Best Of 2023

Best Apartment Building or Community
Photo courtesy The Yard at Ivanhoe

1st: The Yard, theyardivanhoe.com

2nd: Village at Baldwin Park, villagebaldwinpark.com

3rd: 55 West, live55westorlando.com

Best Boutique Hotel

1st: The Alfond Inn, thealfondinn.com

2nd: Grand Bohemian Hotel, kesslercollection.com/bohemian-orlando

3rd: The Wellborn, thewellbornorlando.com

1st: Cornerstone Charter Academy, cornerstonecharter.com

2nd: Lake Eola Charter School, lecs.org

3rd: UCP of Central Florida, ucpcfl.org

1st: JCC of Maitland, orlandojcc.org/early-childhood

2nd: Primrose School of Lake Nona, primroseschools.com/schools/lake-nona

3rd: Conway Learning Center, conwaylearningcenter.com

Best Event Venue
photo courtesy Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

1st: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, drphillipscenter.org

2nd: Will's Pub, willspub.org

3rd: The Plaza Live, plazaliveorlando.org

1st: Mills 50, mills50.org

2nd: Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour, scenicboattours.com

3rd: Historic Downtown Sanford, historicdowntownsanford.com

Best Local College or Trade School
Photo courtesy of University of Central Florida/Facebook

1st: University of Central Florida, ucf.edu

2nd: Rollins College, rollins.edu

3rd: Valencia College, valenciacollege.edu

Best Local Festival Overall
Photo by Brian Harris/courtesy of Orlando Fringe

1st: Orlando Fringe Festival, orlandofringe.org

2nd: Come Out With Pride, comeoutwithpride.org

3rd: Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando Paws in the Park, pawsinthepark.org

Best Local Mural
Photo by Matt Keller Lehamn

1st: LGBT Center Pulse Mural, thecenterorlando.org

2nd: Milk District, electrical boxes themilkdistrict.org/mural-map

3rd: Sam Flax, samflaxorlando.com

Best Neighborhood to Drink In
photo by Rob Bartlett

1st: Mills 50

2nd: Ivanhoe Village

3rd: Milk District