The Lido Key Residents Association held its annual breakfast meeting at the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel.

Erica Reynolds and Kimberly Begin sang their hearts out at Saturday's Opera Lounge, an event put on by the Sarasota County Arts Council that aims to inspire the next generation to become involved with the arts.

Sporting leather chaps, jackets and vests, complete with fringe and patches, bikers invaded Sarasota over the weekend during "Thunder by the Bay."

The Sarasota Garden Club cooked up a fabulous feast of spaghetti for its 12th annual spaghetti dinner.

Residents enjoyed a high-tech light display when Five Points Selby Park unveiled its new LED lighting system Friday, Jan. 7.

The American Jewish Committee West Coast Florida celebrated the New Year and their new office Thursday, Jan. 6 at their new office inside the Bank of America building on Main Street.

Take a look back at photos this year in The Sarasota Observer.

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Take a look back at photos from this year in The Sarasota Observer.

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Take a look back at pictures from The Sarasota Observer.

Take a look back at pictures from The Sarasota Observer.