Mahon About Town Nantucket Blog

Here’s a round up of the changes in business ownerships and/or locations that have come to light in the past month or two:

• Weeds will no longer be at 14 Centre Street
• Expressions of Don Freedman will be moving from 7 Old South Wharf into 14 Centre.
• Bella will not reopen at 44 Centre Street
• chocolat … lingerie will leave the basement shop at 34 Centre and move into 44 Centre Street
• Miss Wear on Old South Wharf will be closing for good
• Musicall on East Chestnut is closed for good.
• Brant Point Books, 17 North Beach Street, is closed for good.
• Hutch’s will be reopening soon under new owners Linda Peterson and Gary Simanson and Richard Bailey
• Best of the Beach has not renewed their lease at 19 Centre
• J Pepper Frazier Real estate has moved from 28 Centre across the street to 19 Centre.
• Made on Nantucket, upstairs on Main Street, has closed for good.
• The Complete Kitchen, 25 Centre Street, is closed for good
• Ceri will be moving from 13 Centre Street to 25 Centre Street
• The Nail Spa, across from the High School, will open this spring under Michael Hawkins (formerly of RJ Millers and Kathleen’s), and be called W Michael Salon. Former owner Sally Anne Austin will work with Michael for a time.
• Mary Beth Splaine has given up the South Wharf Gallery, but will continue the gallery on India Street next year.
• Gallery Blue will be moving into the spaces formerly occupied by South Wharf Gallery.
• The Field of Dreams Gallery will also not be returning to South Wharf next year.
• The Quilt Shop will also not be returning to South Wharf next year
• L’ile de France will be at 8 India Street next season.
• Island Spirits is closed for good. No details on who is moving in.
• Debbie Fraker has taken over the Lion’s Paw from Nancy and Dan Bills at the end of this year

E-mail me any recent changes you know of not listed here.