NEW REBUILD LOCAL CATEGORIES

Every year, we add new categories to bring attenion to a particular geographic area or area of interest. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, we are introducing a new Rebuild Local category to recognize our shared community experiences in weathering the storms.  

We ask our readers to share their nominations in the following Rebuild Local categories:

Most Loved Business Lost to the Storm

Most Impactful Philanthropic Organization During and After the Storms

Best Post Storm Cafe or Restaurant

Best Local Place to Charge Your Phone / Access the Internet

Most Impactful Business Organization During and After the Storms

Best Pet Angel During the Storms

THE 2025 BEST OF SRQ LOCAL COMPETITION PLATFORM

Celebrating the best locally owned establishments in the region, SRQ MEDIA asks our astute readers to vote for their favorite local eats, shopping, arts, luminaries and hotspots culminating in the buzzworthy special "Best of SRQ Local" awards feature published in the April edition of SRQ Magazine. 

Step 1: Nominations Round—October 16 to November 20, 2024—Over 5 weeks

Nominations Open: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Share the love and nominate your favorite restaurants, businesses, people and places.

The top vote-getters will be included on the final voting ballot and move on to the Voting Round.

Nominate often—only nominations receiving the most submissions move on to the Official Ballot.

We encourage readers to submit nominations in at least 5 categories.

Step 2: Voting Round—January 8-February 5, 2025—Over 4 weeks

Voting Opens: Wednesday, January 5, 2025

Once you create your account, you can vote for your favorites at any time once a day during the four weeks of each round. 

You will be required to vote in at least 5 different categories for your ballot to be validated.

Step 3: The Winners!

We announce the placement of our readers' winners in a special Readers Guide to the Winners.

Published in the April 2025 edition of SRQ Magazine.

Also published online on our website for you to access throughout the year. 


Note: Ensuring the Integrity of the Program

In the spirit of the competition, only one email address per person will be allowed.

We are working with the platform provide SecondStreet/Upland to introduce new measures in

monitoring ballots to avoid practices that are not in the spirit of this readers competition.

Any person using multiple email addresses may be subject to ballot rejection.

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