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Ha, I walk by this place pretty often and I didn't realize it was a Starbucks until someone else told me.

Quoted: When the coffee giant opened a 'stealth' outlet in its own hometown, it was the espresso shot heard around the world.

Sad, but sounds to me like a move might actually be a good idea!

Quoted: The owner of Elliott Bay Book Co. said Sunday he's considering moving the landmark Seattle business from its longtime home in Pioneer Square partly because of financial troubles.

A lot of bleeding from Detroit over the past 5 years...

Quoted: This animated map provides a striking visual of employment trends over the last business cycle using net change in jobs from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics

Hm, fascinating.

Quoted: Stiff competition from thousands of mom-and-pop marijuana farmers in the United States threatens the bottom line for powerful Mexican drug organizations, according to law enforcement officials.

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Ha, awesome

Quoted: Mc is no longer exclusive to McDonald's (MCD) in Malaysia. The fast-food chain lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent a Malaysian curry restaurant from using the name "McCurry."

Good reporting from former GR Press writer Danny Knobler. This issue is finally getting some national attention. It's been under the radar in Detroit, too.

When you look at all the circumstances, a release seems like the most prudent choice. $18 million is just too much to pay Magglio next year, even if he turns it around. But last night's grand slam is a reminder of what a painful decision that would be. And I'm sure Mr. Illitch is attached; Maggs has been a huge asset to the team on and off the field since he got here.

Quoted: How do you know when a once-elite player like Magglio Ordonez is done? Danny Knobler isn't sure -- nobody is -- but Maggs' suffering stats and big salary mean an outright release by Detroit is a real possibility.

Could be another great HBO series, and a nice thing for the area, assuming it's filmed here. I liked the book a lot.

Quoted: Actor-producer Rita Wilson will be in charge of developing a one-hour series out of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Jeffrey Eugenides novel, "Middlesex."

Quoted: HBO has not commented yet on whether the series will actually be filmed in Detroit, but going off of recent trends (the network's new series "Hung" was filmed in the metro area), there's a good possibility.