Their creations mingle with the shop's other home decorations, jewelry and soaps. Expanding on the supermarket trend that already commonly includes dry cleaning, photos and banking along with groceries, Starbucks will be opening a mini cafe in the Vons' Marigold Center store May 14. 9 p.m. Vons is test marketing the concept at several locations, including a Starbucks counter in the Grover Beach store, said Sandra Calderon, Vons corporate spokesperson. So far customer response has been very positive, she said. The new cafes also provide additional job opportunities for eight to 12 Vons employees, who will staff the Starbucks counters, according to Calderon.
Grants are available for educational events promoting environmentally-friendly farm practices.
Events must take place between Aug. 1 and June 30, 2002. The deadline for proposals is May 22. AnnMarie Cornejo Oldt named Cannon CFO Don Oldt has joined Cannon Associates as chief financial officer. Before moving to the Central Coast, Oldt worked with the AFSA Data Corporation, a student loan provider. He is married and now lives in Heritage Ranch.