Episode Description
By: Abbi Heckel
What are the Downtown Awards?
The Downtown Tipp City Partnership aims to highlight our beautiful downtown businesses by presenting awards voted by the community to the winners. December 1st through December 30th the community picks out the winners of the Downtown Awards at a dinner event held at the Tipp Centre. The night will start off being MC’d by Lisa Santucci. Upcoming projects will be announced but the best part of the night is giving away the awards to the winning downtown businesses. This year was full of surprises and highlighting the must-stop shops in town.
The Winners of the 2025 Downtown Awards
The public library won the non-profit award with the Clothesline as the close runner up. The 2025 Cheers to Excellence best downtown Restaurant award goes to Coldwater Cafe! Be sure to check out their menu and have a taste of excellence. The best downtown Libation award was given to Harrisons. The best downtown shopping spot award went to none other than Living Simply soap. Living Simply soap was actually presented with the Heart of the Downtown award due to a submission recommending them to win the Heart of the Downtown by another business owner. The best salon downtown award was presented to the Hair Bar. The 2025 service excellence award was given to the Yoga Bar & Company. The Cheers to Excellence downtown business award was presented to Bodega, everyone's favorite place to get a brown bag dinner. The best new business of the year was awarded to Seven Sisters Apothecary. Be sure to check out their herbal remedies and wonderful vibes. A special congratulations goes to Midwest Memories, the thrifter's dream, for celebrating 25 years of being located in the Tipp City area. With different booths full of history and mystery you’re sure to pick up something special. Reed Spencer was acknowledged for his 20 years of service to the downtown. The final award was the 2025 Cheers to Excellence award for the Best Volunteer goes to none other than Joanna Pittenger. Congratulations to all of the 2025 Cheers of Excellence Awards Winners.
How to get Involved in the Downtown
Visit the Downtown Tipp City Partnership so you can get more involved in our community and give back to our beautiful town. If you can’t give money, you may be interested in contributing your time and that makes all of the difference when it comes to keeping Tipp City special. Be sure to vote for your favorite businesses and people next December to show your appreciation.