We at Salt Lake magazine need no convincing of Utah’s bestness. We’ve made it our business to celebrate the people, places, flavors, and local color that have made it one of the top places to live in the nation.
So, while preparing this year’s Best of the Beehive issue, we thought it high time to volley the question back to the people who know Utah best — you, the readers. Over the course of several months, voters nominated their favorite, well, everything: French fries to pet groomers, concert venues to donuts, thrift shops to wine bars. The thousands of nominations reaffirmed our long-held belief that there is no better place to call home than Utah. Read on for all winners and finalists from the Community category.
Activist Group
1st ACLU
acluutah.org
Finalists: HEAL Utah, The IRC
Author
1st Brandon Sanderson
brandonsanderson.com
Community Organization
1st Best Friends
bestfriends.org
Finalists: Sageland Collaborative, Tree Utah, Preservation Utah, Wasteless Solutions
Local Celebrity
1st Ty Burrell
Finalists: Tan France, Lia Block
Local Music Act
1st Poolhouse
poolhouseband.com
Finalists: Little Moon, Talia Keys
Radio Host
1st Bill Allred
@rfhbill
Finalist: Lara Jones
Local Influencer
1st Hannah Neeleman
@bellerinafarm.com
Finalists: Nala Stomps @adventuringwithnala, MokTok
TV Host
1st Good Things Utah’s Nicea DeGering, Surae Chinn and Deena Manzanares
abc4.com
Find all of this year’s Best of the Beehive coverage, and more “Bests” from past issues. And while you’re here, subscribe and get six issues of Salt Lake magazine, your curated guide to the best of life in Utah.
