Business & Tech
Starbucks Aims for Downtown Corner
As long rumored and widely expected, the coffeehouse chain has submitted an application for the recently-vacated Eye Works shop at First and Main streets, according to the Napa Valley Register.
Napa city officials have confirmed that Starbucks Coffee has applied to make facade changes at the former location of at the corner of First and Main streets, according to a report in the .
While officials could not confirm the coffee chain has a lease agreement for the space, the Register reports that the application includes sign review and outdoor seating.
Members of the group Napa Local, which was formed in opposition to the rumored advent of a downtown Starbucks across the street from the , are pondering their next move, according to comments on the group's Facebook page Wednesday night.
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