With their knowledgeable staff, smoking lounge and walk-in humidor Cigar Alley has been named "the best kept secret in the area," by the Courier-Post. On August 2, 2013 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.they will host the Miami Cigar Company featuring Nestor Miranda & Don Pepin Garcia and a new mystery blend. And, coming September 27th, Olivia, recognized by Cigar Aficionado Magazine in 2006 as one of the best cigars. Cigar Alley is located in the heart of Merchantville, offers the best priced bundles locally and 

We are excited to announce the opening of Eilandarts Center in Merchantville on April 14, 2013. It's a place where people of all ages can come to explore, learn, be engaged and grow. Our goal is to inspire and create a platform for a creative outlet in all the arts. By nurturing each individual’s creative potential, we aim to provide social and cultural benefits to the community as a whole.

Merchantville native Janet Stevens joined the family real estate business after graduating from Franklin & Marshall College in 1981. The Realtor blood in her veins flows back to her great-grandfather, who built and sold residential houses and lots in what became known as the Amon Heights section of Pennsauken.

“They were our first customer,” recalls Joseph Holman, Steward’s son and current chairman of Holman. Joseph’s daughter, Melinda (Mindy) Holman, is the company’s president and CEO. Today, ARI accounts for nearly half of Holman’s $3 billion in annual revenue. Headquartered in Mount Laurel, ARI manages more than 950,000 vehicles worldwide. Customers include FedEx, Union Pacific Railroad and Carrier Air Conditioners. http://on.cpsj.com/WUIgpb

Although the plans are very preliminary and lots of hurdles have yet to be cleared, Collingswood's National Food Market could soon be the second location of an up-and-coming neighborhood grocer. Janet Stevens, who together with her husband Pete Burgess owns the Merchantville-based McFarlan's Market. "We’ve been working on this for a year," Stevens said, "It’s going to still involve some time." The property occupied by the National Food Market would be an ideal setting to serve the Collingswood public. http://bit.ly/YZX71d

Duck Duck Goose, a kids’ center that offers space for unstructured play time, plans a move to Collingswood in April. Art classes will be still be held at the Merchantville site at 21 S. Centre St. and be run by Eilandarts Center. Eilandarts instructors already had been teaching classes at the playroom through a partnership with Duck Duck Goose. For more information, go to www.duckduckgooseplayroom.com