It's Best of SRQ Local Time!

Celebrate Living and Loving Local

Our readers love the Annual Best of SRQ Local Readers Competition.
Now it's even easier to nominate and then vote for locally-owned favorites. 
We invite you to engage with this year's local competition in two rounds
—the Nominations Round opening in November 
and the Final Ballot Voting Round starting in January.  
Nominate your favorite restaurants, businesses, people and places. 
Only the top nomination-getters will move onto the Voting Round in January.

SCROLL DOWN TO START NOMINATING YOUR FAVORITES TO
MAKE SURE THEY MAKE IT THE NEXT ROUND!

Readers Sweepstake

When you register and nominate in 30+ categories, you'll be entered into a sweepstake to win one of three $500 gift cards to the Tableseide Restaurant Group restaurants including: Libby's Neighborhood Brasserie in Southside and Lakewood Ranch and Circo: A Taco and Bourbon Joint.

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 2021 edition. We've added new categories to celebrate those businesses who are adapting to new challenges like expanding outdoors seating and reinventing themselves.  We look to highlight local experiences—from new restaurants to virtual theatre productions, from our community's best achievements to seriously talented chefs.

THE NEW BEST OF SRQ LOCAL COMPETITION

Step 1: Nominations Round—Over 4 weeks

Nominations Open: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 7am

Nominations Close: Wednesday, December 17, 2020 at midnight

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.

Step 2: Voting Round—Over 4 weeks

Voting Opens: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 7am

Voting Closes: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at midnight

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

Step 3: The Winners!

We will publish the winners in a special Readers Guide to the Winners.

Published in the April 2021 edition of SRQ Magazine.

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