July 17, 2008
Full List of U.S. Store Closures
As we announced on July 1, 2008, Starbucks will close approximately 600 company-operated stores in the U.S. beginning this month and continuing through the first half of FY09. Partners in the stores listed below have been personally notified that their store has been slated to close during this timeframe.
In the spirit of transparency with our partners, customers and communities, we have provided the full list of stores below for general information purposes. Store partners will receive advance notice and more details from their leadership team once a specific closure date has been confirmed.
Full List of U.S. Store Closures http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/USStoreClosureInfo.pdf.
This list is provided solely for general information purposes, and does not create any obligation or commitment by Starbucks Coffee Company with respect to the closure of any particular store. This list is based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information. Actual store closures may differ depending on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks related to finalization of third party agreements, expected costs savings, income tax and other benefits associated with the store closures in the anticipated time frame, if at all. Starbucks undertakes no obligation to notify third parties of such changes.
Showing posts with label rosemary beach. Show all posts
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Rosemary Beach Article on St Louis Post
| Date: 7/12/2008 Rosemary Beach, Fla., is a laid-back enclave St. Louis Post-Dispatch Published on: 07/07/08 "We're addicted to bocce," said Ken Gifford, a resident of Rosemary Beach. "Lawn, sand and extreme. In extreme, it's anywhere you want to throw it. Anything in the street is fair game, except through someone's window."
So here we are, playing a sunset game of beach bocce as the surf tries to bury our target — a little yellow wooden ball called a pallino — in the sand. This is the place where a bocce tournament is front-page news in the "Rosemary Thymes." Yes, it's that laid back here, but that was the plan. Here's a look at the community's brief history and things to do in-between bocce breaks. Rosemary Beach was created in 1995 on Florida's gulf coast, between Destin and Panama City on Scenic Route 30A. One cachet is that it has a ZIP code — 32461 — that Google recognizes as neighboring Sunnyside. On beachfront property that was about to become a trailer park, Patrick Bienvenue and the Rosemary Beach Land Co. bought the 107 acres with another plan in mind, said Gifford, who is also vice president and managing director of Rosemary Beach Cottage Rental Co. The inspiration for it came from classic beach towns such as Seaside. Many may know Seaside as the set of "The Truman Show," with its new urbanist style of cookie-cutter beach homes and uniformity. But the town named for the rosemary herb growing wild in the sandy paths gave the look a new twist. "Here the colors of the homes are natural colors, [and] the landscaping is indigenous to the area," Gifford said. "And there are no palm trees brought in. They weren't indigneous to this area." The look of the homes in Rosemary Beach brings to mind architecture you would see in New Orleans, St. Augustine, Charleston, S.C., and the West Indies. You'll see homes in shades of dune gray, chocolate, Spanish moss, sage green, pecan, fall straw and Atlantic spray. Deep eaves provide shade from the afternoon sun. High ceilings draw breezes through houses. The homes are close together and streets are narrow, which encourages visitors to park the car and walk. It's pedestrian friendly, meaning it's flat and virtually nothing's more than a five-minute walk away. Nearly 570 homes have been completed, and the community has 206 rental cottages and carriage houses. This fall, Hotel Saba, located in the town center, is set to open with 53 guestrooms. EAT AND RIDE It doesn't get much better than riding a bicycle and eating a butter-pecan ice-cream cone, at the same time. This is a great way to learn your way around the town. The Bamboo Beach & Bicycle Co. rents bikes for all ages; rates average $20 a day for an adult bike rental. And the Sugar Shak can supply you with a cone or a malt, candy or real sugar-cane stalks for snacking. After the ice cream, burn it off by taking an eight-mile ride to Deer Lake State Park. It's worth it to see a rare coastal dune lake. It is an estuary, allowing saltwater and freshwater to continually exchange and flush out the lakes, creating some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. They are characterized by the intermittent nature of this connection to the Gulf. When the water level, through rain or other inflow, reaches a certain critical height, the lake will "blow out" and