At least not in Mason County. County officials have declared the barely-dressed baristas at local coffee stand Espresso Gone Wild are actually "erotic entertainers." Since the coffee stand is not zoned for erotic entertainment, the baristas are going to have to put some clothes on or close shop. Would you support the "stripper or barista" trend if it came to Seattle? Or do you prefer your coffee-puller fully-clothed?......

Because we haven't said enough about Starbucks this week, and because we haven't said enough about local coffee shops today, we figured we'd jump in on this story. Starbucks has to give their California baristas $87million (plus 7 percent interest). According to LA Times, some baristas could get $10,000. Apparently, the rule has been that all tips are pooled at the end of the day, and then shift supervisors get to take some of......

Speaking of snappish baristas, this weekend we stopped by a neighborhood coffeeshop we've been visiting since 2003, and handed over a prepaid card good for our usual drink. A new-ish barista took it, looked it over, looked us over, sighed a little, and -- as if he were doing us a favor -- checked off one of the drinks. "You know," he said, "these cards are supposed to be signed by the baristas when they're......