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Locals gather for the grand opening ceremony of the new Starbucks location, at 1734 Sherman Ave. in Evanston, on Friday, May 10, 2013. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media

Locals gather for the grand opening ceremony FRiday at the new Starbucks location, at 1734 Sherman Ave. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl during the grand opening ceremony of the new Starbucks location, at 1734 Sherman Ave. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media

(On right) Joy Nazarian, the property owner, speaks during the grand opening ceremony of the new Starbucks location. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media

Carolyn Dellutri, Executive Director of Downtown Evanston, during the grand opening ceremony of the new Starbucks location, at 1734 Sherman Ave. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media

Carolyn Dellutri, executive director of downtown Evanston, during the grand opening ceremony of the new Starbucks location, at 1734 Sherman Ave. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media

Justin Copeland, of the Northwestern University Jazz Combo, plays the trumpet during the grand opening of a new Starbucks location. | Chandler West~For Sun-Times Media

Starbucks opens huge new downtown store

EVANSTON — Speciality coffee, live jazz, late night hours, in a store built to be environmentally friendly. Starbucks hit a clear winner in the opening of a new store three times the size of the old store just a few doors down on the 1700 block of Sherman Avenue in downtown Evanston. …Read More