St. Cloud Main Street recently held its annual awards banquet at Phyre Brewery and Tavern, when it revealed its annual business winners.
It also announced a pair of awards from the Secretary of State, the 60th and 61st state-level awards in just over two decades:
Outstanding Florida Main Street Retail Sales: St. Cloud Partnership Program. This award recognizes the partnership between St. Cloud Main Street, the City of St. Cloud, and all downtown businesses who helped contribute to the success of the 2020 Rewind promotion to open up downtown after the lockdown.
Outstanding Florida Main Street Business of the Year: Loading Gastrobrunch (1023 New York Ave.) Beyond their eclectic menu, the trio of friends also encourages pop-up classes within their restaurant helping to bring even more people to our downtown area.
St. Cloud Main Street gave out its local awards:
Board Member of the Year: Kerry Scott
Supporter of the Year: Ford Insurance (2919 Canoe Creek Rd.)
Volunteer of the Year: Lisa Klepper
Merchant of the Year: Z & Q Boutique (1037 New York Ave.)
Renovation Project of the Year: Phyre Brewery and Tavern (918 New York Ave.)
Business of the Year: Loading Gastrobrunch
Partner of the Year: Rotary St. Cloud
President’s Award: Andy Pisciotto
Main Street Legend Award: Dave Askew
St. Cloud Main Street’s vision is to “promote a sense of community pride with an opportunity for everyone to share and participate in the revitalization of our hometown. Our dream is to create world-class community with olde world charm and ambiance, where traditions and new ideas unite.”
Main Street seeks to encourage economic development within the context of historic preservation.
Find out more about St. Cloud Main Street at its website (www.stcloudmainstreet.org) and Facebook page (Facebook.com/stcloudmainstreet).
