Eastside, July 2010

One of the first Starbucks baristas in history spills the beans on Howard Schultz’s voodoo power and gives his opinion of the place’s metamorphosis. (Read this story now in our Seattle edition.)

Editor Mark Baumgarten reflects on trying to salvage summer optimism in the face of the BP oil spill, and the bad weather of late. (Read this letter now in our Seattle Edition.)

City Arts contributor Bruce Barcott, covering the BP Gulf spill for National Geographic, sends a heartfelt e-mail from the belly of the oily beast.  (Read this story now in our Seattle Edition.)

Ten years in, glassybaby is still evolving.