Starbucks - ongoing coverage

Here are 2 articles on the Starbucks issue:

St. Pete Times "Reviewers recommend a tweaked Starbucks" by Sherri Day and Tampa Trib "Starbucks Compromise Heading To City Council" by Kathy Steele. For more details on the plans by the neighborhood to let city council know of our support for the Starbucks go to SeminoleHeightsHomes.Com. They are looking to get at least 150 people to show up.

While doing some research on the issues I came across this comment " I understand that, but not to rain on anybody's parade, starbucks and saks fifth Avenue are not interested in this part of Hillsborough Avenue.I represent both. It starbucks next to Dale Mabry on -- next to malio's. They are not interested in this part of the City, unfortunately." (Tampa City Council Meeting 9/12/2002 - Closed Captioned Transcripts) This was made in 2002 by an attorney representing a pawn shop that wanted to expand their zoning into a residential part of the SE. Seminole Heights neighborhood. This business is a few blocks away on Hillsborough Avenue from the now planned Starbucks location. So much for that attorney's forecasting ability. Ha! He tried to play us for rubes at the time but lost when he came up against our active and powerful civic association.