Best Of 2024: Voting Begins Now!
When we say “now,” we mean Thursday.
BY FORT WORTH WEEKLY MARKETING
With its magazine-style glossy cover, great photographs, and insightful opinions on the BEST of everything this area has to offer, Best Of 2024 is the issue you don’t want to miss. Our critics will make their choices, and those winners will be announced in the Best Of 2024 special edition on Wed, Sep 25, but they aren’t the only ones who will be participating.. Our readers get a say in all of this as well. (Yes, you!)
Now thru Sun, Sep 15 at midnight, make your voice be heard by participating in our online-only, write-in ballot to determine the Readers’ Choice winners for the Getting & Spending, People & Places, Arts & Culture, Good Grub, and On The Town sections. Plus, help us decide which local bands will make the cut for our upcoming Music Awards season by also making choices in the Music Awards Nominations section. Below are the categories for each. But first, a quick refresher on the rules.
All nominees should be local. No national people, places, performances, or products. To nominate a person, please provide the name of their business or organization. To be counted, a ballot must contain votes in at least 10 categories and must include the voter’s full name and email address. One ballot per reader, please. A business may not offer customers incentives to vote, fill in any portion of a ballot for someone else, or require employees to vote. Any ballots considered fraudulent by the Fort Worth Weekly will be eliminated. All ballots must be received no later than midnight Sun, Sep 15. No exceptions.
Getting & Spending Categories
Antique & Vintage Finds, Barbershop, Beauty Service, Boutique, Car Wash, Place to Buy CBD or THC, Place to Buy Cigars, Place to Buy Coffee, Comic Book Store, Customer Service, Day Spa, Farmers
Market, Place to Buy Gifts, Grocery Store, Hair Salon, Place to Buy Jewelry, Liquor Store, Metaphysical Shop, Music Store, Optical Shop, Pet Services, Record Store, Smoke or Vape Shop, Tattoo Studio, Thrift Store, and Place to Buy Wine.
People & Places Categories
Place to Adopt Pets, Animal Rescue Group, Apartment Community, Athlete (College and Professional), Camp for Kids, City Councilmember, Dentist, Doctor, Dog Groomer, Facebook Group, Hospital, Lawyer, Local Celebrity, Place to Meet Locals, Nurse, Photographer, Radio Personality, Realtor, Social Influencer, Tattoo Artist, Teacher, Television Personality, Urban Farm, Veterinarian, Place to Work, and Place to Work Out.
Arts & Culture Categories
Art Gallery, Art Gallery Exhibit, Artist, Arts & Crafts Event, Burlesque, Culinary Event, Cultural Event, Dance Troupe, Day Trip, Dog Park, Drag Performer, Entertainment Spot, Haunted Attraction, Kids’ Activity, Place to Take Kids, Place to See Movies, Museum Exhibit, Music Lessons, New Mural, Nonprofit Organization, Park, Podcast, Theater Production, and Theater Troupe.
Good-Grub Categories
Bakery, Barbecue, Breakfast, Brunch, Burger, Burrito, Cajun Food, Catfish, Chef, ChickenFried Steak, Chinese Food, Coffeeshop, Deli Sandwiches, Food Truck, Fried Chicken, Hot Dog, Italian Food, Japanese Food, Mediterranean Food, Mexican Food, Pizza, Plant-Based Dish, Queso, Ramen, Restaurant, New Restaurant, Salsa, Seafood, Soul Food, Steak, Street Tacos, Sushi, Tamales, TexMex Food, Thai Food, Vietnamese Food, Waitstaff, and Wings.
On-The-Town Categories
Bar-Bar, Bartender, Beer Selection, Brewery, Place to See Comedy, Craft Cocktail, Place to Dance, Distillery, Dog-Friendly Patio, Drag Show, Happy Hour, Hotel Bar, Karaoke Night, Late-Night Food, LBGTQIA+ Bar, Margarita, Martini, Mixologist, Patio, Restaurant Bar, Sports Bar, and Place to Drink Wine.
About the Music Awards
Admittedly, the post-pandemic process for our annual Music Awards has been a little clunky. We’d like to rectify that this year. While there will be no Best Of winners in the music categories, we still want the readers’ input for the upcoming music awards season. We invite you all to nominate your favorite musicians and music places while we have your attention during the Best Of voting.
But first, a quick reminder about the rules for this section. All nominees should be local. Votes for national artists will not be counted. The top selections from the music categories below will be included in our Music Awards ballot for 2024, which will go live online sometime in the late fall. (Translation: This is just phase #1; those who make the cut will move on to phase #2.)
Music Nominations
Album, Americana/Roots, Bassist, Blues Band, Country Band, DJ Artist, Drummer, Folk Group, Guitarist, Hip-Hop Artist, Keyboardist, Mariachi Band, Metal Band, Open-Mic Night, Punk Band, R&B/Soul Act, Regional Act (those North Texas bands you love that aren’t in The Fort), Rock Band, Song, Tribute Band, Vocalist and Place to Hear Live Music.
