FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2025
CONTACT: Pennsylvania Downtown Center | Virginia Mauk virginiamauk@padowntown.org
Pennsylvania Downtown Center Announces
2025 Townie Award Winners
HARRISBURG, PA. – Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC) presented nineteen awards during the organization’s annual statewide Townie Awards gala. The Townie Awards are a festive and venerable tradition designed to recognize the commonwealth’s core communities and individuals for creation and implementation of projects, programs and events that exemplify the goals of PDC’s community revitalization mission. Eligible communities consist of Pennsylvania Downtown Center’s nearly 200 member organizations, including Main Street and Elm Street programs, making the Townies a competitive award process each year.
Pennsylvania Downtown Center’s executive director, Julie Fitzpatrick, said “The Townies are an opportunity for us to showcase our member communities and celebrate their incredible work in our commonwealth’s business districts and neighborhoods. Our Main Street and Elm Street community leaders work tirelessly to make our Pennsylvania communities places where we are proud to call home, start a business, build a family, or retire. These award winners are true examples of why “Main Street Matters.” We are thrilled to honor 19 incredible award winners.”
The Townie Awards were presented as part of this year’s Gather & Grow: Townie Awards & Manager’s Meeting in downtown Bedford, PA. Over 100 community leaders from across the Commonwealth attended to celebrate the achievements of these awardees. Not only did these community leaders celebrate the Townie Award recipients, attendees also explored downtown Bedford through 4 tours, an Art & Museum Tour, a History Tour, a Foodie Tour and a Bike Tour put together by host Downtown Bedford Inc.
Founded in 1987, the mission of Pennsylvania Downtown Center is to advance the sense of place, quality of life and economic vitality of Pennsylvania’s downtowns, traditional neighborhood business districts and nearby residential areas. For information about the Townie Awards and this year’s recipients, contact Virginia Mauk at (240) 338-2862.
The 19 Townie Award Winners for 2025:
Lewisburg Downtown Partnership & Lewisburg Borough
Physical Improvements & Design | Public Space Improvements
Bull-Run Greenway Project
Jordan Ilyes | Hanover
Physical Improvements & Design | Individual Façade Restoration
Greer’s Burger Garage | A Cornerstone of Downtown Hanover
Spanky’s Courthouse Café | Clearfield
Physical Improvements & Design | Individual Façade Restoration
Brand Spank(y’s) New Facade
Downtown Bedford, Inc.
Physical Improvements & Design | Program Wide Façade Restoration
Downtown Bedford Program Wide Facade Restoration
Easton Main Street Initiative
Promotions & Marketing | Retail Promotions
Match Made in Easton
Eastern York County Business Network
Promotions & Marketing | Retail Promotions
2024 Susquehanna Holiday Trail
Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation
Promotions & Marketing | Promotions & Marketing
A Meadville Mistletoe Miracle: A Holiday Shopping Love Story
Oil Region Alliance/ Oil City Main Street
Promotions & Marketing | General Image & Identity
Design Guide
City Ave District
Promotions & Marketing | General Image & Identity
City Ave District Brand Refresh
Washington Business District Authority
Promotions & Marketing | Special/Neighborhood Events
The Running of the Wools
Mainspring of Ephrata
Promotions & Marketing | Special/Neighborhood Events
First Saturdays
City Ave District
Promotions & Marketing | Special/Neighborhood Events
2nd Annual Bala Ave Art Walk
Clearfield Revitalization Corporation
Promotions & Marketing | Special/Neighborhood Events
Riverfront Festival
Downtown Inc. | York City Police Department
Organizational Excellence | Community Partnerships
Downtown Resource Center
Downtown Bedford, Inc.
Organizational Excellence | Community Partnerships
A Model Partnership for Downtown Revitalization
Easton Main Street Initiative
Anchor Building
The Commodore
Brian Batten | Honesdale
Volunteer of the Year
Shirley Flickinger | Lititz
Volunteer of the Year
Deena Kershner | Our Town Foundation, Hamburg
Outstanding Achievement by a Program Manager
