Month: September 2025

• Starbucks on Thursday announced it would close 1% — more than 100 — of its North American stores.
• The announcement didn’t specify which locations would close, so Business Insider started a list.
• Starbucks said in a statement that it is grateful to the communities its coffeehouses have built.

When Starbucks announced on Thursday that it would shutter more than 100 coffeehouse locations across North America, the company didn’t publicly specify which stores would close.

So, Business Insider has begun creating a list compiled from accounts from affected in-store staff members, reporter visits, and verification through the Starbucks “store locator” feature. While incomplete, it begins to show which neighborhoods and states are most affected by the closures.

When reached for comment by Business Insider, Starbucks pointed to a message it’s sending its customers about the store closures: “We know this isn’t just any store to customers. It’s their coffeehouse, a place woven into their daily rhythm, where memories were made, and where meaningful connections with our partners grew over the years. We’re deeply grateful for the communities that have been built.”

• California

  • 1303 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
  • 1100 CA-1, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
  • 138 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
  • 300 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90013
  • 729 N Vignes St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
  • 760-762 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014
  • 444 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90071
  • 600 W 9th St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
  • 1090 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017

• District of Columbia

  • 1801 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC, 20009
  • 901 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
  • 401 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
  • 555 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
  • 3347 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
  • 3050 K St NW Washington, DC 20007
  • 1600 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009
  • 2001 L St NW, Washington, DC 20036
  • 2225 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20059

• Maryland

  • 13677 Connecticut Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20906
  • 1209 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201
  • 1100 S Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21230
  • 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
  • 250 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
  • 631 S. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231
  • 2500 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224

• Massachusetts

  • 177 College Ave, Medford, MA 02155

• New Jersey

  • 40 W. Park Place, Morristown, NJ 07960

• New Mexico

  • 106 W San Francisco St Plaza, Santa Fe, NM 87501

• Oregon

  • 2803 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214

• Virginia

  • 12599 Fairlakes Cir, Fairfax, VA 22033
  • 4000 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22203
  • 100 S. Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314
  • 1017 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA 23234
  • 4320 Commerce Rd, Richmond, VA 23234
  • 233 Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
  • 2840 Greensboro Rd, Martinsville, VA 24112
  • 3911 Wards Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24502

• Washington

  • 2401 Utah Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
  • 1124 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101

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• I was offered a job in my desired career field before I graduated from college.
• As someone who loved the college experience, this transition was difficult.
• I’m still learning to navigate post-graduation.

As I approached the spring semester of my senior year of college, the realization that this journey of college would soon be ending sank in.

It was time to start turning in my textbooks, submit my senior thesis, and say goodbye to the life I’d known for the past four years.

It also meant I needed to find a full-time job. I was extremely fortunate that I did not have to search for a full-time job because former employers offered me a position in March of my senior year.

I had worked at the company before and was offered a management position in social media and marketing. It was everything I was looking for in my first real job.

I thought I had a leg up because I didn’t have to jump into the dreaded post-college job search. Yet, little did I know that I wasn’t prepared for the real world after college.

I wasn’t prepared to let my college life go

I vividly remember crying with my best friend outside our rundown, half-painted apartment in Newport, Rhode Island.

We were headed back home to live with our parents to save money, and I was starting my full-time job in just under a week.

I cried the whole car ride home, realizing the best days of my life thus far were over.

This transition into a new job was nothing short of easy.

Instead of living in the room next door, my friends were suddenly tens of miles away, with packed schedules, working 40 hours a week, and trying to find a weekend that works for everyone.

In college, long weekends, social freedom, and flexible schedules defined my weekly routine.

Of course, I worked hard to pursue a career in my dream field, but college allowed me extra time to go on trips during spring break, relax on the beach during the summer, and spend holidays making memories with my family.

Now, I use my calendar not only for work but also for my social life, penciling in get-togethers with friends on nights after a long day at work. The weekends go by way too quickly.

I also didn’t understand how PTO, retirement, and taxes worked

When I first started my full-time job, I wasn’t prepared for the real world I had to face.

Suddenly, I had to plan out my paid time off months in advance. I was also faced with taxes, retirement planning, and paying off student loans — all foreign to me. I was quite clueless and had to navigate it all on my own.

Maybe I needed a crash course, but no one prepared me for how much to deduct from my paycheck for a retirement plan, let alone what that looks like.

How do student loans come into play, and what does an interest rate look like?

Luckily, parents and a quick Google search can help, but going into signing a W-9 without knowing exactly what documents you need to file taxes can be quite stressful.

I’m still learning to adjust to my new postgrad life

Don’t get me wrong, I love my job. But I would go back to college in a heartbeat if afforded the opportunity.

People might say, “Get over it. It’s a part of life. College is over; grow up. You’re going to work for another 40-plus years until you can retire.”

Yet, that minimizes my grief. I’m mourning my college life and adjusting to this abrupt transition. I just wish I was better prepared for it.

