Runners, walkers and race fans gathered for the Ringling Bridge Run Saturday morning.

The Sarasota Garden Club continued its long-standing tradition of encouraging beautification of the community at its annual Civic Beautification Awards Friday, Jan. 21, at the Sarasota Garden Club's headquarters.

The Intersections project had its official kickoff celebration at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20 at Selby Five Points Park. The public art project that has been in the works for over a year finally came to fruition with a total of 12 sculptures located throughout downtown Sarasota.

Construction workers began putting on the sails onto the front side of the recently opened Palm Avenue parking garage Thursday, Jan. 20.

The well-known Wave 2 Me sculpture that has been an iconic piece at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts and was created by Malcolm Robertson was installed at the front entrance of the Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The Longboat Key Club & Resort was drawn to the sculpture due to its resemblance to their own company logo.

Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr, one of the stars of Circus Sarasota showed off his daredevil skills at 11:30 a.m., Jan. 18, atop Watergate Condominium.

The Sarasota Power Squadron held their Change of Watch ceremony Sunday, Jan. 16, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce scored a touchdown with their 2011 Annual Kick-Off Breakfast, held Friday, Jan. 14 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. Chamber members donned football jerseys for the sports-themed event, where Chamber president, Steve Queior and Board of Directors Chairman, Rick Piccolo, gave attendees a play-by-play of the Chamber's upcoming season.

The kids at the Church of the Redeemer participated in a who-can-hang-a-spoon-from-their-nose-the-longest contest.

Pam Truitt, initiative manager for The Patterson Foundation, addressed the first program luncheon of the year for the Association of Fundraising Professionals Southwest Florida Chapter today.

Congressman Vern Buchanan held an open house today at his new Sarasota District Office, located at 111 S. Orange Ave. More than three hundred people attended the event.

Temple Emanu-El Religious School students in kindergarten through seventh grade participated in crafts, planting, and nature activities in honor of the Jewish holiday Tu B'Shevat, or the "Birthday of the Trees," on Sunday, Feb 9.