So Sweet Candy Shoppe Moving Steps away from Dreamy's Candy

Good news for Clinton residents with a massive sweet tooth...

In what some business owners would deem a bold move, a Utica candymaker has decided to vacate the property they've occupied for the past 8 years to move down the street from another candy store.

"We outgrew our current location and are looking for a fresh start in one of the most picturesque little towns in the Mohawk Valley," they announced on Facebook.

So Sweet Candy Shoppe, which is currently located on Varick Street in Utica, will become neighbors with Dreamy's Candy Shop in Clinton next month.

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So Sweet is taking over the former Evolve: Eco Goods store, which is across the road from The Cremeria on College Street - about 350 feet away from Dreamy's Candy.

Throw Utica Coffee in the middle of all 3 and you literally have a Bermuda Triangle of sugary goodness right on the Village Green.

This is also an exciting time for Dreamy's, which is combining both of its store locations on West Park Row. Fans of the chocolate maker have already noticed some renovation work going on to allow for more space to show off their intense collection of sweets - from melts, truffles, freeze-dried candy, chocolate-covered frozen cheesecake slices, and more.

Okay, I admit, I shop there quite a bit... like every Friday. You have to try Dreamy's chocolate banana truffle once they're back in stock - so good!

Now with two candy stores operating a 2-minute walk away from one another, Clinton Green is poised to become the candy capital of CNY.

Hallmark Channel, are you hearing this? The story writes itself here. Think of the potential...

We have a real-life movie plot unfolding in the heart of historical Clinton, NY, right before the intense holiday season. Think of all the perfectly corny yet cloying titles this potential holiday blockbuster can have.

A Sweet Truce
Sweetened Rivalry
Candy and Chemistry
A Cocoa Kind of Love
Chocolates, Competition, and Courtship
Sweet Hearts: A Chocolate Tale

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We had Chevy Chase come to Utica last year to shoot a Christmas movie - so lets get some holiday rom-com stars like Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Danica McKellar, Andrew Walker, and Lacey Chabert in the Mohawk Valley stat!

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It's All About Chocolate At These Wonderful Central New York Candy Shops!

Whether it is Valentines Day, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, or any of those other "candy centric holidays (Halloween!), here are several fine chocolate and candy shops all found within the narrow region of Central New York.

There are chocolate shops in the Syracuse area and all the way south to the Binghamton/Johnson City are, and then a quick jog east to Oneonta and Cooperstown. Each has their own little niche to excel in, whether as a supplier of fantastic penny candy from our youth, and artisan chocolates in all kinds of molds.

Each candy store had a link to their business. Check them out and stop in and their bricks and mortar store, or order online (offered by several of these shops). We will look at stores like this in other regions of Upstate New York in upcoming galleries.

If you know of a great chocolate shop or candy store within the confines of Central New York, please give it a shout out over on our Facebook page!

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