The Urban Excellence Awards event gives the downtown community a fun and social occasion to recognize the pioneers, trailblazers and Downtown champions that have contributed to the success, transformation and revitalization of Tampa’s Downtown. Learn more here. This event celebrates the extraordinary people, businesses, programs and projects that make downtown a great place to live, work and play. Each year an awards jury representing a cross-section of downtown constituencies selects award winners who have made significant contributions that have made a lasting and positive impact on Downtown. Awardees are honored for their leadership, innovation, hard work, talent, and community spirit. The finalists by category: Activating Spaces: Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority Pocket Parks Phase 1 Street Car Live by GMF Downtown Crawlers Arts & Culture: Tampa Museum’s Love is Calling Exhibit The History Center’s New Pirate Ship Exhibit Pep Rally Inc. Collaboration: Street Car by HART 2018 Commuter Challenge Week Madame Fortune Taylor Bridge Historical Marker Ceremony and Unveiling Experience: Two Wheel Bike Valet Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Franklin Street Block Party 2018 Riverfest Landmark: Tampa Theatre Armature Works The Hall Marketplace: Don Me Now Duckweed Maven Market Channel District Private Sector: Wilson Company Collective – Gin Joint SHUFFLE – The Heights Shuffleboard Society Tampa Bay Fiber Public Sector: Julian B Lane Riverfront Park Florida Department of Transportation- District Seven Jackson Street Rampello K-8 Downtown Partnership School Person of The Year: Leo Rodgers Abbey Dohring John Bell Share this event Event Details Start Date Nov 29, 2018 Expired! End Date Dec 02, 2024 Nov 29, 2018 Expired! Time 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Location Armature Works 1910 N Ola Ave, Tampa, FL 33602 Category Business Featured Events Partnership Events + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export