What's In Store

At Simply Jo’s Boutique, Joanna Brewer Stocks Designer Items Tailor-Made for Coastal Living

Brewer says she looks for “breathable, lightweight, good-quality fabrics” for all age ranges.

06/01/2025 By Elizabeth Djinis

First Person

What It Was Like Being in St. Peter's Square When Pope Leo XIV Was Elected

Sarasota Magazine contributing editor and current Rome resident Elizabeth Djinis on witnessing the assumption of the first American pope.

05/09/2025 By Elizabeth Djinis

What's in Store

Chloe Canterbury’s Surge Style Stocks Beach-Friendly Looks at Wallet-Friendly Prices

Surge’s style is “beachy chic,” with women’s clothes and accessories that can be taken from dunes to dinner.

05/05/2025 By Elizabeth Djinis

What's in Store

Tyni Lazzaro’s Brooklyn Boutique Brings Big-City Fashion to Downtown Sarasota

The South Pineapple Avenue storefront sells women’s and men’s clothes and accessories, as well as home goods.

04/07/2025 By Elizabeth Djinis

Who's In Store

Lindsey McDaniel of Laura Jean’s Consignments Shares Three Favorite Recent Finds

In 1992, McDaniel's mother, Laura Jean, decided to open a consignment store. Thirty-three years later, it's still going strong.

03/06/2025 By Elizabeth Djinis

Chocolate Induglence

How to Wear Chocolate Brown, This Season's Hottest Color

Make warm dark brown a featured color in your fashion palette this season.

02/03/2025 By Elizabeth Djinis

Siren Song

How to Wear the Mermaidcore Trend

This trend is big on aquamarine metallics, iridescent pearls, white crochet and shells, shells, shells. Here’s how to get the splashy look.

09/01/2024 By Elizabeth Djinis

See Change

The SEE Alliance Is Working to Mobilize Florida's Young Voters

'The movement that is growing within Gen Z in Florida right now is monumental, unique to circumstance and cannot easily be recreated or reinvigorated later on,' says SEE Alliance founder Zander Moricz.

08/19/2024 By Elizabeth Djinis

Year One

Inside New College of Florida’s Radical Transformation

New College's first full academic year under its new Board of Trustees is almost over. Elizabeth Djinis looks at how the institution has changed, and what the future might hold.

05/08/2024 By Elizabeth Djinis Illustrations by Michael Byers

Power Move

Sarasota Native and 2024 Olympic Hopeful Emma Weyant Releases Her Second Swimwear Collection

We chatted with Weyant about the upcoming Olympic trials, her new Riviera Reverie collection for Sporti and SwimOutlet, and how she balances sports with school.

03/26/2024 By Elizabeth Djinis

Q & A

Hosana Fieber Takes the Reins at Tervis

We talked to the popular drinkware company's new CEO about her history with Tervis, being a first-generation American and how she likes to spend her free time.

02/23/2024 By Elizabeth Djinis