Attention
Business Owners, Are you interested in campaigning for one of the categories above? Use the art at Bitly.FWW_BestOf2023_Article on your social media to invite your family, fans, followers, and friends to nominate you in the category of your choice at FWWeekly. com/Best-Of-2024-Ballot. Voters will need to vote in at least ten categories for their ballots to count, and it’s one ballot per person. If you need help writing your post, email marketing@fwweekly.com, but here is an example:
Best Bar? Joe’s Bar & Grill! To help us win the Readers’ Choice award for Best Of 2024, nominate us in the On The Town section. You must vote in at least ten categories for your vote to count, so show some love to your other favorite locals while you’re at it. Complete your ballot by 9/15 at FWWeekly.com/Best-Of-2024-Ballot.
As for advertising with us during the voting phase and in the Best Of 2024 special edition, contact your FWW representative. If you don’t have one yet, please reach out to us at FWWeekly.com/Advertise-WithUs. With a publication date of Wed, Sep 25, the final deadline for space reservations is Fri, Sep 20, and the final art approval date is Mon, Sep 23.
NIGHT&DAY
Welcome … Back to School!
Ah, back-to-school time. In Arlington, this means Saint Maria Goretti Catholic School Day. As it’s the institution’s 70th anniversary, Arlington Mayor Jim Ross has issued a proclamation. For updates on celebrations, follow Facebook. com/StMariaGorettiArlington. Their next big thing is GorettiFest. From 11am to 8pm Sat, Oct 5, and 8am to 3pm Sun, Oct 6, at Saint Maria Goretti Catholic School (1200 S Davis Dr, Arlington, 817-275-5081), the Trinity River Ramblers with Box Brains and
Bubble Gum Riot will perform, along with food, games, a petting zoo, a rummage sale, and a used book sale. Admission is free, but bring spending money for food and game tickets with proceeds benefitting the school. For more info, visit GorettiFest.com.
And so it begins. Voting is now open for the Readers’ Choice portion of our 26th or 27th annual Best Of issue. There are many exciting categories in Getting & Spending, People & Places, Arts & Culture, Good Grub, and On the Town. For the full rundown, see this week’s center-spread marketing feature. With school back in session, it’s worth noting that Best Teacher is one of the categories in People & Places. You know what to do!
From 10am to midnight, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (3200 Darnell St, Fort Worth, 817-7389215) hosts Tailgate at the Modern. This free event in the parking lot is a lot like a college game-day experience with a barbecue food truck, beverages, and a special free koozie for the first 100 guests. Oh, and art. There will be art, too, in particular Rebecca Manson’s fall-tastic “Barbecue” installation inside. For more info, visit TheModern.org/ program/tailgate.
For an after-party experience, there’ll be art and comedy (but not comedic art) at Pouring Glory (1001 Bryan Av, Fort Worth, 682-707-5441) with Dave Cave, Court Hoang, and comedian Tim Davies 8pm10pm. Cover is $10.
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art (3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, 817-738-1933) will soon draw the curtain on Moving Pictures: Karl Struss and the Rise of Hollywood Up now only thru Aug 25, this multimedia retrospective of the groundbreaking titular
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The Arlington institution Saint Maria Goretti Catholic School is celebrating its 70th year.
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Got kids? Find out who handles your school’s field trips and make sure they have the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (300 N Houston St, Dallas, TX 214-741-7500) on their radar. We are privileged to have this one-of-a-kind museum right here in North Texas. Its latest exhibit, Hidden History, which runs now thru Sun, Feb 16, explores the little-known history of the resettled Jewish community in Shanghai, including Iraqi Jews who arrived in the mid-1800s, Russian Jews who fled pogroms at the turn of the century, and German and Austrian Jews who escaped the Nazis in the 1930s. American photojournalist Arthur Rothstein chronicled the free port of Shanghai, an unexpected haven for Jews fleeing the antisemitic policies and violence in Nazi-controlled Europe, in 1946 for the U.N. For more information, visit DHHRM. org/exhibitions/hidden-history. The center is open 10am-5pm Wed-Mon year-round, and admission starts at $12. It is recommended that the general public visit on the weekends or after 1pm during the week to avoid the school groups. (Looking at you, #ChildlessCatLadies.)
It’s almost EduFest time at The Potter’s House Church. This free annual conference/expo is slated for 10am-4pm Sat, Oct 5, at TCC’s Trinity River Campus (300 Trinity Campus Cir, Fort Worth). There’ll be exhibits, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and workshops, all primarily focused on academics, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, health and wellness, and technology. For more info and updates, visit TPHFW.org/edufest.
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Rocking singer-songwriter Dave Cave will bring his solo experience to Pouring Glory 8pm-10pm Sat with Court Hoang and comedian Tim Davies.
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As part of Tailgate at the Modern, step inside to check out the colorful and fall-tastic installation “Barbecue” Saturday.
