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Linda Lewis, one of the Venice Beautification Inc. Venice in Blooms Team, tends to one of the flower pots near Venice and Nokomis avenues in May. The City earned both the Coolest Downtown Award and the Outstanding Achievement Award for landscaped areas at the 2020 America In Bloom National Awards Program.
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VENICE – The city of Venice was the winner of the Coolest Downtown Award and the Outstanding Achievement Award for Landscaped Areas at the 2020 America in Bloom National Awards Program.
Announcements were made during a virtual Symposium in the Sky educational conference and awards celebration from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.
Awards were presented that reflect excellence in the areas of community vitality, floral displays, landscaped areas, urban forestry, environmental efforts, celebration of heritage, overall impression and community involvement.
“America in Bloom is helping communities of all sizes achieve their potential. Every year our participants raise the bar, and the accomplishments and progress shown by this year's group is remarkable,” America in Bloom executive director, Laura Kunkle, said in a news release.
“These are, without a doubt, some of the best places to live and visit."
“Congratulations to Venice for the excellent work making your community more beautiful and vibrant.”
To date, nearly 275 communities from 43 states have participated in the program and more than 22 million people have been touched by it.
Eligible participants include towns, cities, college and university campuses, business districts, military installations and recognized neighborhoods of large cities.
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