Archived News Release from 2005

For Immediate Release

Winners of Annual Mayor’s Beautification Awards Honored by City Council

Redwood City, CA - October 4, 2005 - From landscaping to remodeling, courtyard design to historic renovation, and architectural design to neighborhood improvement, the Mayor’s Beautification Awards recognizes the best projects from throughout the community of Redwood City. This year’s winners were honored at a recent reception and City Council Meeting, where each of the winners and honorable mentions receive a special plaque or certificate, along with the congratulations and thanks of the Mayor and the Council, in honor of their civic pride. Click here for the slide show of the 2005 Mayor's Beautification Awards.

The annual Mayor’s Beautification Awards program, sponsored by the City’s Pride and Beautification committee, is designed to recognize the efforts of residents, non-profit agencies, and businesses to maintain or improve Redwood City neighborhoods. The program encourages attractive structural and landscaping improvements in our community. Single- or multi-family residences, apartment complexes, home owners associations, and non-profit or commercial properties are eligible. A panel of volunteer judges screened the entries, and the final selection process included a site visit to all entries.

The Council extends special thanks to this program’s sponsors: the Civic Cultural Commission, BFI/Allied Waste Services, Glenborough Pauls, Whole Foods, The Port of Redwood City, Peninsula Building Materials Company, Sequoia Health Services, Wells Fargo, Norcal Waste Systems of San Mateo County, and personal donations from Cheryl Angeles, Maria Martinucci, and the Redwood Oaks Neighborhood Association

As a community, the way in which we use, improve, and maintain our homes, landscaping, buildings, and gardens expresses an image of Redwood City. The Mayor’s Beautification Awards program helps to promote and enhance this image both within Redwood City, and beyond our borders. The awards show our neighbors and visitors that Redwood City recognizes the importance and value of keeping our City beautiful.

Below is the list of 2005’s winners and honorable mentions in the Mayor’s Beautification Awards (some residential winners asked that their information not be put on the website). Visit Redwood City’s website at www.redwoodcity.org for information about the City and its services, the community, recreation programs, education, City government, and local business.

Winners

• Ferrari Maserati of Silicon Valley
  2750 El Camino Real
  Most Unique Use of Commercial Space
  
• Pronto Restaurant
  2560 El Camino Real
  Best Maintained Restaurant
  
• Starbucks
  1900 El Camino Real
  Best Remodel - Commercial
  
• Rob & Maria Davies
  99 King Street
  Best Remodel
  
• Tim Berg
  400 Center Street
  Best Maintained Garden Landscape
  
• Sequoia High School, Carrington Hall
  1201 Brewster Avenue
  Best Historical Restoration - Special Use
  
• Steve and Madeline Bottari
  2706 Delaware Avenue
  Best Maintained Garden Landscape
  
• Pellarin Enterprises
  768 Woodside Road
  Best Remodel Multi-Tenant
  
• Whole Foods Market
  1250 Jefferson Avenue
  Best Remodel Grocery Retail
  
• West Bay Housing Corporation
  1234-1236 Sanchez Avenue
  Best Maintained Garden Landscape - Residential
  
• Whipple ARCO
  504 Whipple Avenue
  Best Remodel Gas Station
  
• Young's Ice Cream and Candy
  2020 Broadway Street
  Best Historical Restoration - Retail
  
• St. Clare Apartments, Inc.
  2683 Marlborough Avenue
  Best Remodel - Multi-Family
  
• Lyngso Garden Materials, Inc.
  19 Seaport Boulevard
  Best Drought Tolerant Landscape - Commercial
  
• Thom O'Brien & Sathit Sapprasert
  302 Orchard Street
  Best Compatible Building and Garden Landscape
  
• La Biscotteria
  2747 El Camino Real
  Best Architectural Design - Commercial
  
• Tropical Pool
  515 Woodside Road
  Best Maintained Store Front - Commercial
  
• Mr. and Mrs. Will Richardson
  3653 Country Club Drive
  Most Beautiful Garden Landscape
  
• Peter Bullock, MD
  143 Birch Street
  Best Historical Restoration - Commercial
  
• Michael Verdone
  149 Wellesley Crescent
  Best Historical Restoration
  
• Chris Anderson
  1757 Maryland Street
  Best Architectural Design
  
• John Blackmore & Sheila Amoroso
  620 Eastview Way
  Best Interior Remodel
  
• Redwood City Police Activities League
  3399 Bay Road
  Best Architechtural Design - Non-Profit
  
• Terrie Steck
  73 Jeter Street
  Most Beautiful Garden Landscape
  
• San Mateo Credit Union
  350 Convention Way
  Best Compatible Building And Garden Landscape - Commercial
  
• Ken & Yvonne Nava
  443 Tiller Lane
  Most Beautiful And Best Maintained Garden Landscape
  
• Redwood Shores Community Association, Jeff Gee
  270 Redwood Shores Parkway
  Best Maintained Open Space

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Honorable Mentions

• Roger and Pamela Fisk
  553 Cypress Street
  Best Maintained Garden Landscape
  
• Patti Lynch
  212 Hillview Avenue
  Most Beautiful Garden Landscape
  
• Marie-Helena
  1950 El Camino Real
  Bed, Bath and Beyond
  Best Compatible Garden Landscape - Commercial
  
• Ken Shea
  1593 Carole Way
  Greenhouse Gardens
  Best Maintained Garden Landscape
  
• Yvonne Selner
  1601 Sierra Street
  Best Maintained Garden Landscape
  
• Danny Merjil
  220 Walnut Avenue
  Babies R Us
  Best Remodel - Commercial
  
• Linda Pope
  531 Woodside Road
  KDF Hallmark LLP
  Best Remodel

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