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The votes are in! This week, we are hunting down the undisputed champion of Best Burger across the Valley.

How This Works

Nominate: Drop your favorite spot in the comments below. Please search the thread first to see if someone already posted your pick!

Upvote: Upvote the comment if your favorite is already listed.

The Rules: Spots must be located in the Farmington Valley. Tell us what to order, whether it's a smashed patty, a classic pub burger, or an insane topping combination.

Voting closes Friday morning, and we will crown the winner in time for your weekend meal planning!

Drop your nominations below.

Our "Best of the Valley" guide is officially underway. Here is a quick look at our winners so far:

Week 1 (Quick Hike): Enders Falls (Granby)

Week 2 (Coffee & Pastry): Bruno’s Cafe (Farmington)

Now it is time to set up Week 3.

The process stays super simple: vote on the category today, and on Wednesday we will drop the main thread where everyone can nominate their top spots and vote in the comments. On Friday, we announce the winner.

Cast your vote below for what we should tackle next.

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The votes are in, this week, we are hunting down the undisputed champion of Best Coffee & Pastry across the Valley.

How This Works

Nominate: Drop your favorite spot in the comments below. Please search the thread first to see if someone already posted your pick!

Upvote: Upvote the comment if your favorite is already listed.

The Rules: Spots must be located in the Farmington Valley. Tell us what to order, whether it's a specific roast, an insane croissant, or a seasonal latte.

Voting closes Friday morning, and we will crown the winner in time for your next wekeend caffeine run!

Drop your nominations below.

Our very first "Best of the Valley" round ended with Ender’s Falls taking the crown for the ultimate quick hike.

Now it’s time for Week 2.

The ground rules stay the same. You vote on the category today, and on Wednesday we’ll drop the main thread where you can nominate your favorite spots and vote for the winner in the comments. On Friday, we'll announce the winner.

Cast your vote for what we should tackle this week.

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The votes are in!

Technically we ended in a dead heat between burgers and hikes. Since I tipped the scale by voting for burgers, I'm doing the honorable thing and letting Best Quick Hike take Week 1.

Here is how the nominations and voting work:

Nominate your favorite: Leave a comment below with your go-to short hike in the Farmington Valley.

Be specific: Tell us why it wins. First, it must be under an hour. Then defend it, does it have a great view at the top? Easy parking? Good for kids or dogs? Etc.

Vote: Upvote the top comments you agree with. The trail with the most upvotes by Friday evening takes the crown for our official community guide!

Drop your top nominations below and let's see which trail takes the top spot!

Today we officially crossed the 500 member mark. That feels like a great little milestone, so let's take advantage of it.

It feels like the right time to start building something genuinely useful together: an official, crowd sourced "Best of the Valley" guide. I'm not going to decide the categories or the nominees, it's all up to you, the people who actually live in the Valley.

Here is how it will work:

Every Monday we'll run a quick poll to pick that week's topic. Then on Wednesday we'll drop the main thread where everyone can share their top nominations and vote for the winner in the comments.

To kick this off, I want your vote on which category we should tackle first. Cast your vote in the poll (or drop a comment if you have a better starter topic).

Let me know what you think of the series idea, and thanks for being part of the first 500!

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Farmington Town Council just approved a major sidewalk project along Meadow Road.

It got me thinking about all the other spots across our towns where going for a simple walk feels dangerous.

Where else would you love to see a sidewalk?