Boombacha Kombucha is a staple made in Sarasota that is, well. . .booming SRQ Review | April 2022 By Abby Weingarten In restaurants PHOTOGRAPH BY WYATT KOSTYGAN. It is known as “the drink of joy”, and Boombacha Kombucha spreads that upbeat, flavorful vibe throughout the local menu. This Sarasota staple,Read More →
BOOKSTORE1 is moving to a bigger space where bibliophiles can stretch their reading muscles SRQ Review | February 2022 By Brittany Mattie In Health and wellness Owner Georgia Court is building the new downtown location. Photo by Wyatt Kostygan We can be biasedbut we hope the print never dies. NothingRead More →
Greek-Inspired Kefi Streetside Cafe Seeks to Define Downtown’s B-City SRQ Review | February 2022 Through André Fabien In new restaurants Every now and then a new restaurant comes along that manages to find the right attributes in the nuanced calculus that determines success: location, timing, concept and price. These rareRead More →
SRQ Airport may well be the fastest growing airport in the world. Now leaders are booking plans for a bigger future SRQ Review | February 2022 Through Jacob Ogles Travelling Passenger traffic was already on the rise at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in early 2020, but the coronavirus changed everything. COVID-19Read More →
BOOKSTORE1 is moving to a bigger space where bibliophiles can stretch their reading muscles SRQ Review | February 2022 Through Brittany Mattie In Health and wellness Owner Georgia Court in active construction of the new downtown location. Photo by Wyatt Kostygan We can be biasedbut we hope the print neverRead More →
The Petrone family finds joy in the in-between, transforming an outdated duplex on Holmes Beach into a colorful boutique inn. SRQ Review | January 2022 Through Brittany Mattie Travelling WELCOME TO HOSTEL JOY. PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARIELLE VEY (@ariellevey) Worthy of having their own HGTV show – Ashley and Dino PetroneRead More →
Moffitt Cancer Center and Ringling College are partnering to gamify patient care. SRQ Review | January 2022 By André Fabien In Health and wellness In an ABC report last June, Cancer survivor Richard Wright described his experience with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Linear Accelerator (MRI-LINAC) at Moffitt Cancer Center asRead More →
The Sarasota Art Museum’s new executive director wants to turn a hidden gem into the crown jewel. SRQ Review | January 2022 By Phil Lederer in visual arts Head to the Sarasota Museum of Art these days and it’s a veritable hive of activity. From the atypical career retrospective onRead More →
Busker and YouTube phenomenon Dovydas claims St. Armands as his stage. SRQ Review | December 2021 Through André Fabien In show STUDIO SHOT BY DOVYDAS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY WYATT KOSTYGAN. Several nights a week, busker and YouTube phenomenon (YT) Dovydas sets up in a crosswalk on St. Armands Circle. His outputRead More →
Hive Architects designs a concept from scratch on the inspiration of a singular name/descriptor. For a newly completed abode on the Bayou, the Japanese word “shibusa” became the entire ethos and identity. SRQ Review | December 2021 Through Brittany Mattie In Architecture Architectural design firm Hive Architects has an inimitableRead More →
Orange Moon Interiors brings a remodeled Longboat Key home with a palette of blues to its marine sanctuary. SRQ Review | November 2021 Through Brit Mattie In Architecture Coastal elegance shines through this beachfront Longboat Key condo with custom pieces like warm walnut countertops, white mirrored and paneled walls, built-inRead More →
The bartenders at these local haunts are pulling out a few tricks to make the old feel new again SRQ Review | November 2021 Through Brit Mattie In restaurants Sensitive to its namesake, the former is one of the oldest mixed drinks in the cocktail canon. A dated and adoredRead More →
Zaza brings back the practical pizzaz to lasagna. SRQ Review | November 2021 Through Brit Mattie In restaurants Big-city power couple Zaza Italian Comfort Food Franco and Mia Gatto are settling into family life in Sarasota with their Classica and Verde outlets. Photo taken by Wyatt Kostygan. In the cityRead More →
At Kookies & Kream Sarasota, every day is a throwback to the 90s. SRQ Review | November 2021 Through Chloe Cuyler In restaurants Eric Koenreich in his new retro confection Kookies & Kream, shot by Wyatt Kostygan The nineties. An era of MTV music video marathons, video game arcades andRead More →
Art Center Sarasota’s new executive director emphasizes collaboration and community impact as the way forward. SRQ Review | November 2021 Through Phil Lederer in visual arts Meet the Art Center Sarasota’s new Executive Director, Kinsey Robb. Photo by Wyatt Kostygan Fresh from the “mega-galleries” of New York, Kinsey Robb leftRead More →
Chayhana Vostok brings Central Asian cuisine to Tamiami Trail SRQ Review | November 2021 Through André Fabien In restaurants Chayhana Vostok, 4242 S Tamiami Trl., Sarasota, 941-923-5919. Photograph by Wyatt Kostygan A strong breeze blows snow on the dirt road from Tashkent to Samarkand. Silk traders pull up their hoodsRead More →
Through troubled waters, Dominiq Art pays homage to nature with surfboards of endangered animal species. SRQ Review | November 2021 Through Brit Mattie in visual arts Artist and activist Dominika Zabczyk. All photographs by Wyatt Kostygan Five mermaid surfboards make up the ‘Tribute to Nature’ series, marvelous creatures and theRead More →
Ten Ringling College of Art and Design Illustration students tell the stories of ten inspiring female artists to create a comic book series for the Smithsonian American Art Museum. SRQ Review | October 2021 Through Brittany Mattie in visual arts BECAUSE OF ITS HISTORY. The words are the name ofRead More →
Rosemary Art and Design District hopes to create a new identity at the intersection of history, art and placemaking. SRQ Review | October 2021 Through André Fabien in visual arts Walter Gilbert posing in front of the RADD mural, a replica of an iconic photograph of Willie B. Rogers leaningRead More →
In an industrial playground lined with Ivy League names, Marianne Chapel and a group of local artists build a collaborative community. SRQ Review | October 2021 Through Phil Lederer In visual arts Photos taken by Wyatt Kostygan. What makes a community? What is the difference between public engagement and communityRead More →
Like the warm aromas that draw customers to a bakery, LWR’s growing culinary scene draws some of Sarasota’s top restaurateurs eastward. SRQ Review | September 2021 Through Jacob Ogles In new restaurants Like the warm aroma that attracts customers to a bakery, Lakewood Ranch’s growing culinary scene is attracting someRead More →
Local Animal Adoption Centers Are Seeing More Pets Find Their Furry Homes Than Ever SRQ Review | September 2021 Through Grace Castilow In the family Southeastern Guide Dog Keeper Amra Dillard Rickwa and Black Lab SE Gigi admire the view at Celery Fields. Photograph by Wyatt Kostygan Southeast Guide DogsRead More →