Dear Reader,
Well, you did it.
You chose the best people, places and businesses in your community by casting your votes during these past few weeks.
Each vote was a token of support for the hard work of local restaurants, shops, bars, galleries, salons and more. All those businesses and individuals and individuals have kept trucking alone, each and every day, in an economic climate that isn’t easy for anyone.
That hard work has paid off in ways Star is proud to recognize.
Inside, you’ll read words from the winners — words that offer a unique look into the inner workings of the places and people you might see every day.
Maybe you’ll even learn of your new favorite place.
There is one overwhelming commonality in those words, though: every winner was grateful, most of all, to the community,.
That’s what makes this contest just so great. It’s proof that communities are strong and vibrant places in which people support one another.
What could be more important these days?
Star is thrilled to present The Best of the River Wards 2012.
Congratulations to the winners!
Mikala Jamison, Star Managing Editor
215–354–3113; mjamison@bsmphilly.com.
