Best Of 2019

Wall Crawl

1016 W. Church St., wallcrawl.com

Now that giant department stores like Sears and Kmart – formerly home to Olan Mills photo studios – are crumbling, where's a family to go for that well-lit, professionally shot yet affordably priced annual portrait? You probably expected us to grouch about Wall Crawl as a monument to millennial narcissism and the erosion of public life in the age of the selfie – or maybe you thought we'd use the G-word regarding the Parramore location. But we choose to see it as a fresh new business that's employing local artists, while providing an actual service worth paying for. Maybe you're looking for a place to shoot photos for your own business; maybe you need that family holiday card snapshot, or maybe you are in fact a narcissistic millennial. Who cares? Bring your own avocado toast and have a super fun day out.

Local Color: Best of Orlando 2019: The best in local media, radio shows, Instagram feeds, activists and more

Local Color: Best of Orlando 2019

Photo illustration by Adam McCabe

Local Color

Best Local Politician

1. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer

2. State Rep. Anna Eskamani, District 47

3. Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, District 4

Best Local Big Shot Who's Not an Elected Official

1. John Morgan

2. Scott Maxwell

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Best Local Charitable Group

1. Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, feedhopenow.org

2. Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando, petallianceorlando.org

3. Pet Rescue by Judy, petrescuebyjudy.com

Best Local Activist Group

1. Zebra Coalition, zebrayouth.org

2. League of Women Voters of Orange County, lwvoc.org

3. Equality Florida, eqfl.org

Best Local Radio Show

1. "Johnny's House" – WXXL 106.7-FM

2. "Monsters in the Morning" – WTKS 104.1-FM

3. "The Jim Colbert Show" – WTKS 104.1-FM

Best Local Radio Station

1. WTKS 104.1-FM

2. WXXL 106.7-FM

3. WMFE 90.7-FM

Best Local TV Newsperson

1. Martha Sugalski, WFTV

2. Jorge Estevez, WFTV

3. Amy Kaufeldt, WOFL

Best Local Podcast

1. "A Mediocre Time With Tom and Dan," tomanddan.com

2. "Full Frontal Nerdity Show," twitter.com/FFNShow

3. "Scotch and Good Conversation," scotchandgoodconversation.com

Best Local Publication

1. Orlando Weekly

2. Orlando Sentinel

3. Bungalower "zine"