A lot of retail comes on wheels these days.
That includes the classic Good Humor ice cream truck that we all know, but also hot dog carts and mobile clothing boutiques.
While the rolling boutique fad may not have hit the Valley yet, we have something that could make other regions jealous.
I'm talking about a mobile cigar lounge named Street Car Cigars, the brainchild of Moore Township couple Ron and Wendy Riedi.
Ron Riedi always wanted a mobile cigar lounge after hearing about one rolling around the Tampa Bay region years ago.
The Riedis started the venture more than a year ago, counting the year it took Ron Riedi and friends to retrofit a 1973 Airstream trailer into a space with leather seats, wood details and a built-in entertainment unit bookended by humidors.
Clients can rent the lounge for hours, using it for everything from tailgating to parties and corporate events.
The space seats more than a dozen and includes flat-screen televisions with satellite reception, a stereo system and several exhaust vents to lessen lingering smoke. The lounge sells cigars, and you're allowed to bring your own libations as well.
Street Car Cigars' website: http://www.streetcarcigars.com
From mobile, we move online and the new cupcakery in Allentown.
City resident Cesy Acosta used her love of baking to start Cesy's Cupcakery.
Acosta bakes up a slew of cupcakes in a commercial kitchen in Allentown. The cupcakes range from basics like red velvet to some fancier options like Sexy Mojito, Creme de Menthe, Choc O' Cherry and signature Snickers Dark, described as a chocolate cake, with peanut butter, caramel, Snickers and vanilla butter cream.
Acosta said her cupcakes can be ordered through her website and at the Historic Farmers Market at the Sun Inn Courtyard in Bethlehem.
Website: http://www.cesyscupcakery.com
There's more to come on the cupcakery front too: Sweet Love Gourmet Cupcake will open on Aug. 4 as part of two food options in The Blue Sky Annex at 335 S. New St., Bethlehem.
Beth Elliott, wife of owner Rembrandt Elliott, said this is their first storefront after peddling cupcakes at area farmers markets.
Sweet Love's cupcake menu includes Southern Comfort, Orange Creamsicle and an "adults only" variety of alcohol-infused cupcakes like White Chocolate Godiva, Hypnotic and Mojito.
Sweet Love also has a program that allows consumers to purchase a large cupcake that is gift-wrapped and delivered by a local volunteer to an elderly resident in assisted living.
Sweet Love's website: http://www.sweetlovecupcakes.com
The Annex will also house a crepe stand.
