Business Roundup: Dream Comes True for Django's Owner and Shiki Replaces Bamboo

Businesses are moving and opening up all over the place in East Hampton from the village to Montauk.

Dreams Come True With DJango’s Organics

is a natural food store that opened in the Maidstone Complex at 514 Three Mile Harbor Road in Springs on March 5. Sarah Malone, the general manager, said she and Gerald Desmond are selling natural and organic products, vitamins and minerals, natural foods and foods tailored towards vegans. They have a smoothie bar and will offer classes about nutrition and spirituality.

The store is named after Malone’s son, DJango, who died last year in a motorcycle accident. It was DJango’s dream for his mother to run her own store, she said. Along with the name there is a window piece commemorating Django’s life with a picture of the Rock of Gerbraltar because, his mother said, he was a rock for all that surrounded him.

A New Japanese Restaurant

, a Japanese Restaurant, is set to open on March 16 at the former location in East Hampton. Owner Tony Lin, said the restaurant will have a sushi bar and a liquor bar, as well as a new layout.

He also owns another Japanese restaurant called in Smithtown. He said he choose the space because, “I like the Hamptons” and he wanted to do something new for customers.

Picks-up and Drops Off

has started a pick-up and drop off laundry service. Customers can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The store offers same day and next day services.

Moving Closer to the Beach

Aimee’s Closet in Montauk is moving to 28 Edison Drive in Montauk on the way to . They plan to open up the first or second week in April. Part owner Aimee Merriam said, “I’m really looking forward to it—the doors open and you can see the beach.”

The shop provides jewelry and clothing with a beachy feel. Merriam said, “We like to run a full blown boutique more than a surf shop.”

Merriam and her son Chris Irvin vacated the spot at 729C Montauk Highway in February to find a better-priced location. That space will now be the home of , a clothing store with a Hawaiian flair.

Kailani Moves

plans to move from 12 South Avenue to its new location in Montauk on March 19, just in time for the on Sunday.

Owners Kristen Burke, Samantha Romanowski and Jennifer White will be selling their one of a kind I (heart) MTK tees with a portion of the sales going to the . The store will also be expanding from Hawaiian-inspired women’s clothing, accessories and home décor to include menswear and children’s clothing and toys.

Store Gets InCarnation

Shoppers who liked the candles, fragrances, and other toiletries at the East Hampton Pharmacy that closed in December might be pleased to know that is now in its place at 106 North Main Street.

BathHampton offers all the personal care and home products as East Hampton Pharmacy, sans the pharmacy. Jennifer Chavez, an employee who also worked at the pharmacy said BathHampton offers customers “The same type of bath and body that they were used to getting before.”

Chavez said, “A Little Bit of What You Fancy is closed. Saks is closed . . .  They can get what they used to be able to get in those places.”

With reporting by Louis Myrick