Holistic Healing Featured
Striving for their optimum health and well-being, more and more patients are finding that the Merchantville Medical Wellness Center (MMWC), at 5 West Chestnut Avenue, is their beacon to holistic prevention and healing. Recently featured in South Jersey's healthy living magazine Natural Awakenings as "Your Journey to Whole Health" their practitioners and medical staff emphasize prevention and holistic health using science-based, advanced, specialized diagnostics along with the evidence-based body’s ability to access its own self-healing mechanisms. The difference is apparent as soon as a patient walks through the door of the spa-like center, located in the heart of historic Merchantville. “We are very intentional about creating a warm, relaxing and welcoming atmosphere, treating each of our patients as family and partners to their wellness,” Vacanti says. For more information about their services visit their website or call 856-532-2063.
Merchantville's Diaper Drive
Thank you for helping all the happy babies (and parents!) to have a great start in the New Year!
Housing Market Trends
Merchantville, NJ is a great place to buy a home. Homes sold within the month of December 2022 and show a median list price of $315K and sales price of $321K. Last year at this time the median list price was $195K and sales price was $205K. The statistics below provide an up-to-date snapshot of the listed inventory as of January 6, 2023. There are currently 5 homes for sale in town with a median list price of $339K and three homes under contract ranging in price from $304K to $450K. These statistics highlight key market indicators for Merchantville, New Jersey with median days on market a good indicator of the average length of time the current inventory has been on the market. The high price, low price, and median price provide context for the prices buyers and sellers can expect to encounter in this area.
Craving A Crepe?
At Charlie's Crepes, 177 S. Centre Street on the Merchantville Circle, you'll find the freshest local, seasonal produce delicately woven into scrumptious meals! Whether you're a carnivore or vegetarian or you crave a homemade butterscotch custard cream crepe with praline pecans and whipped cream, southern style “Smothered Chicken” served with Dauphinois potatoes or something heartier like Charlie's weekend brunch "Benedictus" - a blend of jumbo lump crab and roasted garlic sautéed in butter and extra virgin olive oil, finished with a caper brandy sherry cream sauce and topped with shaved parmesan and chili pepper flakes - you'll never leave disappointed! Follow his Instagram feed for daily specials. Hours: W-F: 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 - 8:00 p.m., Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and, Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Take A PEAK
Owner, Carolyn Busa, wants you to see your best self through our unique finds, fun atmosphere and low prices. The clothes may be worn but they haven’t peaked until they’ve met you. PEAK is a secondhand clothing store that sells well-kept, well-priced, gently worn clothing and accessories. We value an organized, bright atmosphere, low prices and keeping our customers comfortable browsing our bold and colorful inventory. PEAK aims to be a welcoming, judgement-free space for members of the community to feel valued as both a human and a consumer. Peak also promises to donate a percentage of proceeds to a rotating organization or charity. Peak Secondhand does not offer consignment but will accept donations on occasion. Interested in donating? Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.to arrange a time.
WOW Center To Open
S'More To Love in 2023
There's S'more to love in Merchantville! On Friday, Feb. 10, grab your friends and enjoy an evening in the heart of Downtown Merchantville complete with tasty treats, music, shopping and FUN! Toast a FREE S’more by the fire and get creative with a Valentine's Day craft. Then shop and dine the downtown for a complete and magical night in Merchantville! The fun runs from 6pm-8pm at Chestnut Ave and Centre St. Visit Merchantvillenj.gov or the Facebook event page for more information and updates.
Opinion: Opposing LNG Terminal
There is a plan to transport massive quantities of liquified natural gas (LNG) through our communities in South Jersey via rail and/or truck. But grassroots activism could derail this multimillion-dollar fossil-fuel scheme, which involves creating a marine export facility in Greenwich Township (Gibbstown), Gloucester County. Many of us who live in the communities that will be impacted are rallying to oppose this plan. Merchantville, where Dorothy Foley - a longtime resident of Merchantville, leader of the Merchantville Green Team and a member of the Tri-county Sustainability Alliance and Camden for Clean Air - resides in this tiny community of less than a square mile tucked between Pennsauken and Cherry Hill within a one-mile radius of a likely rail and truck route for the LNG shipments. In her opinion, the planet does not need this, nor any other LNG export terminals. South Jersey communities should not bear the immediate threat to public and community safety. Read more.
Town Spotlight On Merchantville
Looking good, Merchantville! Between our beautiful Victorian homes, walkable downtown, great shops and plenty of green spaces, Merchantville is the place you want to call HOME! To someone who has never visited Merchantville before, Carolyn Busa, owner of PEAK Secondhand, describes Merchantville as equal parts "Gilmore Girls, Hallmark movie and Hocus Pocus 1 & 2, with a few scenes of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory thrown in! Thank you to New Jersey Realtors magazine for their Merchantville spotlight! Read all about it here.
Diversity Day Clean-Up
The Merchantville Diversity Committee invites you to join their efforts for a day of service on Monday, January 16th, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Meet the team at the Wellwood Park gazebo and help to clean our community. The Diversity Committee consists of a maximum of eleven members, the majority of which are residents of the Borough of Merchantville, appointed yearly by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council. A diversity, equity and inclusion committee is a task force of diverse staff members of the community who are responsible for helping to bring about cultural changes in a community that foster a sense of belonging regardless of one's background.