ANOTHER STARBUCKS COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE … AND IT’S A BIG ONE. THERE WAS A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY ON TUESDAY FOR THE NEW STARBUCKS TO BE BUILT ON THE 12TH STREET DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER.
IT’LL BE A 4-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT COFFEE SHOP THAT INCLUDES A ONE-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT PATIO … PART OF A PROJECT CALLED THE ALBUQUERQUE INDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT’LL ALSO BE THE ONLY FREESTANDING STARBUCKS LICENSED TO A NATIVE AMERICAN COMPANY IN THE U-S … AND IS SET TO OPEN BY DECEMBER.