A morning stop
Coffee, a seat, ten minutes before the day starts. The unglamorous half of the business, and the half that keeps it open.
About Sweet Days A small shop,
A small shop,
on purpose.
Ice cream on one side, coffee on the other, and enough chairs that nobody has to eat standing up on the sidewalk.
locallyowned
The short version
Somebody had to open one.
Sweet Days is an independent ice cream and coffee shop in Colorado City, Colorado. Not a chain, not a franchise, no app to download before you can order a scoop.
The idea is simple enough to explain in one sentence: a room you can walk into for a coffee in the morning and a cone in the evening, run by people who live here too.
“Ice cream has always been my passion. With each scoop, I aim to create sweet memories and a sense of community.” Sweet Days, in its own announcement
Our story
Sweeter days in the valley.
Welcome to Sweet Days. We are a family-owned scoop shop and specialty espresso bar nestled right here in the heart of Colorado City. Our concept is simple: one cozy room, two counters, and endless reasons to smile.
But behind the fresh-baked waffle cones and premium Little Man Ice Cream tubs, Sweet Days has a much bigger heartbeat.
Powered by purpose and youth dreams
Sweet Days was founded by a local single mom with a clear vision: to create a space where the youth of the Greenhorn Valley can thrive.
In a small town where first-time jobs are incredibly scarce, we decided to build our own launchpad. This shop serves as a real-world classroom where local teenagers can learn how to pull a perfect espresso shot, hand-scoop a sundae, run a business, build life skills, and discover that no dream is too big to achieve.
Foster care awareness is also close to the heart of Sweet Days. The owner has a personal connection to the foster care community, which has helped inspire the shop’s commitment to supporting local youth and strengthening the community.
Foster care awarenessEvery scoop supports a story
When you walk into Sweet Days, you are doing more than grabbing your morning latte or an evening treat with your kids. You are supporting a local business committed to creating opportunities for young people in the Greenhorn Valley.
We built this room so the neighborhood could meet, celebrate, and support one another. Come on in, grab a seat, and let us make your day a little bit sweeter.
first job, first latte, first paycheck
What it’s for
Mostly, it’s for hanging around.
An after-school problem
Somewhere for kids to end up that is not a parking lot. Kid scoops, kid prices, no minimum spend.
A reason to walk down
Small towns lose places like this and do not always get them back. This is the getting-one-back part.
come in, say hi, tell us what to put in the caseA room to book
Birthdays, team nights, fundraisers. It is a small shop, which is exactly what makes it work for a group that actually knows each other.
Around here
Photos, once we have them.
Every picture on this site is drawn by hand for now. Real photos of the shop, the case and the people in it drop straight into these slots.
drawings now, real photos the week after opening
That’s the whole pitch
Come visit Sweet Days.
Best way to understand a small shop is to stand in it.