The CharlotteFive Awards | Part 9: Best of city life

Sure, we like to share the best trails to hike and rocks to climb. But we can appreciate the city life too. In fact, we're such big fans of this city that we sponsor many of the events you'll find below like Creative Mornings and TEDx Charlotte. So, we're recusing ourselves from voting, but encouraging you to check out all that Charlotte has to offer!

Welcome to the inaugural CharlotteFive Awards!

Over 12 weeks, we’ll be asking for your votes in a variety of categories — from breweries to food to shopping to entertainment — to learn about C5ers’ favorite Charlotte things.

We’re ready to track down the best of city life, from festivals to young professional groups.

Here’s how it will work:

– Each Wednesday, we’ll open the ballot for a category and have 5-10 subcategories. The ballot will close in exactly one week, when the next ballot comes out.

– Fill out the form below to lock in your votes. For each subcategory, we picked about 5 nominees, but there is a write-in option for each one if you think we missed something. (We probably did.)

– Only one entry per person. Duplicate entries will not be counted.

– The CharlotteFive Awards will culminate in a huge party, where we’ll celebrate all things Charlotte. (Details on that to come later.)

Ready? Here’s the ballot. (If the form below isn’t displaying correctly for you, click here.) And check back next week for the next category!

Photo: Charlotte Observer file

This story was originally published November 22, 2016 at 11:00 PM with the headline "The CharlotteFive Awards | Part 9: Best of city life."