Business Peter, Peter, pumpkin ... daddy? Meet the 'father' of the pumpkin spice latte Starbucks' pumpkin spice latte is turning 20 this year. Soundside caught up with the Seattle man considered to be the "father" of the autumnal sensation about the rise of pumpkin spice. Libby Denkmann Noel Gasca
Business Starbucks is out, Stumptown is in on Alaska, Horizon flights Starbucks is out. Stumptown is in on all Alaska Airlines flights. Dyer Oxley
Business Starbucks and union face off in Seattle over negotiation rules Starbucks and the union representing hundreds of its stores faced off at a historic hearing in Seattle on Tuesday. Monica Nickelsburg
Week in Review: gas prices, Starbucks, and an activation plan Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Isabella Breda, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg. Bill Radke Kevin Kniestedt
Politics U.S. Starbucks workers join in a weeklong strike over stores not allowing Pride décor Starbucks workers in cities including Chicago, Philadelphia and San Antonio plan to walk out or picket over coming days following worker accusations that the company is scaling back its LGBTQ support. Juliana Kim
National Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6 million in case tied to arrests of 2 Black men Jurors in federal court awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the arrests of two Black men in 2018. The Associated Press
Business Seattle employers beckon workers back to the office. Downtown can’t wait The era of unlimited remote work is over, at least for some major Seattle employers. Monica Nickelsburg
Government Howard Schultz grilled at Senate hearing over Starbucks' 'aggressive union busting' Howard Schultz’s morning coffee came with a shot of reproach today, as the former Starbucks CEO testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Monica Nickelsburg
