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The Year in Pictures: October

Enjoy our picks for the best pictures from 2013.

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Artist Ketty Grossi works on her chalk art during the 2013 "Legacy of Valor"-themed Sarasota Chalk Festival, which took place Nov. 13 through Nov. 18.
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The Year in Pictures: November

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Chris Deluna with her dog, Kiwi, at the third annual Achieva Reindeer Trot Dec. 7, at Payne Park.
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  • January 2, 2014
The Year in Pictures: December

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The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team
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  • January 2, 2014
Top Sports Moments of 2013

As another year comes to a close, we at the Sarasota Observer once again celebrate your accomplishments with our Year in Sports 2013.

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Riverview High Girls Swimming
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  • January 2, 2014
Top Teams of 2013

As another year comes to a close, we at the Sarasota Observer once again celebrate your accomplishments with our Year in Sports 2013.

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John Myers, Sarasota
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  • January 2, 2014
Setting the scene

Enjoy our picks for the best sunset photos from 2013.

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Deanna and Greg Hayes
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 1, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Pineapple Drop 2014

Sarasotans ring in 2014 at the annual downtown Pineapple Drop.

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Erika Echegaray
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  • December 31, 2013
The Good News: Erika Echegaray

Suncoast Polytechnical High School student Erika Echegaray has volunteered for Face Autism for two years.

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Kurt Schultheis. Dr. Michael O'Neil, Michael Garey, George Knight and Armando Linde
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  • December 31, 2013
Kiwanis welcomes new members

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key welcomed four new members to the club at its Dec. 5 breakfast meeting: Dr. Michael O'Neil, owner of Longboat Key Dental; Michael Garey, owner of Lazy Lobster; Cedars resident George Knight; and Country Club Shores resident Armando Linde.

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  • December 31, 2013
Take the Observer on your 2014 travels!

Are you planning a trip in the new year? Make sure to take your Longboat Observer along!

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  • December 31, 2013
Make the Observer a world traveler, too

Are you planning a trip in the new year? Make sure to take your East County Observer along!

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  • December 31, 2013
Share your best holiday moments

We will run a photo collage of New Year's celebrations in our Jan. 9 issue, so send any pictures you snapped, as well as a description - time, date, place and names of individuals photographed - to [email protected].

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Joseph Schneider
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  • December 31, 2013
Ranch youth earns scholarship

GreyHawk Landing resident Joseph Schneider, a junior at Saint Stephen's Episcopal School, has been named the first-place winner in the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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  • December 31, 2013
Setting the scene

Enjoy our picks for the top sunset photos from 2013.

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Gurland
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  • December 31, 2013
Your Neighbor: Regina Gurland

Regina Gurland has lived in Sleepy Lagoon since 1976.

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