Downtown businesses and organizations won big at the 2007 Zenith Awards Friday.
Awards went to Bricco and Crave restaurants, First Night Akron, Akron Civic Theatre and The Bang & The Clatter Theatre Company, Akron Art Museum and Downtown Akron Partnership in their respective categories. This was the sixth year for the hospitality industry awards, handed out at a luncheon at the John S. Knight Center.
By category, the winners are...
Hospitality Partnership Award - Downtown Akron Partnership
Hospitality Web Site Award - Ohio/Erie Canalway
Friend of Hospitality Award - Jeff Heintz, Brouse McDowell
Hospitality Volunteer Award - Jack DeLeo, Hitchcock Fleming
Art/Culture - Akron Art Museum
Community/Special Event - First Night Akron
Outdoor/Recreation - Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Point of Interest/Attraction - Akron Zoological Park
Restaurant/Dining - Bricco, Crave (tie)
Shopping/Retail - Don Drumm Studios & Gallery
Theatre/Entertainment - Akron Civic Theatre, The Bank & The Clatter Theatre Company (tie)
Hospitality Person of the Year - Billie Ferguson, World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational
