Anarchy Breaks Out Among Anarchists

"Anarchists" with pipes allegedly trying to smash the windows of an East Village Starbucks fought with police on Saturday night, sending three men to jail and two officers to the hospital with minor injuries, officials said Sunday.

All this happened at an anarchist book fair at Judson Memorial Church, across the street from Washington Square Park in New York City.

A number of protesters chanted, “F--- the NYPD” and “All pigs must die,” as they began swinging eight-foot-long pipes and tossing bottles at uniformed and plainclothes officers, according to the NYPD.

At least three protestors were arrested.

A nearby 7-Eleven on St. Marks Place had a window smashed Saturday night, witnesses said, though police were uncertain whether the vandalism was related to the other incidents.

Starbucks Opens First Juice Bar

Starbucks Corp opened the first store in its new Evolution Fresh juice bar chain on Monday, its biggest move outside of the coffee realm yet.  

Health drinks are big right now and kudos to Starbucks for trying to put their own spin on the juice bar concept.

The first shop, located in an upscale shopping area in Bellevue, Washington, is an affluent city just east of Seattle, will be watched very closely by Starbucks executives and analysts.

"Mixologists" at the new shop dispense a variety of juices - including apple, coconut water, carrot and beet - from taps to create "hand crafted" concoctions with names like "sweet burn" and "field of greens". The 8-ounce drinks sell for $4.99 and the 16-ounce drinks are priced at $7.99.  A tad bit pricey?

Fresh fruit and vegetable juices have gained in popularity in the United States with some health-conscious consumers using them as meal replacements, while others drink them as part of "cleansing" diets.

The world's biggest coffee chain bought Evolution Fresh for $30 million in cash in November to get a piece of that business.

Starbucks Upping Prices

Starbucks is raising prices by an average of about 1 percent in the U.S. Northeast and Sunbelt regions on Tuesday, a move affecting cities such as New York, Boston, Washington DC, Atlanta, Dallas and Albuquerque.

Starbucks expects high prices for things like coffee, milk and fuel to cut into profits this year and along with restaurant operators ranging from Chipotle Mexican Grill to McDonald's Corp -- is raising prices to help offset some of that cost pressure.

In New York City, prices for 12-ounce "tall" brewed coffees and latte drinks each will go up 10 cents. Prices on about a half a dozen other beverages also will increase, Starbucks spokesman Jim Olson told Reporters.

The world's biggest coffee chain raised prices on some drinks in California and South Florida in November. Those regions are not affected by the pricing action.

Olson said the price for a 16-ounce "grande" brewed coffee, Starbucks' most popular beverage, remains the same across the United States and has not changed since January 2011. The price for grande lattes is unchanged in most markets, he added.

The Seattle-based chain has not made across-the-board price increases since 2007, choosing instead to adjust prices on a market-by-market basis.

Starbucks caters to a more affluent customer and last time it raised prices it went without apparent pushback.

The company previously said it expects costs for commodities such as coffee and milk to lower fiscal 2012 earnings by about 21 cents per share.

Pumpkin Spice Flavor Back at Starbucks

Fall must be right around the corner because Starbucks has brought back their famous pumpkin spice flavor.  I can taste it now.