- March 24, 2025
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Once again, Ranch Nite Wednesday draws a crowd to Waterside Place.
Photo by Lesley DwyerTara Elementary's Luca Riccio runs into his former teacher Alex Miranda at Ranch Nite Wednesday.
Photo by Lesley DwyerWaterside Place resident Tracy Wolf walks back home with a bouquet of flowers from Mindful Blooms Farm, which had a stand set up at the night market.
Photo by Lesley DwyerDriftheory founder Danielle Ferrantino and her Ringling student assistant Emma Butler man the shop's stand at Ranch Nite's night market.
Photo by Lesley DwyerDriftheory's jewelry is made from resin epoxy and incorporates tidbits from each destination into the designs.
Photo by Lesley DwyerBradenton's Nick and Alanna Gomez make a tough choice between bouquets.
Photo by Lesley DwyerShelley Wood packs up the pizzas to go from the Cornerstone & Co. food truck.
Photo by Lesley DwyerSarasota's Michelle and Josh Wynne pull apart the gooey cheese curds from the Say Cheese Curd Company.
Photo by Lesley DwyerThese smoking skewers of meat have people lined up down the street in front of the Filipino Foods stand.
Photo by Lesley DwyerKris Rose is in Lakewood Ranch visiting family. The Washington, D.C. resident stopped by the Charrua truck for some empanadas.
Photo by Lesley DwyerAlex Miranda has more pottery than she could possibly ever use or give away, so she was peddling her “examples” at Ranch Nite Wednesday’s monthly night market March 5.
Miranda is an art teacher at Bradenton Christian School. While she could show her students photos and videos, live demonstrations on the pottery wheel are a much more effective teaching method.
“This is my second time here (at the night market) because I need to get rid of inventory,” Miranda said. “I just can’t have all this pottery everywhere.”
Her business is called Art Teacher Adventure, and the money she earns goes back into her classroom.
Miranda used to teach art at Tara Elementary School. When Luca Riccio saw his old teacher, he ran over to her table to give her a big hug.
The market is set up inside Gateway Park on the first Wednesday of each month to complement the weekly lineup of food trucks.
