From The Decatur Minute…

The Heliotrope family invites the community to join them in remembering and celebrating the life of Marc Reynolds, co-owner of Heliotrope. The Memorial Celebration will be held Sunday, August 29 from 6 – 9 p.m. at Cakes & Ale.

All are welcome.

It crushes me to relay to you all that I have just received word and confirmed that Marc Reynolds, one of the co-owners of Decatur’s Heliotrope, died last night.

Marc was a great guy.  From the other side of the counter at Heliotrope, he was always soft-spoken and kind.  Marc was always eager to relay a kind word or suggest a stylish or slightly humorous home accessory to you.  He was also a heck of a business man.  While Decatur has certainly seen its fair share of gift/home shops over the years, Marc and his partner Tommy turned Heliotrope into one of the most iconic shops in town.  No small feat.

Our hearts go out to Tommy, Marc’s family, and the whole Heliotrope crew.  He will truly be missed.

Nice work everyone.

Your brutally honest feedback has caused the purveyors of fine items along West Ponce to “shelve” the term “WePo” until further notice.  But your snide commentary isn’t the only reason for putting the Soho-wannabe term on hiatus.  As Marc from Heliotrope notes, Fab Friday now includes Squash Blossom on the Square, so it’s no longer WePo exclusive!

Anyway, here’s the well-known brochure that tells us that another “Fab Friday” is upon us. Click it to enlarge and see all the deals.

And after the jump, see details for Heliotrope’s Fab Friday carnival!

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Big fans of both Heliotrope AND the Asian Cajuns!?   Have I gotta link for you!

Marc writes in with details about Heliotrope’s latest and greatest online venture with local celebs, the Asian Cajuns…

To check out the AsianCajuns’ Heliotrope selections, click here!