Cecilia Mould

SRQ Magazine

*A number of articles from the print editions of SRQ Magazine and Wellen Park Living are not included because they are not posted online. 

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From Market Favorite to Neighborhood Cafe

When The Empanada Girl first appeared at the Sarasota Farmers Market in March 2010, few shoppers knew what an empanada was. Founder and owner Stefania Fochi—a culinary school graduate with a love for the dish—started with just a handful of flavors and the goal of sharing food with her community. “There was nobody making empanadas in Sarasota. I'm Argentine, so empanadas are an integral part of our culture,” says Fochi. “I had gone to culinary school, and I was in the process of getting a business degree after my culinary degree, and the rest is history.”
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Poppy Jane Brings Effortless Style to Downtown Sarasota

When Poppy Jane Co. opened its doors in Downtown Sarasota this November, it marked both a homecoming and a new chapter for co-owners and mother-daughter pair Sharon Mautz and Kait Poepperling, who have spent nearly a decade building their business together. What began eight years ago as a small online venture run out of a guest bedroom in Mautz’s home has evolved into a family-run boutique with an online store and locations in St. Petersburg and now, Sarasota.
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Stephani Dentici's Mission to Help Sarasota Glow

Stephani Dentici opened Glow Up Aesthetics, her local business providing medical skin treatments and ongoing care, just over a month after she first had the idea to start her own business. “My main goal behind opening Glow was to help everybody feel beautiful. I wanted them to be comfortable in their skin,” she says. To achieve this goal, Dentici’s work has an added focus on education and teaching her clients how to maintain good skin long-term.
Dentici began her career in an off...
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Third Time's a Charm for Italian Idea

For owners Antonello Piras and Christian Delunas, their newly reopened boutique, Italian Idea, on St. Armands Circle, represents not just a business venture but a long-held affection for the island. This October marked the third time the local brand has opened in the location—evidence both of their persistence and their belief in the Circle’s potential. “This is the third time that we tried in St. Armands because we love this place,” says Piras. “Even if it's cl...
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The Farm

Kate Traugott has always had a passion for the work she does. Growing up in Sarasota, she raised pigs and steers at the locally owned Van’s Community Farm. When this farm’s land was eventually sold for development, Traugott felt the absence of a community space for students to learn about agriculture and raising livestock.  As Traugott and her team became increasingly inspired to create this space themselves, they decided to take advantage of the 40-acre property off of McIntosh Road and build...
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