Category: Business
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Older Starbucks Gets a Make-over, Lobby Shrinks
If you hadn’t realized, one of the older Starbucks in town closed down for a few weeks. The one adjacent to AT&T store near Home Depot located on Avenue 16 & Hwy 99. At first with a newer Starbucks opening on the other side of town, there was the possibility that maybe it was closing…
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The Seventh Starbucks is Here
As I write this post, I take a few pauses in between my keystrokes to sip on my hot Americano that I picked up a few minutes before from the newly opened Starbucks at the corner of Madera Ave and Ave 13. Its actual address being 1451 Madera Ave. This marks the seventh Starbucks in…
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I’ll Cut To The Chase (Bank)…
As of now there are two Chase Bank branches, one located at 233 E. Yosemite Ave. and the other on Cleveland Ave. next to Walmart shopping center. The one near Walmart is the newer branch of the two. However, on November 14, 2019 the Yosemite Ave. branch will be closing it’s door for good, so…
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It’s About to Get a Bit More Starbuck-ier Around Here
I was suppose to write about this topic a few weeks back, but instead I’ve been busy working on other things. Before I continue, can you guess from where have I been working on these other said things? If you guessed from a Starbucks, then you deserve a high five and a cup of Joe…
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Another Day, Another Dollar Tree Store
Get your dollar bills ready, the third Dollar Tree store is set to be opening soon. At the time of this writing it looks like they’re hiring so that means it’s only a matter of weeks until they open there doors. The other current Dollar Tree stores are located near Lowe’s on Cleveland Ave. and…
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More Storage Space Coming Soon
After years of being nothing, but an empty lot with a thriving weed ecosystem, the land on 905 South Knox Street is finally being put to use. Just recently it broke ground and the machinery began to arrive. The earth is being moved around and the foundation is being laid out. It is the future…
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Another BBQ Restaurant is Coming
Madera currently has a couple BBQ options. There is Players Smoked BBQ, Petrucci’s BBQ Pit towards the edge of town, and then there’s Full-O Bull, if you want to consider that a BBQ place. For a town this size, I think that’s pretty good amount. However, soon we’ll be adding to the list. It has…
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Gone Fishing, Long John Silver’s Has Closed Forever
I just couldn’t resist the pun in the headline, but you read that correctly, Long John Silver’s (LJS) has officially closed its doors — again, and apparently this time forever. If you were a fan, be prepare to hit the road when you get a craving. The sign posted in front of their store reads:…