I’ve been trying to write something about The Shops at 5807 for some time now. My friend, Mollie Storey, has a jewelry shop there called Gilt. Her mom, Anne Brasfield, and aunt, Leigh Dobbins, own and run the place. One of these days, I’ll get a one on one interview with her about how cool that place is. …
In the meantime, someone else beat me to it:

Yvonne Wilson opened the lime-green doors at 5807 Patterson Ave. and saw “that certain little bag” she had been trying to find.

The purse, covered with various colored ribbons, is slated for a birthday gift, said Wilson, who lives in Bon Air.

It was her first trip to the Shops at 5807, but it won’t be her last, she said.

“I had six friends tell me I had to come by here. This is a little treasure of unique gifts, which I love,” Wilson added.

The Shops at 5807, which opened in September 2006, includes 27 eclectic boutiques. The shops are housed in an old brick building on Patterson, near Libbie Avenue. The building, painted purple with yellow, blue, pink and orange flowers and bright green doors, once was home to a grocery store, a hardware store, and several other businesses before two sisters turned it into a sort of mall.

“We want people to screech to a halt when they see the building,” said Anne Brasfield, one of the sisters.

The unusual shopping establishment is an experience. It’s a place to find very European clothing, a baby’s burp cloth decorated with a green checked frog or a bib with sleeves. It’s also a place to find the perfect accent for your home, an unusual piece of jewelry, an incredible pair of jeans or satisfy a sweet tooth attack with a variety of cupcakes. Or just reserve the building for a private party.

The Shops at 5807 are open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Apparently, they have quite a fan club.