• I rented a Tesla Model Y for my first long drive, and it came with a surprising learning curve.
• From braking to navigation, the Tesla felt very different from anything I had driven before.
• The experience was more challenging than I expected, but for different reasons than I anticipated.

In August, I planned to drive from the Bay Area to Los Angeles County and back to help my friend move. The catch? We needed to drive two cars for the southward leg, as we’d be leaving his trusty Honda Civic behind in LA.

We needed a rental car that had sufficient storage space and wouldn’t rack up a big gas bill. My friend suggested a Tesla Model Y because its driver assistance technology would make the seven-hour trek south — my first long-distance drive — easier.

I don’t have my own vehicle, and before the trip, I had never driven a fully electric car. I have driven cars that belong to my partner and friends, as well as many different hybrid rentals over the years.

The Model Y was unlike any of those, and I found myself struggling with the vehicle for all of the reasons that make Teslas beloved.

The Model Y was equipped with Autopilot but not Full Self-Driving (supervised), which requires a $99 monthly subscription. Renting it for two days on Turo cost me $334, including taxes and standard insurance.

I was nervous about driving a car with an unfamiliar system and scared of being stranded on the side of the road with a dead battery, so I spent the week leading up to the trip binging Model Y tutorials on YouTube and plotting out a careful route with abundant Tesla Superchargers.

I brought my friend to pick it up with me at the location indicated on Turo, because I kept imagining scenarios where I couldn’t unlock the car, manage to start it, or somehow get stuck inside, since the doors are electric.

None of my dreaded scenarios manifested.

Once I slid inside the blue Model Y and the door clicked shut with a tiny buzz, I found the vehicle to be unlike anything I’ve driven before.

The gearbox is located next to the wheel at a lever where you would usually activate your windshield wipers, and it only took one lap around the parking lot for the car’s one-pedal mode to short-circuit my muscle memory. The interior also has no buttons, and although the sleek design is loved by many, it took a while to adjust the basics, such as airflow and the door mirrors.

After changing the braking system to what Tesla calls “Creep” mode — a way to use both pedals — it was getting late, and we had to be on our way.

The driving experience

The first stretch of the drive was slow but smooth as we made our way south of San Jose for lunch. I mostly tailed behind my friend’s car, and my favorite Lana Del Rey album sounded especially good in the Model Y’s sound system, which emphasized bass.

The sushi we had at the strip mall was uninspiring, and it took me 15 minutes to wedge my car into the only charging port left — between a huge Cybertruck and a bush — but at least the vehicle charged quickly. I stopped it at 85% to protect its battery lifespan, and we made our way toward Highway 101.

That’s when the real troubles began.

I am not a great driver, and I’m sensitive to sudden sounds. It startled me every time the vehicle started to sound alarms and flash blue lights whenever I veered from the center lane or touched a white line. I understand it’s meant to be loud enough to wake up someone who may be falling asleep, but I swerved when startled by the sound.

On occasions when I turned on Autopilot, the car kept warning me to move the steering wheel a little, but if I moved just a hair too much, the function became disabled.

My biggest complaint is that the Tesla system didn’t allow me to use CarPlay to project Google or Apple Maps from my phone to the screen. The Tesla map does not pivot to orient itself in a way that mimics the driver’s directional perspective, and it can’t be zoomed in enough to display details, like a small traffic circle on the road.

Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.

Tesla has always had a proprietary infotainment system, and it is often considered the king of car software when it comes to its navigation and warning systems. The system is what many purchase the Tesla for, but it was not a good match for my need for no distractions and crystal clear directions.

I went the wrong way many times, and I had to pull over to the side of the 101 because the Tesla map did not immediately reroute me after I missed an exit. A driver in a pickup truck slowed down as he passed me and gestured to see if I needed help. I waved him away because the rescuer I really needed was Google Maps.

I ended up pulling it up on my phone instead as a supplement, and it showed me the way within seconds. I reached Oxnard in time to have dinner with my best friend.

By nighttime, as we drove our last stretch from Oxnard to Hacienda Heights, I decided that knowing where I was heading in the dark was far more important than comfort, and I swapped cars with my friend, driving his old Civic for the last 90 minutes of the drive.

The verdict

I would potentially choose a Tesla Model Y again for my next long-distance trip, mostly because of its cost efficiency.

It is not more expensive to rent a Tesla than a regular car or any other EV, but renting a Tesla would cut our gas costs in half and provide a decent range. On Saturday, I only spent $46 on charging, and that was after many unwanted detours. The charging time was reasonable, and it was healthy to stop every couple of hours to stretch my legs or grab a coffee.

If I were to plan a route to Southern California again, I would choose to stay on I-5 until I must get off, instead of going on the 101. The I-5 is pretty much a straight shot most of the way, and this would be a great time to engage Autopilot. I would also buy a clip-on phone holder to mount my phone on top of the touchscreen, so that I can see Google Maps.

The jury is still out on whether I would buy a Tesla, new or used. When or if Elon Musk decides to release what he calls a more affordable Model Y, I will revisit the question.