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Milwaukee Foodie News: French Canadian Restaurant Opens; LongHorn Steakhouse Coming Soon

If you love food and exploring new places to eat, Patch has the latest restaurant news from throughout the Milwaukee suburbs.

Get caught up on the food scene in the Milwaukee suburbs with Patch's new feature. Here's the latest foodie news. LongHorn Steakhouse is expected to open its third Wisconsin location this month at the old Leath Furniture location near Southridge Mall in Greendale. The restaurant will be next to the future Panda Express and will seat more than 200 people. LongHorn Steakhouse is a 30-year-old chain of restaurants that serve steaks, chicken and fish in an "atmosphere reminiscent of a Western rancher's home." More from Greendale Patch. Whitefish Bay's business district will get a little sweeter come Aug. 1, when Florida-based Grace & Shelly's Cupcakes will open in the former Think Toys storefront at 308 E. Silver Spring Drive.  In addition to …

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CowDung

9:13 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013

the whole Patch site has been a joke lately, Jim...   more ›

FREE Starbucks Blonde Roast For You and a Facebook Friend

Get a free Blonde Roast for you and a Facebook friend through the next few days. Check out to redeem your free coffee!

Starbucks is running another promotion where you can get a free Tall Blonde Roast and one for a friend.  For a limited time, visit the Starbucks Facebook page and click on the Starbucks Blonde Roast tab to snag a FREE Tall Cup of Blonde Roast Coffee from Starbucks for both you and a Facebook friend. They are offering it to the first 5,000 that sign up everyday until February 22. An eGift will be sent to you vie email with the Subject Line “To try Blonde roast, Starbucks sent you an eGift Card from Starbucks”. Print the offer out for the free coffee. Area Starbucks locations: Starbucks in Southridge Mall Center Court, 5300 S. 76th St. Starbucks, 4741 S. 76th St. You can also use the store locator online.

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Leah Fleischman

11:09 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Thank you for sharing, who wouldn't love a free starbucks? I will definitely be signing up.   more ›

Buy-One-Get-One FREE Starbucks Deal

Buy any of their specialty holiday beverages, get one free. Happy Holidays!

There many not be any snow on the ground just yet, but Christmas is just more than one week away and Starbucks is spreading some holiday cheer.  Starbucks kicked off their Holiday Beverage Share Event Thursday, offering customers a buy-one-get-one free deal between 2 and 5 p.m., through Sunday. The kicker is this only applies to their holiday drinks, but you've got quite a few to pick from including:

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Snag a Free Refresher Beverage at Starbucks on Friday

Swing by your local store between noon and 3 p.m. to pick up a 12-ounce Cool Lime or Very Berry Hibiscus drink.

Here's two fabulous words for a summer day: free and Starbucks. The coffee giant will be offering a free tall (12-ounce) Refreshers beverage from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday. The flavors are Cool Lime, which includes real lime, and Very Berry Hibiscus, which features whole blackberries. And with an 85-degree day forecast Friday, a cool beverage will surely hit the spot when you stop buy Greenfield's Starbucks, 4741 S. 76th St. There is a limit of one drink per person, and it is available while supplies last.

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Starbucks to Give Free Coffee on Fourth of July

To spark conversation about changing America’s “national spirit,” the coffee giant will be handing out free drinks on Independence Day.

In a full-page ad in major Sunday newspapers, Starbucks CEO Harold Schultz said Starbucks will be handing out free cups of coffee on the Fourth of July, and for a good reason. The ad titled “How Can America Win This Election?” talks of the country’s dwindling national spirit and political divide. Shultz hopes that by offering the free Tall cup of brewed coffee, it’ll raise awareness for his campaign #INDIVISIBLE, a national conversation across all social media so “we can all put citizenship over partisanship.” “I love America, but we all know there is something wrong,” wrote Schultz. “The deficits this country must reconcile are much more than financial, and our inability to solve our own problems is sapping our national spirit. We are …

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Attention, Frappuccino Lovers: Starbucks Happy Hour Is Coming Back

Half-price drinks between 3-5 p.m. and a new Chocolate Cookie Crumble flavor? Yes!

