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Star(bucks)
Wars in Little Five Points The bright
renovation of this former gas station into a mini plaza containing
a world reknown coffee shop and a new dry-cleaning facility,
heralds an important turning point in the rebirth of Little Five
Points. Good or bad, this will definitely not be the last
international corporation surfacing in our sometimes quiet, sometimes
crazy little neighborhood. Atlanta is growing up and inward.
It had to come to this. Everyone
wants in on a good thing. The way we accept or reject our
new neighbors will say volumes about the people that live here
in Little Five. There may be a few wide eyed looks from
down the street as people line up, as they usually do in the early
morning, to consume their hot mojo, croissant, and peruse their
local periodicals. I am of course referring to our long
time favorite coffee spot, 'AURORA COFFEE'. But from
what I read in the AJC, you will probably only be allowed to read
some "yankee" paper from NYC in that new coffeehouse. No
CL, Stomp, or even Revolution! This may not be considered
very neighborly and will definitely strike at the heart of what
Little Five Pointers have come to think of themselves. Time
will tell. Though I have heard it said, if you drink enough coffee, you will eventually become clear headed or maybe just talk too much. Ultimately the local market will decide whether Starbucks will survive and prosper. Will they join us in the spirit of community? Something to talk about. I think I'll have to drink a few cups of coffee and think about it. Paul Cornwell
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