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!

Just a reminder that the next Merchantville Business Association meeting is this Thursday, March 29th at 7:00 pm. There will be a get together beforehand in Café Bella Vita, 43 S. Centre Street, at 6:15. Please join us for a slice of gourmet pizza and refreshments. Eleven business owners attended the March 3rd meeting and much was discussed. Please consider how you can contribute to the group and If you'd like to lead a committee on ordinances, promotion or membership please let us know.

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!

For all you chocoholics out there Aunt Charlotte's Candies has published their Easter shopping hours. The days and hours are as follows; Sunday, March 25th from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., March 26-30th from 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., March 31st from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sunday. April 1st from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., April 2nd-6th from 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and last call on Saturday from April 7th 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Yum! http://bit.ly/HkHHwm

Come for a unique dining and shopping experience at Café BellaVita on Tuesday, March 13th. Thirty-One Gifts will be on display starting at 5:00 pm. Thirty-One offers fabulously functional totes, purses, accessories and more in fun and fashionable prints that will help you carry your necessities and organize your life with some flair. Stock up on some great gifts for Easter, Mother’s Day, baby and bridal showers, birthdays, graduation and all your other gift giving needs. While shopping, enjoy a meal at Café BellaVita. Online ordering is available at www.mythirtyone.com/daisyray. Just click on "Place an Order" and then "Shop Now" next to the event for Cafe Bella Vita.