Feeling a little over-caffeinated? Calm your nerves with something delicious and caffeine-free: fresh apple cider from Scotty's Juice Tree, steamed and mixed with caramel sauce from Monin and topped off with fresh, hormone-free whipped cream! This week's holiday drink feature is sure to warm you up on a blustery day! Try one today!

After seeing a tweet about the Tech Flash article on SPARQCode today we opted to check it out. It was nice, 'had us enter our Twitter URL, Facebook URL, Gowalla URL, Foresquare URL, Yelp URL, and Urbanspoon URL - then gave us a nice PDF to print out and post in our shop.

Cool - so what I can do with this?

If you want to "like" Cortona on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or checkin with Foursqare/Gowalla/Urbanspoon/Yelp, when you're in the shop you don't need to remember our URL/usernames for these sites. All you need to do is scan the barcode of choice from your phone and it will open a browser to the right place for you to take action. To get started, visit www.sparq.me from a mobile device, install & launch the reader, and you're ready to go.

Hey all, this week we are featuring every mocha lover's favorite holiday drink: the peppermint mocha! We use Monin dark chocolate sauce for all our mochas, and for this drink we pair it with our Frosted Mint syrup for that perfect minty chocolate taste. Top that off with two shots of Herkimer espresso and the steamed milk of your choice (and perhaps some whipped cream?), and you have a beverage worth taking a break for!

This month we have some awesome drawings up by one of our regular customers: Tony Dowler. Many are funny juxtapositions, reminiscent of maps of fantastical worlds. Here is Tony's artist statement:

Please stop by and take the time to look through some of Tony's work this month! It is very unique and truly does have something for everyone. He can be contacted at Tony.Dowler@gmail.com.

Continuing our highlights of community businesses and events, we wanted to let you know that this Sunday (and every Sunday night) at Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine there is free music from artists performing music from different parts of Africa! Music starts at 8pm and Hidmo is located on 20th and Jackson St.