Longboat Starbucks 'on hold' with build-out yet to start

It has been eight months since the arrival of Starbucks to Longboat Key was announced, and interior work is yet to start.

A banner announcing a new Starbucks location still sits inside the storefront of 3174 Gulf of Mexico Drive, but interior work is yet to begin.
A banner announcing a new Starbucks location still sits inside the storefront of 3174 Gulf of Mexico Drive, but interior work is yet to begin.
Photo by S.T. Cardinal
  • Manatee-Sarasota
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The Starbucks-logo-emblazoned banner that says “Coming soon. We can’t wait to see you” still sits in the windows of the storefront at 3174 Gulf of Mexico Drive, but “soon” is being used loosely.

 

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