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90 Days In: What We’ve Built—And Where We Go From Here

By Avery Anderson Ninety days ago, The Arts Passport was just an idea in a Google Doc and a Wi-Fi signal borrowed from a coffee shop that definitely did not say “yes” to us hanging out that long. Today, it’s a real thing. Since launching, we’ve published 56

From Pain to Power: iBOMS on Grief, God, and Black Magic

By Avery Anderson iBOMS isn’t making art for clout. He’s making it because he has to. As a kid growing up in St. Pete, he discovered that when the world got too loud, art could speak. His earliest drawings weren’t for fun—they were for survival. “I

How 'Charlie Brown' Brought This Director Back to the Stage—30 Years Later

At Eight O’Clock Theatre, David W. Collins finds more than a debut. He finds home. By Avery Anderson David W. Collins didn’t expect to end up here—building a projection wall the size of a comic strip panel, directing a musical about a round-headed kid, and holding open

Kitty Kitty Meow Meow Is the Central Florida Band You Didn’t Know You Needed—Until Now

By Avery Anderson Let’s get one thing straight: Kitty Kitty Meow Meow is not a gimmick. Yes, they have a ridiculous name. Yes, their first public show was outside a Twistee Treat. Yes, they once dedicated a love song to a coworker crush—and yes, it worked. But beneath

This Isn’t Ballet. This Is projectALCHEMY.

Inside St. Pete’s only professional dance company and its most expansive season yet By Avery Anderson Let’s get this out of the way: projectALCHEMY is not your tutu-and-twinkle-lights kind of dance company. Founded and led by the visionary (and occasionally god-mic fantasizing) Alexander Jones, it’s the only