Local Faves

Here are the readers’ picks winners and runners up for the People & Places category in the 2020 Local Faves contest.

Here are the readers’ picks winners and runners up for the Activities & Entertainment category in the 2020 Local Faves contest.

A travel blogger’s dream, Umbrella Alley in Louisville is bright and fun. Right off Main Street in downtown, the alley features 185 bright umbrellas strung above the small street.

Here are the readers’ picks winners and runners up for the Shopping & Services category in the 2020 Local Faves contest.

The uniqueness of The Birch Tree Furniture & Boutique, most of us have found, is best illustrated by the diversity of its products.

Here are the readers’ picks winners and runners up for the Food & Dining category in the 2020 Local Faves contest.

Is it really a special occasion if we don’t eat a cake? Almost all of us mark our milestones with this traditional sweet treat. We celebrate birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, career promotions and a wealth of other notable events with cakes designed to capture the spirit of the occasions.

Accountant Elizabeth Hand at Pleasant Wealth, LLC 720 McKinley Ave. NW, Canton, 330-893-0113, pleasantwealth.com Runner-up:

Art Gallery Canton Museum of Art 1001 Market Ave. N, Canton, 330-453-7666, cantonart.org Runner-up: Joseph

Ever have a butterfly land on your head? At Beech Creek Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve, it’s entirely possible. The nature center at 11929 Beech Street in Washington Township features flower and vegetable gardens and small wildlife exhibits, but its centerpiece is the Butterfly House, its sanctuary for monarch butterflies.