The Key West Chamber of Commerce celebrated the holidays on Dec. 15 with its awards lunch at the Marriott Beachside Hotel.
The event drew more than 200 people, and included awards for the top firefighter, police officer and city employee of the year, along with the chamber’s annual awards that recognize people, programs and projects that contribute to the island’s appearance and business prosperity.
The following award recipients were honored:
CITY AWARDS
Firefighter of the Year: Angelina Maltese
Police Officer of the Year: Detective Karl Malsheimer
City Employee of the Year: Engineer Kelly Crowe
CHAMBER AWARDS
Business for Beauty
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
Boathouse Bar & Grill
The Capitana Key West
Venture Award
Casey Arnold, Key West Team Building
Key West Star Awards
Alberto Piceno
Joyce Unke
Mark Todaro
Shawn Smith
Piece of the Rock Awards
Joyce Benavides
The College of the Florida Keys
Lynne Tejeda
Green & Clean Award
Roberta DePiero and Jody Gross
