‘Issues’ prompt changes at some Memphis Starbucks
Starbucks has taken a few safety measures recently at some Midtown Memphis locations, installing keypad locks on the restrooms and "sharps" disposal boxes at two locations, including the new Union Avenue shop shown here on Dec. 5, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Starbucks has recently tightened access to bathrooms and installed needle-disposal boxes at some of its core-Memphis coffee shops.
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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