DID gives Hard Hat awards

ArrowPlease note—this article originally appeared in the January 22, 2009 edition of the News-Sentinel. Original Web site link

On Wednesday, the Downtown Improvement District (DID) presented the following 2009 Hard Hat Awards:

  • Golden Broom award for outstanding maintenance: St. Joseph Hospital for campus landscaping; city of Fort Wayne Parks Department for downtown landscaping; Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory for campus landscaping (interior and exterior); Morrison Kattman Menze for painting of facade; YMCA Graffiti Removal Network for downtown graffiti removal.
  • Golden Hammer award for important building renovation or construction: JK O'Donnell's for restaurant expansion; St. Joseph Hospital for Jerry Henry Sr. Memorial Park ; Don Hall's Old Gas House for renovation; Lebamoff Law Offices for exterior lighting; Trinity English Lutheran Church for renovation and addition.
  • Mayor's Trophy for outstanding management of a downtown project/business: TinCaps for bringing 400,000 visitors downtown.
  • City Council's Trophy for outstanding leadership of a downtown project/business: Noelle Reith/Club Soda for reuse of a historic building, multiple expansions; and celebrating its their 10th anniversary as a downtown destination.
  • DID Trophy for most strategic project of the year: City of Fort Wayne for Calhoun Street Improvements: converting Calhoun Street back to two-way and opening north- and southbound traffic from Headwaters Park to Tillman Road, more usable sidewalk space and a better tree planting system.
  • Event of the Year award for downtown programming: West Central Neighborhood Association's Arts Fest for bridging the arts community, residents and businesses through an expanded two-day block party.
  • Volunteer of the Year for exemplary contributions toward downtown revitalization: Penny Bryan, Bruce Lehman and Susan Stalter.

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