release its water into the gulf. At that point, seawater may enter to create an estuary. A boardwalk across the dunes to the beach has native plants, including scrub oaks and spoonflower. MORE DELIBERATE MODE Another way to see the town is by walking the 2.3-mile landscaped trail that is both a sand path and boardwalk. It has four fitness stations and winds past homes, four public pools and common green spaces. Take a rest stop at the Butterfly Park, which includes a guide to the 15 kinds of butterflies found in Rosemary Beach and what they eat. Cabbage whites, monarchs, long-tailed skippers and zebra swallowtails are some of the butterflies flitting around dining on nectar from herbs, honeysuckle fuchsia and purple pincushions. PLACES TO DINE • Wild Olive: It's a market as well as a bakery and deli with lunch and tapas menus. Try the fried green tomato BLT ($7.95). 1-850-231-0065 • Summer Kitchen: Beach casual spot for breakfast, lunch or dinner for the family. Established in 1999, this was the first restaurant opened in Rosemary Beach. The Arnold Palmers (half lemonade, half tea) flow freely here. Owner-chef James Dillon's menu includes pastas, sandwiches, pizzas and salads. Try the black bean and rice roll-up ($6). 1-850-231-6264 • Cowgirl Kitchen: Where beach meets West. It's a little bit of Texas in Rosemary Beach. Where else can you have a Mexican or veggie taco, or a mini-Belgian waffle for breakfast? And the soup of the day? "Whatever mama feels like making" is what the sign says. www.cowgirlkitchen.net • Cafe Thirty-A: If you must drive somewhere for dinner, this is where you should go. Named for the scenic Florida highway, this is a white-tablecloth restaurant with a menu that includes fresh fish from the gulf as well as wood-oven-fired pizzas. www.cafethirtya.com |
30A Officially Designated a Florida Scenic Highway
Date: 2/25/2008
| 30A Officially Designated a Florida Scenic Highway |
| (Walton County -2/25/2008) The vote in Tallahassee was "unanimous" |
| Santa Rosa Beach, Fl – County Road 30A, an 18-mile road which runs parallel to the coastline through a major portion of Walton County, was officially designated a Florida Scenic Highway by the Scenic Highway Advisory Committee Wednesday, February 20 in Tallahassee. This designation includes another 10.5 miles of connector roads which are County Road 83 (Blue Mountain) County Road 283 (Grayton Road) and County Road 395 (Seagrove – Eden Road). The vote by the committee was unanimous. "This designation is the culmination of about 10 years of work started by Commissioner Van Ness Butler who recognized the benefits that would accrue from this,” says District 5 Commissioner Cindy Meadows. “We are now eligible to apply for grant funding for projects we have identified in the application. Some of these include plans to address storm water management, landscaping, traffic safety, signage, parking, preservation, coastal dune lake protection, and other initiatives that promote the intrinsic resources found on 30A and connector roads. I was glad to see this designation finally come to fruition and appreciate all the work that was done by citizens, elected officials, and county staff over the years." According to the Florida Department of Transportation, designated scenic highways promote a heightened awareness of the state's exceptional resources and unique history through educational and visual experiences. The scenic highway program was developed in response to legislation (Section 335.093, Florida Statutes) "to preserve, maintain, protect and enhance Florida's outstanding cultural, historical, archeological, recreational, natural and scenic resources." It is voluntary and grass-roots based, involving strong local citizen and government support to help meet objectives. The program is perhaps best summarized by its mission statement: The Florida Scenic Highways Program will preserve, enhance and maintain the intrinsic resources of scenic corridors through a sustainable balance of conservation and land use. Through community-based consensus and partnerships, the program will promote economic prosperity and broaden the traveler's overall recreational and educational experience. The Friends of Scenic 30A, formally the corridor advocacy group, will implement the Corridor Management Plan (CMP) applying for grants to accomplish, the CMP, working with partnerships from other citizen organizations, our State Parks, the BCC, the Walton Chamber, the TDC, the Coastal Dune Lake Advisory, the FDOT and government officials to oversee scenic highway beautification The Walton County Board of Commissioners will recognize the volunteers who have been involved with this significant designation project at the March 11 Walton County Commission meeting at the South Walton Courthouse Annex. |
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