Legal Commentary

Which Starbucks stores are closing?

By Tom Kirkendall

When Starbucks announced last week that it is closing 600 stores and laying off 12,000 employees, the company did not disclose which stores would be shuttered (got to get those lease buyouts finalized). However, that hasn't stopped word from filtering out into the Web on the location of the shuttered stores. The Seattle Times has already generated this Google map containing a large number of the anticipated store closings.

However, the question that is on most Houstonians' minds has not been answered. Will Lewis Black's "End of the Universe" cease to exist after Starbucks is finished closing stores?

This clip includes video of the two stores as Black comments on the end of the universe on The Daily Show (H/T Life is a Thrill):

Full post as published by Houston's Clear Thinkers on July 10, 2008 (boomark / email).