Photograph from Bradley Allen on Flickr
In the spirit of Starbucks closing nationwide three hours early today, we thought you'd need some alternatives. But this one only applies to the coffee mavens themselves—the Seattleans. Here's our guide to the Seriously Seattle coffeehouses, where you should expect pretty foam art and lots of people-watching. But definitely no twin-tailed siren logos.
A three-week-old McDonald's in Saratoga Springs is a prototype for a new upscale, Starbucks-like redesign for the chain that could be making its way around the globe, featuring "trendy, upholstered booths, a stone fireplace, and comfy lounge chairs. Gone are the iconic Golden Arches. Instead, there's a short, modern sign on a tuft of grass outside. Instead of a cardboard cutout of the 'Hamburglar' next to the counter, there's a bowl full of Granny Smith apples and a glass display of salads. There are warm tones of sage green and brown, not the traditional bright yellow and red."
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