Best of the Best in Shelby County

Go ahead. Play favorites.

Shelby Living magazine is holding our first Best of the Best in Shelby County contest. We're asking readers to help us scour the county for everything from the best fine dining restaurant to the best place to people watch. Only establishments located within Shelby County are eligible for entry. Each reader who submits a complete ballot will be entered to win a Best of the Best in Shelby County gift basket. So go ahead, tell us who's best.

Two-stage voting:

Part 1: Write-in nominations will be accepted for each entry within the four categories of Food & Nightlife, Recreation, Arts & Culture and Business. Write-in nominations will be accepted until Friday, June 17.

Part 2: Starting June 18, the nominations will be narrowed to the top three in each entry. Readers may vote for their favorite of the three in each entry until Friday, August 12. Winners will be announced in the September/October issue of Shelby Living.

How you vote:

Paper ballots: Paper ballots may be cut out of Shelby Living magazine, filled out and mailed to Best of the Best, P.O. Box 947, Columbiana, AL 35051. Only original ballots from the magazine will be counted. No photocopied or hand-written ballots will be counted.

Click the following link for a printable PDF ballot:  Shelby County Living Best of the Best.

Online ballots: Readers may fill out the ballot online at Shelbyliving.com.

Rules: Only one ballot per person will be accepted. Participation is open to all readers 18 years and older. To select a prize winner, a ballot will be drawn at random by a member of our staff, and the winner will be notified.