Pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods have always been appealing for their landscaped promenades, wide sidewalks, tree-lined walkways, and pocket parks. Especially in cosmopolitan neighborhoods, they enhance beauty and convenience, thus providing an upgrade in everyday living with the added benefit of boosting one’s sense of well-being.

Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans.

Starbucks says an employee in Philadelphia has been fired after reportedly mocking a customer with a stutter.

The CEO of Starbucks has apologized for an incident at one of the mammoth chain’s Philadelphia cafes where two black men were arrested while waiting for a friend.