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>
> Thursday, May 25, 2000
>
> Starbucks vandalized for second time
>
> By CINDY SWIRKO
> [Gainesville] Sun staff writer
>
> A pipe was hurled through a window at the Starbucks Coffee shop in downtown
> Gainesville on Tuesday night, the second act of vandalism since it opened
> last week.
>
> The broken window was discovered about about 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, said
> Gainesville Police officer Keith Kameg. Damage was estimated at $200.
>
> Kameg said the pipe had been stolen from a plumbing contractor working near
> the coffee shop. No arrests have been made and no suspects identified.
>
> Starbucks opened May 16 in Union Street Station, a new downtown building
> that will house restaurants, shops, apartments and offices.
>
> Employees arrived opening day to find a window sprayed with paint and the
> word "shame" painted on a sidewalk in front of the shop. No arrests have
> been made in that case.
>
> Protesters picketed Starbucks on opening day.
>
> They contend the shop exploits Third World coffee farmers, drives local
> competition out of business and promotes economic globalization.
>
> Starbucks District Manager Brett Patterson did not link the protesters to
> the vandalism.
>
> "I'm disappointed that it has happened but overall we have had fantastic,
> very welcoming support from the community at large," Patterson said.
>
> "We feel this is just a small segment of people who are not happy we are
> here. The protesting, if someone is not happy with the company as a whole,
> does not upset me. But the vandalism is not something the protesters are
> talking about. We don't even assume it is them."
>
> Cindy Swirko can be reached at 374-5024 or at swirkoc at gvillesun.com.
>
> Web Resources:
> http://www.ihatestarbucks.com/ I Hate Starbucks
> http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/9248/sucks/ Starbucks Sucks