Art Within Reach is proud to present its annual holiday show featuring an array of handmade items, including books, clay, glass, jewelry, leather, mixed media, painting, photography, and wood. Show hours are Friday, December 11 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 12 from 12:00 to 10:00 p.m. The show will be held at The Factory, located at 13 Fern Avenue in Collingswood.
Italian Market turns 100
Merchantville resident Gus Sarno still makes cakes in the basement of the South Philadelphia rowhouse his grandfather bought in 1904 and turned into Isgro Pastries. He still stacks cookies into boxes at the dining room table where his family ate supper 60 years ago when the doorbell to the shop wasn't ringing. Sarno still sells cannolis out of glass cases a few steps from his grandmother's original kitchen. http://bit.ly/1ESid3E
Hot Chefs Keeping it LOCAL
Our next Restaurant Week is right around the corner... March 15th to the 20th! For thousands of years food has been at the forefront of our relationships. We spend our birthdays, holidays and work lunches dining over food and good conversation.
Grant will study extension of rail trail
Pennsauken Township has been awarded a $10,000 Sustainable Jersey Small Grant funded by the New Jersey Department of Health to conduct a feasibility study for the extension of the existing Merchantville rail trail east from Cove Road to Haddonfield Road. The project will promote health and wellness for residents of Merchantville, Pennsauken and surrounding communities by connecting the trail for walkers and bicyclists.
Pennsauken to consider joining county force
The Camden County Police Department, which for two years has patrolled only the city of Camden, hopes to begin justifying its broader ambition by wooing a second town into its fold - Pennsauken Township. County officials are expected to submit a detailed proposal this month to Pennsauken that would spell out how a county-run department would function in place of the township's current force. http://bit.ly/1HpyFPK
McFarlan's to open 2nd shop
A second McFarlan's Market, originally located in Merchantville, is coming to Collingswood on Haddon Avenue in the shuttered National Market building. "We're excited to take the next step in Collingswood," said Janet Stevens, owner of the McFarlan's Market in Merchantville in a press release. "The support for this project has been nothing less than overwhelming. We've finally buttoned up the financing and we can start moving things along." http://bit.ly/1pAqe8M
2014 July 4th events
CAMDEN — Camden Waterfront Freedom Festival, with live music, military vehicles, armed forces displays and other attractions 11 a.m-6 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Saturday, concluding with fireworks.Camden Waterfront, Riverside Drive. camdencounty.com or (856) 757-9400.