If you don’t already have October 8 marked down on your calendar with multiple exclamation points, go ahead and make a note because that’s the day the Best of Houston® 2015 winners get announced.

But before we can get to the business of announcing winners, there’s another part to the Best of Houston® fun that needs to be addressed: the Readers’ Choice awards. 

You live in this city. You go to local businesses, follow local teams, eat local food and listen to local music. You know where to go and what to do. You work hard and when you’re ready to play hard you know where to go. 

So tell us. The Readers’ Choice nomination ballot is live and waiting for your input. You have until August 19 to nominate your favorites in Art & Entertainment, Food & Drinks, Shopping & Services and Sports & Recreation. We’ll count up your nominations and then you’ll vote for the Best of Houston® 2015 Readers’ Choice winners. 

Got a favorite after-hours hangout? Have a killer burger joint? Know the best flea market? Then make your nominations now!

Cory Garcia is a Contributing Editor for the Houston Press. He once won an award for his writing, but he doesn't like to brag about it. If you're reading this sentence, odds are good it's because he wrote...