Temecula's Oldest Starbucks Closes

The first Starbucks to open in Temecula will close this week.

The last day the store will be open in the Tower Plaza on Rancho California and Ynez roads will be Friday, according to an announcement.

The store opened in the mid-90s, and for several years was the only Starbucks store in Temecula.

Some residents will miss the shop.

"Why are they closing this one? Close the other one," said Joe Snively, a long-time patron of the coffee house as he gestured to another Starbucks store across Ynez Road.

The store was recently the target of a burglary. To read about it,