Holiday gift making will be the focus at duck, duck, goose on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 19th, 20th, & 21st from 1-4:30 p.m. for children of all ages. Sometimes gifts made by hand mean the most. Choose from a variety of projects including glass votive candle holders, pot holders, tote bags, picture frames and more to give to friends and family. Cost: Admission ($6.50) plus $5 per gift made.

Come Join the Birthday Celebration at Café BellaVita, Thursday, November 8, 2012. Chef Carlo is preparing a 10 Course Meal in honor of Linda’s Father Dennis “Babu” 70th Birthday Celebration.The dinner will feature Caponata, Arancine Pesto, Mortadella Fritto, Home made Salumi with Cheese.

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Come join us at Cafe BellaVita on Thursday, June 14th, for the next Taste of Sicily. Chef Carlo is hanging up this Taste of Sicily.  Instead of the traditional four courses, he is serving all the courses at once - including a veal rib chop, escalore and gnocchi. Our pizza menu will also be available that evening. We look forward serving you!

Head on down to Merchantville on Saturday, April 28th from 5:00-9:00 p.m. for the Blue Monkey Tavern & Niagra Fire Company's annual Spring Beer Fest! This annual event never disappoints with over sixty craft beers to sample, live music and food. Tickets for Blue Monkey’s Spring Fest are on sale now and are $30 in advance. Please contact the Blue Monkey (856) 661-8008 or stop by the tavern at 2 S. Centre St., Merchantville, NJ to purchase yours now. Check out our Beer Lineup!

A meeting of business owners will be held on meeting on Thursday evening June 14th at 7:30 p.m. at Borough Hall to discuss ideas that have been submitted and move forward with the process of re-establishing the MBPA. Discussions about the Borough sign ordinance will also take place and owner input on proposed changes to the ordinance are encouraged.

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Merchantville's newest restaurant, Sakura Japanese Steak House, features a Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Sushi Bar in an elegant and relaxing dining atmasphere. Their upstairs dining room offers nice views of the downtown and their convenient location, in the former Sun Bank building at 47 S. Centre Street, includes private parking. They are open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. so stop in an try it out!

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