When it's warm out, there's nothing better than strolling around with a frothy beverage. And while temperatures are expected to dip a bit this weekend, you can still get a cold drink -- and for a bargain price, too.  Starbucks is launching its annual Happy Hour on Friday, where Frappuccinos are half-price between 3-5 p.m. through May 13. That means you can get one of the blended beverages for as little as $2. And Starbucks has a great new addition to its Frappuccino lineup: Chocolate Cookie Crumble. It's a blended concoction of mocha sauce, vanilla syrup, chocolate chips, milk and ice, topped with chocolate whipped cream (are you kidding me?) and chocolate cookie crumbles. And of course there's also Caramel, Mocha, Java Chip,  and for …

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Editor's Notebook

I Just Got Handed an Envelope of Money

I was given an unexpected gift today while sitting at Starbucks.

I’m not sure why she picked me, but she did. Maybe I just looked like a guy who wouldn’t turn down the gesture. This afternoon, an attractive woman, maybe in her late 30s or 40s, whom I’d never met or seen before in my life, stopped at my table on her way out of Starbucks, handed me an envelope and said, “Merry Christmas.” Before I could say much more than “thanks,” she turned and walked out the door. When I opened the envelope, I expected maybe a coupon for a free coffee or something like that. Instead, there were two $1 bills and this note: “This envelope started with $1.00 inside. It is given to you by a stranger with no agenda or expectation of recognition. “If you don’t need the money, please add at least one dollar to the envelope …

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Photo Gallery: Greenfield's Starbucks Gets a New Look

The cafe reopened Friday, Dec. 2, after a multi-week remodeling project.

Several dozens of people flowed in and out of Starbucks on Friday morning, and many celebrated the cafe's grand re-opening to show off its new look. The popular coffee shop had been closed to sit-down customers since mid-November while construction crews gave the interior a facelift. The new cafe includes more seating, and a wider variety of seats. Gone are the couches on the north and east sides of the building, but in their place are eight large, leather chairs and several high-top tables. The service counter has also been revamped, giving baristas more room to work. The interior design has a strong presence of wood and earth tones, with a majority of the artwork related to coffee and the coffee-making process.

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Greenfield's Starbucks Reopens Friday

There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m.

Starbucks, which has undergone remodeling over the last several weeks, will open fully once again Friday. With the exception of a few days earlier this month, the coffee shop, has been open during the remodeling, but only for customers taking their coffee to go. Seating has not been available since mid-November. The cafe serves as a popular meeting place and mobile office for several regular customers. The remodeled location is expected to have more seating. Starbucks will celebrate its grand reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 10-11 a.m. 

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Editor's Notebook

Greenfield's Starbucks Getting a Facelift

And as the store is remodeled, this Greenfield Patch editor needs a new temporary office.

WANTED: A Greenfield business owner/manager, church, school, bar or restaurant willing to temporarily house a low-maintenence Greenfield Patch reporter for a few hours per day over the next few weeks. Starbucks on 76th Street, a popular hangout and workplace for many people from Greenfield and surrounding communities, will soon have a new look. The cafe, like several other Starbucks across the country, will be remodeled starting Sunday. It will be closed Sunday evening and all of Monday and Tuesday, and when it reopens Wednesday, it will do so only as a walk-in cafe without a seating area. The cafe is scheduled to reopen Dec. 2, with more seating than it has now and more workspace for its baristas. Its temporary closure means this Patch …

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Carolyn Tyler

11:52 am on Thursday, November 10, 2011

Panera is a choice. Gets a little noisy sometimes during peak hours. That's only a problem if you're trying to have a conversation. It's not Starbucks, but it will meet your needs until Starbucks renovatrion is complete. What the heck? Make the rounds. Invite some of us bloggers along and we'll take Steve up on Elim. I'll even spring for pastries. In the interim, before you get to Baker's Square…   more ›