It's a good thing that the merchants of Millerton never decided to make a Monopoly board of the village, because there have been several changes in the retail landscape. Most notably, Jane Eckert Fine Art, which features the work of Eric Forstmann and Robert Rauschenberg, has arrived from Kent, CT, and Little Gates & Co. Wine Merchants (left) has moved to Main Street, taking over the space once occupied by Gilded Moon Framing, whose move to the old M&T Bank Building RI chronicled this winter. (Gilded Moon has an adjacent sculpture garden where Eckert is now showing the work of Boaz Vaadia.) "We moved because we wanted to own rather than rent," explains wine shop co-owner Andrew Gates, who now lives in the penthouse upstairs. "And we asked Jane if she'd like to be our neighbor because we thought a fine art gallery was important for the Millerton mix. Art and wine certainly go together." Meanwhile, Leslie Hoss Flood Interiors has taken over the old David Gavin Salon space in Railroad Plaza, which was being used by the 14th Colony Artists collective for exhibitions, which, at least for the next month or so, will be held in Flood's old space on Main Street. Twisted plans to
vacate its storefront on Dutchess Avenue and take over Little Gates' old space on South Center Street. And for denizens of the Harlem Valley Rail Trail, there are two new shops catering to their needs: Mark Aloia's Cycle & Fitness, on South Center Street, which sells, repairs and rents bicycles, and Torey Soracco's Rail Trail Supply Co. (right) which is actually on the Rail Trail and sells gear "for active people and active pets." This Saturday, June 4, is a good chance to check out what's new: 14th Colony is having an opening reception from 4 - 9 p.m., and Little Gates and Eckert Fine Arts are hosting a town party on the lawn next to Gilded Moon from 4 - 7 p.m.
