http://www.statenews.com Two MSU specialty coffeehouses will close their doors this fall and both be replaced by Sparty’s Convenience Stores. Barista Cafe, open since 2000 in Case Hall, and Aroma Borealis, open since 2007 in Snyder-Phillips Hall, will become Sparty’s Convenience Store hybrids, Joe Garza said, manager of Sparty’s. Both will offer both coffeehouse and convenience store items. en-us Foundry4 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:42:42 -0400 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:18:17 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/16598/view Here’s my question – where’s the meal replacement options we were promised? When they redesigned the Sny-Phi caf, they promised us a sandwich station that we could go to if we were unable to make regular meal times, one that would let us take food to go. Shaw TTO is not the answer! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:42:14 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/16598/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/16620/view This is bad news. Sparty’s is pretty awful and overpriced. I don’t know how finally completely monopolizing this market across the entire campus can be considered a good thing. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:04:06 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/16620/view http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/16691/view I agree. I work in Baker Hall (next to S-P), and like the convenience of Aroma Borealis. Although more variety in their selection would be good, the place has a nice atmosphere and I hate to see a coffeehouse with a more unique personality get replaced by the overcrowded, overpriced, ubiquitous Sparty’s. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:18:17 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/16691/view