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Loudoun County's Readers' Choice 2012

Nominate your favorite business, service or person in the categories below by Monday, July 9. Voting starts later this summer.

What's the best of Loudoun County?

We're asking Patch readers to nominate and vote on their favorite businesses, services and individuals in the area in Patch's Summer 2012 Readers' Choice.

Click on the links below to submit your nomination for Readers' Choice by July 9.

We'll turn your nominations and our directory listings into a poll in each category later this summer and let our readers tell us where to get best pizza, catch a film, go for happy hour, where to take the kids and more.

The contest rules are in an attached PDF document. The categories are below. Let the nominations begin!

Food & Drink




Best Pizza



Entertainment




Shopping

Services



Automotive

Dusty Smith (Editor) June 18, 2012 at 01:44 pm
Thanks to everyone for getting the nominations started. Let's keep it rolling.
Kathy Bootcamp June 19, 2012 at 01:41 pm
Hi Dusty,
Do you have a category for "Best Fitness Studio or Gym"? We'd love to have The Patch come see what we are offering LOCO moms at Mommy Bootcamp! Thanks, Kathy
Leah M. Kosin (Editor) June 19, 2012 at 01:57 pm
Hi Kathy,
Unfortunately, the categories have already been selected. But we will definitely keep that one in mind for the future.
Kelly Gibson June 19, 2012 at 07:50 pm
Totally LOVE Mommy Bootcamp! You guys already have my vote for next year!
Jason June 26, 2012 at 03:06 pm
Dusty,
Not sure if this fits but everyone raves about "Cook", the cooking school right off of Loudoun County Parkway. Food or Entertainment ? People got for both? Jason
Jennifer June 26, 2012 at 03:27 pm
I don't see "Best Kid's Recreational Facility" or even "Best Kid's Party Place." Sport Bounce of Loudoun would surely have my vote!
Chris Montague June 26, 2012 at 03:43 pm
Dusty / Patch -
You're definitely missing something related to shopping / boutique / specialty store. There are quite a few more specialized small businesses in the Ashburn area that are left out of these categories. Chris
Leah M. Kosin (Editor) June 26, 2012 at 04:12 pm
Unfortunately, we can't add every business category to Readers' Choice. However, we'll be happy to save your ideas for next year's poll.
Jerri Wiseman June 26, 2012 at 04:40 pm
Leah, would you consider adding Best Live Entertainment as a category to next year's poll? Theatre companies don't fit into the categories for Local Band or Movie Theater yet offer quality entertainment to consider. Thanks!
Dusty Smith (Editor) June 26, 2012 at 05:53 pm
We appreciate all the suggestions and will definitely keep them in mind for next year. I suspect it will grow each year.
Timothy Mountcastle,M.D. June 26, 2012 at 11:27 pm
best construction company: Bassett and taylor construction,llc
Howard Handel June 27, 2012 at 12:53 pm
What about a category for best battery store, don't see a way to nominate Battery Warehouse in Leesburg if there isn't a category to fit in???

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