Here are the 2022 Florida Main Street Award winners

FLORIDA – The winners of the Secretary of State’s 2022 Florida Main Street Awards include 13 Main Street communities from across the state, from Marianna to Okeechobee. 

The annual awards program recognizes the innovative projects, people, organizations, and businesses in Florida’s 57 Main Street communities.

Last week, Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced the winners during the Preservation on Main Street Conference in DeLand.

“I am proud to recognize the success and achievement of this year’s award winners,” said Byrd.

“Their efforts to promote economic development and historic preservation are crucial to revitalizing Florida’s historic downtowns and the communities they support.”

Here are the winners of the 2022 Florida Main Street Awards:

— Outstanding Local Florida Main Street Supporter

• Excellence Award
  Karen Helsinger, Grand Central District Association of St. Petersburg
• Excellence Award
  Kathy Scott, Okeechobee Main Street

— Outstanding Private/Public Partnership

• Excellence Award
  Chipola College Tech Tribe, Main Street Marianna
• Achievement Award
  Downtown CRA Wayfinding Project, MainStreet DeLand Association

–Outstanding Florida Main Street Rehabilitation Project

• Excellence Award
  Historic “Bank of Okeechobee” Building, Okeechobee Main Street

— Outstanding Florida Main Street Public Improvement

• Excellence Award
  Crystal River Town Square Phase Two, Crystal River Main Street
• Achievement Award
  Student Art Banner Program, Main Street Wauchula

— Outstanding Florida Main Street Sign/Display Project

• Excellence Award
  Historic Exhibit: “Journey to Freedom: The Odyssey of Abolitionist Moses Roper,” Apalachicola Main Street
• Achievement Award
  Mural at Hunter Kayaks & Manatee Tour and Dive, Crystal River Main Street

— Outstanding New Construction Project

• Excellence Award
  Crystal River Splash Pad, Crystal River Main Street

Outstanding Florida Main Street Special Event

• Excellence Award
  Havana Plein Air Painting in the Shade, Havana Main Street
• Achievement Award
  Selfie Week, Main Street Wauchula

— Outstanding Florida Main Street Image Campaign or Promotional Material

• Excellence Award
  Downtown Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, Melbourne Main Street
• Achievement Award
  2022 Events, Brooksville Main Street

— Outstanding Florida Main Street Retail Sales Promotion

• Excellence Award
  Stroll Our Streets, MainStreet DeLand Association
• Achievement Award
  Downtown Bartow Activity Calendar, Main Street Bartow

— Outstanding Florida Main Street Economic Vitality Program or Project

• Excellence Award
  Entertainment District, St. Cloud Main Street
• Achievement Award
  In with the Old’s Tour BVL, Brooksville Main Street

— Outstanding Florida Main Street Business of the Year

• Excellence Awards
  Johnson Equity Holdings, LLC, Main Street Marianna; and
• 1211 1^st Avenue North
  EDGE District of St. Petersburg
• Achievement Award
  The Saint Speakeasy, Grand Central Association of St. Petersburg

To learn more about the Florida Main Street program, visit FloridaMainStreet.com.