COS Town Tidings #25-337

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🌟Local Feature: 😲 Why Would She Name Her Candy Shop This?

📰 Overnight Snow, Slick Roads ❄️

📰 Crews Ready And Plowing 🚚

📰 How to File a Winter Crash Report 🚔

🛍 New: Bargain Box Weekly Sales, Dec 3-6! 

📆 Local Events + Concerts & 🤶 Holiday Fairs/Festivals

🌨 COS Weather - Snow all day and below freezing temps

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😲 Why Would She Name Her Candy Shop This?

🍬 One taste at 30,000 feet was all it took to change everything

What does Christmas taste like? For Monique Borrero-Rivera, it's the fiery warmth of cinnamon and the cool whisper of spearmint. Picture grandma's kitchen, filled with magic as she crafted gleaming, jewel-like pieces of hard candy. This wasn't just a treat; it was a tradition.

That recipe, a sacred trust, eventually landed in Monique's hands. As the keeper of this legacy, she recreated that cherished feeling for years, pouring a connection to the women before her into every piece.

Her children, however, saw a bigger future. "Mom," they insisted, "this is so good, you should sell it." Though daunted, Monique started sharing with her flight attendant colleagues. Flying at 30,000 feet, she'd offer a piece of home, and the reaction was addictive. They found the candy so irresistible they laughingly nicknamed it "crack." The name—a testament to its goodness that Monique initially found shocking but grew to love—stuck. That response gave her the courage for the leap of faith. "I was terrified," Monique recalls, "but seeing that joy on strangers' faces, I knew my kids were right. This tradition wasn't just mine to keep anymore."

Today, that passion has blossomed from two original flavors to over 160. While her candy now delights customers from farmers' markets to the Chamonix Casino, every piece is still made to order from her home, as fresh as when she creates it for her own family.

Monique isn't just a candy maker; she's a curator of joy, and she wants to share a piece of that story with you.

Taste the Tradition for Yourself

Mention this article with any purchase at the Candy Cane Craft & Gift Show (Dec. 13 & 14) or with any special order placed, and receive a complimentary bag of the original Cinnamon or Spearmint candy—a piece of her family's history, gifted to you.

Find Monique's "Crack" Candy Shop:

• Facebook 

• Phone for Special Orders: (719) 393-5610

• Email: [email protected]

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🛍 Bargain Box: This Week's Hot Deals! (Through Sat Dec 6)

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❄️ Overnight Snow, Slick Roads

Southern Colorado saw overnight snow that will continue throughout the day. This morning’s commute is met with wet, slick roads and slower travel and below freezing temps. A Winter Weather Advisory is in place until 8pm (subject to change), with difficult conditions possible throughout the day.

Drivers in higher elevations, hilly neighborhoods, mountain passes, and those traveling to Denver over the Palmer Divide should be especially cautious. Snow totals will be highest along the Palmer Divide, the Sangre de Cristos, and the southern mountain regions.

⚠ Delayed starts and closures are being listed. Click here for searchable, real-time updates.

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🚚 Crews Ready And Plowing

Colorado Springs and El Paso County have activated their full winter weather response teams, with crews started at midnight and working in rotations until the storm passes. Up to 50 plow operators per shift will focus first on priority roads, which were pre-treated to help reduce ice buildup. Drivers should plan ahead, leave early, and use extra caution around plows. Full Story

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🚔 How to File a Winter Crash Report

We are hoping you don’t ever need this, but just in case…with winter weather increasing the likelihood of minor crashes, CSPD is sharing guidance for when drivers should file a “cold accident report.” If there are no injuries, no impairment, all drivers are licensed and insured, and no public property is damaged, drivers should exchange information and complete a report either at a CSPD substation or through the online reporting system, which is generally the easiest option.

CSPD also reminds the community to clear snow and ice from your vehicles, check conditions before heading out, and choose safer routes during winter storms. Full Story

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🎉 Events Calendar! (More events including FREE, click here)

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📆 Sample Local Events

*Weather permitted

• Dec 3-7, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Dec 4-28: Mary Poppins @ Fine Arts Center, 30 West Dale St $18-$70

• Dec 4-21: The Importance of Being Earnest @ ENT Center $21-$47

• Dec 6-7, 13-14: The Ringmaster`s Christmas @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $26.50

• Dec 7, Noon: Goat's Milk Soap Making @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $65

• Dec 10, 6-8:30pm: Cinnamon Rolls - Sourdough Baking Class @ Nature's Start Bread Company, 3312 Austin Bluffs $75

• Dec 12 & 29, 9am-5pm: Dog Days at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo

• Dec 17, 6-8pm: Pedestal Flip Calendar Class @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $40

• Dec 21, 10am-Noon: Beginner Dot Mandala Painting Workshop @ Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N Academy $50 (6 Seats Available)

🎶 Fall Concerts - Weather permitting

• Dec 3, 4, 9, 6pm: Holly & Ivy concert @ Air Force Academy FREE (must register for ticket)

• Dec 6 (7pm) & 7 (2:30pm): Chamber Orchestra of Springs: Dances With The Winds @ Ent Center for the Arts $18-$41

• Dec 21, 3pm: Pikes Peak Philharmonic: Jazz @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $14-$20

🤶 Holiday Festivals, Fairs & Activities

• ⛸ Through - Jan 18: Skate In The Park @Acacia Park $15

• 🕯 Through Jan 4, Fri & Sat (5:30-10pm) & Sun - Thurs (5:30-9pm): Magic of Lights at Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) $28-$72/vehicle

• 🎄 Through Dec 27: Christmas at Forest Bend @ Black Forest, 9525 Burgess Rd $15 (Tickets Sell Out Fast) 

• Dec 5-23, 25-Jan 1, 5-8:30pm: Electric Safari @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo $21-$24

• Christmas Lights Guide - COS, Manitou & Woodland Park

   

• Dec 3-4, 8-11, 15-18: 2025 Creation: The Spirit of the Games Gingerbread Display @ The Broadmoor

• Dec 3, 10-13, 17-20, 26-27, 5:30-8pm: 🎄 2.5-Hour Holiday Lights & Bites Progressive Dinner @ Downtown COS $99

• Dec 4, 5:30-8:30pm: Electric Moonlight @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo $70-$80

• Dec 5-6 (10am-5pm), 7 (10am-4pm): Holiday Food & Gift Festival @Norris Penrose Event Center 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd $8 (get $1 <coupn code HFGF25> or bring a can food item)

• Dec 6, 9am-11am: 3rd Annual Cookie Walk Fundraiser @ St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 2111 Carlton Ave $6-$12/box

• Dec 6-7, 9am-4pm: Doherty HS Craft Fair @ 4515 Barnes Rd FREE to attend

• Dec 6, 11am-3pm: CFAM Holiday Market @ The Margarita at Pine Creek FREE to attend

• Dec 6, 3:30-6pm: Christkindl Fest @ Ascension Lutheran Church, 2505 N Circle FREE admission (Must RSVP)

• Dec 6, 5:30pm: Festival of Lights Parade @ Downtown, Tejon St FREE + 🆓 FREE PARKING 3-11pm TODAY!

• Dec 7, 2:30-4pm: Grinch Mosaic Class @ The Glass Collective, 828 East Fillmore $45 (Going Fast)

• Dec 13, 4-8pm: Holiday Evening @Rock Ledge Ranch $8

• Dec 13 & 27, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit - Holiday Show @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95 (12 Ticket Left)

• Dec 20, 10-11am: Centerpiece Workshop @ Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $25

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