Small businesses are the threads that bind a community together. That's why we call these the Tapestry Awards.

It's part of the plan, to invite the community in both to see the artwork and see who we are.

These awards simply reaffirm that the city is a community that strives to provide the best possible services for all its residents,

I think everyone around here is familiar with him and his work. And we've got new awards; we've been adding each year.

We often handle judging for beautification awards in other cities.

We're a microcosm of everything that''s happening everywhere else, ... We're actually winning awards for what we're doing. We're dealing with it. We're keeping our heads a little bit above the water in spite of it all.