Julie sends along this announcement about the Grand Opening of a Luci Bell, a new Decatur store in the old Melrose on Ponce space between Taqueria del Sol and 330 West Ponce.

Carrie, the owner of Sheepish at 335 West Ponce, wrote into DM today to let us know that the business would be moving up Ponce this month and relocating to 308 West Ponce de Leon Avenue (the strip that’s bookended by Cafe Lily and Big Tex).

Carrie says that she’s moving because Sheepish couldn’t afford the rent increase and that a new business would soon take over the spot in the 335 building.  She also states that she had been offered the old Melrose house next door, but a lack of handicap access was a major reason why that didn’t happen.

All the best to Sheepish at its new location!

Patch has a pic of a hand-written sign attached to Melrose on Ponce’s signage announcing that they are having a “Store Closing Sale” this Thursday through Saturday.  According to the report, overhead costs had become too much to keep the store open.

Owner Shirlyn Englisby will still be available for monogramming. She can be reached at [email protected], according to the post.

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