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COS Town Tidings #26-305 | 11/1/26
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ποΈ Best Of Shops & Boutiques: Voting Is Open! π
π Local Spotlight: π She Traded the Bank for Her Dream Shop
π° News from this week in Colorado Springs!
π€ Wellness Tips
π₯ Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives
π Local Events + Holiday Markets & Activities
π¦ COS Weather - Cooler temps and cloudy with possible isolated showers
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ποΈ Best Of Colorado Springs:
Shops & Boutiques 2026
Voting Is OPEN!
Thank you for helping us celebrate our Food & Drink winners! Now it's time to give some love to the local shops that make Colorado Springs feel like home.
Your go-to boutique, the gift shop that always has the perfect find, the thrift store where you score treasures... vote for your favorite locally owned shops, just in time for holiday shopping!
π³οΈ Voting is open now through Nov 29, and the winners will be revealed in our Holiday Shopping Guide on Dec 1.
π Share the ballot with friends and your favorite shop owners so they can rally their customers too!
π The Holiday Gift That Means Everything πΎ
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π She Traded the Bank for Her Dream Shop
β¨ Now running it full time, with her heart in every item
It started with salt dough ornaments at the kitchen table. Amanda was 7, her mom handed her the recipe, and neither of them knew those messy afternoons would lead to a storefront in Old Colorado City.
Amanda Mendenhall spent more than a decade as a personal banker. Budgets, long-term planning, the kind of work that lives in spreadsheets. But that creative kid who grew up doing craft shows with her mom in small-town Arizona never went quiet. The dream of her own shop took root at 15, and she carried it through banking, a military spouse life, and a move to Colorado Springs. Now she's taken the leap: Amanda has left banking behind and runs her shop full time as a solo owner.
Two years ago, she stopped waiting. Head down the stairs underneath Jake and Telly's Greek Tavern on West Colorado Avenue, and you'll find The Mountain Mercantile, a Southwestern and Boho-inspired shop where the first thing you're offered is a cup of coffee and a place to sit. Husbands park themselves at this coffee bar. Tourists wander in and stay longer than they planned. Regulars come back just to see what's new.
Amanda curates every single item on these shelves herself, and she puts her heart into every piece. She also sells her own handmade sock snowmen, gnomes, and beautiful original paintings as they share space with her mom, Arlette's microwaveable bowl cozies, locally made soaps and candles, and vintage paintings by the late local artist Albert Zeki. Whether it is a handcrafted original or a carefully sourced boutique find, every piece is created or chosen with intention.
She also hosts crafting classes and sip-and-shop events throughout the year, so if you've been looking for a reason to try something creative with friends, she's already set the table.
Browse the shop, check the upcoming events at MountainMercantile.shop, and find something wonderfully unusual at 2616 West Colorado Ave #19, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.
Hours: WedβThu & Sun 11amβ4pm | FriβSat 11amβ7pm | Closed MonβTue
π Your holiday gift list starts here
Skip the big-box crowds this year and check off your list with one-of-a-kind gifts nobody else will be giving. Grab a coffee, take your time, and shop small where your support truly matters. Stop in this week and see what's new!
π₯ While you're there, stop by Jake & Telly's Greek Market in the same parking lot and pick up everything you need for their pastitsio recipe, a cozy Greek-style lasagna that's perfect for chilly nights and holiday gatherings.
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πB-COS We Care FunD Fair! Sat, Nov 7
@ Colorado Springs Shrine Club, 6 South 33rd St, from 9am- 2pm
Check out the sample Vintage items at the FunD Fair! π
π° News from this week in Colorado Springs!
Here are some of the stories we shared this week. Check out any issues you missed.
π Real Estate Roundup: π‘ Latest Home Sales and Market Insights for Colorado Springs (Issue #26-304)
π Shame & Regret, Top 3 Best Bar
π TRIVIA: The Man of a Thousand Faces (Issue #26-300)
π Best Burger: Bad Daddy's in the Top 3
π£οΈ 147 Miles of Smoother Roads (Issue #26-302)
π Best Burger: The Winner!
π‘ Your Utility Bill Goes Up in January (Issue #26-299)
π Best Ice Cream: You Know This Shop
π³ Restaurant Inspections: Repeat Violations at an Italian Spot (Issue #26-303)
π Best Bar: The Winner Presented On Stage!
π³οΈ Still Have Your Ballot? Read This (Issue #26-301)
π Best Mexican Restaurant: Amazing Family Owned, Revealed
π£ Local Business Owners, Let's Get You Noticed!
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π³ Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!
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πΌ DΓa de Muertos Celebration at the FAC - FREE π Arts/Theaterπ Community+1 12:30 PM β 4:30 PM Β· π Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 West Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903 Honor the loved ones you miss at the Fine Arts Center's free DΓa de Muertos celebration: live music and performances, haβ¦ |
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Annual Fall Concert - Concert & Symphonic Bands π CommunityπΆ Music 4:00 PM β 6:00 PM Β· π Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs Celebrate the power, nostalgia, and joy of live music with New Horizons Bands and Orchestras of Colorado Springs at theiβ¦ |
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An Evening of Spanish Guitar in Colorado Springs with Diego GarcΓa "Twanguero" πΆ Music 5:00 PM β 10:00 AM Β· π Colorado Springs Charter Academy, 2577 N Chelton Rd, Colorado Springs Spanish guitarist Diego GarcΓa "Twanguero" (Latin Grammy winner; "Easily one of the most fascinating guitarists I've eveβ¦ |
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719 Swing 'n Jam - every Sunday $5-$20 πΆ Musicπ Social 5:30 PM β 9:30 PM Β· π 2103 N Weber St, Colorado Springs If youβre looking for a new activity we would love to see you on Sundays!! Join these lovely dancers at 719 Swing N Jamβ¦ |
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πΉ The Billy Joel Legacy: A Tribute Experience at the Pikes Peak Center πΆ Music 7:00 PM β 9:30 PM Β· π Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs A tribute experience celebrating the legendary music and career of Billy Joel. |
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Haunted Manitou Ghost Tours - $25 Activity 7:30 PM β 10:00 PM Β· π 502 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs Embark on a spine-tingling journey through the haunted history of Manitou Springs, Colorado, on our ghost tour. Traverseβ¦ |
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πΌ DΓa de Muertos Celebration at the FAC - FREE π Arts/Theaterπ Community+1 4:00 PM β 8:00 PM Β· π Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 West Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903 Honor the loved ones you miss at the Fine Arts Center's free DΓa de Muertos celebration: live music and performances, haβ¦ |
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𧡠Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild Annual Fall Show π Communityπ€Ά Holiday Market+1 9:00 AM β 7:00 PM Β· π 12530 Black Forest Rd, Colorado Springs The Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild's annual Fall Show at the Black Forest Community Center (corner of Shoup and Blackβ¦ |
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πΊπΈ No Veteran Forgotten Ceremony - FREE π Community Starts at 9:00 AM Β· π Pikes Peak National Cemetery, 10545 Drennan Rd, Colorado Springs Pikes Peak National Cemetery honors 6 unaccompanied veterans who were laid to rest at Pikes Peak and Fort Lyon Nationalβ¦ |
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𧡠Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild Annual Fall Show π Communityπ€Ά Holiday Market 9:00 AM β 7:00 PM Β· π 12530 Black Forest Rd, Colorado Springs The Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild's annual Fall Show at the Black Forest Community Center (corner of Shoup and Blackβ¦ |
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Nov 7, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
Nov 22, 2:30 & 7:30pm: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve @The Broadmoor World Arena $99-$160
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