Readers' Picks: City Life

Best of Charlotte 2018

Reader Pick

Best Hero/Heroine

Braxton Winston

Best Local Sports Figure

Cam Newton

Cam Newton is already off to a strong start with the Panthers this year. (Photo by Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez)
  • Cam Newton is already off to a strong start with the Panthers this year. (Photo by Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez)

Best Local Sports Team

Carolina Panthers

Best Local Mascot

Sir Purr

Best TV Station

Fox46 Charlotte

Best TV Personality

Page Fehling, Fox46

Best News Anchor

Morgan Fogarty, WCCB

Best TV Sportscaster

Delano Little

Best Podcast

WFAE's She Says

Best Radio Personality

Mike Collins

Best Radio Show

106.5 The END's Underxposed with Divakar

Best Activist/Activist Group

Charlotte Uprising

Best Politician

Braxton Winston

Best Local Celebrity

Nikki Wolfe

Best Twitter Account

@SupportiveDude

Best Instagram

Charlotte Agenda

Best Blog

Charlotte Agenda

Best Facebook Page

Charlotte Agenda

Best Local Festival

Bloom

Best Free Event

Taste of Charlotte

Best New Thing

Light Rail Extension

Best News Story of Last 12 Months

Hurricane Florence

Experts in the Emergency Operations Center in Charlotte look on as Florence bears down on Charlotte. (Photo by Courtney Mihocik)
  • Experts in the Emergency Operations Center in Charlotte look on as Florence bears down on Charlotte. (Photo by Courtney Mihocik)

Best Area to Live

Plaza Midwood

Best Way to Get Around Without a Car

(Tie) Light Rail, Uber

Best Apartment Complex

The VUE

Best Church

Myers Park United Methodist Church

Best Place to Get Back to Nature

Freedom Park

Best Place to Get Hitched

McGill Rose Garden

Best Place to People-Watch

Freedom Park

Best Hotel

The Ritz-Carlton

Best Place to Take Out-of-town Visitors

U.S. National Whitewater Center

Best Place to take your Republican parents

(Tie) Fahrenheit, Home, Out of Charlotte

Best Golf Course

Quail Hollow Club

Best Disc Golf Course

Reedy Creek Park

Best Rec Center

U.S. National Whitewater Center

Best Weekend Getaway

Asheville

Best Co-working Space

Hygge Coworking

Best Charity

Assistance League of Charlotte

Best Support Group

Alcoholic's Anonymous

Best Place to Volunteer

Assistance League of Charlotte

Q.C. Issue That Needs More Attention

Affordable Housing

Best Use of Tax Money

LYNX Blue Line

Worst Use of Money

CityLYNX Gold Line Trolley