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Friday, March 29
Put down that Starbucks. You should be drinking local coffee. And to help you do that, I'm pointing you to Delocator, a directory of independent coffee shops searchable by zip code. (If you really insist on drinking that Seattle sludge, they also include a list of the Starbucks in the area.)