something a touch more urban and pedestrian friendly.

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Permalink Reply by hettie on November 30, 2007 at 12:08am

starf***ks?!? noooo.... well, I suppose anything is better than the empty building, but only just. (I wish the city and developers would pay more attention to the strip of central that runs from yale to university. there's potential there. when the baskin robbins was replaced by a check cashing place, that corner of buena vista and central lost a lot of its appeal.) drive up corporate coffee, huh? well, at least it's not another national burger chain. sigh.

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Permalink Reply by Rita on February 28, 2008 at 6:34pm

I thought I was the only one who referred to them as, well, what you said! ha! ha!

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Permalink Reply by ayax on November 30, 2007 at 3:53pm

I really hope it will be a Starbucker, because I told a captive audience (it wondered out loud) in the 66 bus it was going to be one. Lots of smiles!

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Permalink Reply by NonNumericDave on November 30, 2007 at 3:30pm

I used to eat at that Blimpie once or twice a week, so I'm sort of disappointed that they're replacing it with even more coffee.

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Permalink Reply by rf on December 3, 2007 at 9:57pm

I live within earshot of the construction (they are even working Saturdays!)- it's definitely a Starbucks with a drive through. It's kind of a shame they didn't make more efficient use of the space. It would have been nice to see a small trendy strip mall or some more food options (because you can't get enough in the UNM area). However, the outside looks pretty nice and it's definitely going to be better than the shady Salvation Army which never really had a presence there- I still think it was a front. The blimpie, etc.. were pretty run down- this is a definite improvement to the neighborhood even if there are already several Starbucks and other coffee shops in the vicinity. What's with the zoning? Can someone elaborate? At the rate they are working they should have no problem getting this done by Feb.

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