What's the Best Place for Live Music in Ferndale?

Let us know which place for live music is the best in Ferndale so we can put it to a vote and name a Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.

Where's the Best Happy Hour in Ferndale?

Let us know which restaurant or bar has the best happy hour in Ferndale so we can put it to a vote and name a Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.

Nominate the Best Happy Hour in Ferndale

Let us know which restaurant or bar has the best happy hour in Ferndale so we can put it to a vote and name a Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.

Which restaurant or bar has the best happy hour in Ferndale? Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else who knows about Ferndale to nominate the best happy hour in town. We’ll keep accepting nominations through July 9. After that, nominations will be closed and we’ll start the voting, so make sure to get in your favorites now. All you need to do to nominate a business is to add it in the comments below. If you already see the business you want to nominate, make sure to add your comment about why it should be included, because we may not be able to add all businesses to our poll and we want to make sure the top ones make it into the poll. Thanks in …

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Readers' Choice: Geary Park Voted Best Place in Ferndale for a Memorial Day Picnic

We asked readers this week to vote for their favorite place in town to have a Memorial Day picnic.

We're on a quest to rate the best of the best in Ferndale. This week, we asked Patch readers to vote for the best place in Ferndale for a Memorial Day picnic. Geary Park in Ferndale came out on top with 41 percent of votes, with a total of 12 people voting. Donald Red Geary Park is a neighborhood park with a baseball diamond, one softball diamond, two designated playgrounds, an inline skating rink, two small fields for soccer and a pavillion for gatherings. In the northwest corner of the park itself is the Heroes Garden, a small plot of young growth dedicated to the victims of 9/11, as well as the veterans of America's wars. Because our poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. Winners are determined by…

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Where's the Best Place for a Memorial Day Picnic in Ferndale?

Vote in our poll and write a review of your favorite spot for food, fun, family and friendship.

Memorial Day weekend is coming up – traditionally a big weekend for barbecues with friends and family picnics. So we're wondering: Where's the best place in Ferndale to have a picnic? We're on a quest to rate the best of the best in Ferndale, and we need your help. So far, we've asked you about everything from nail salons and barbershops to breakfast places, Asian food and family-friendly restaurants. Today, the topic is Memorial Day picnics. Vote for your favorite place to gather for a picnic in town by 9 a.m. Friday and click on the link to the places and leave a review, too. We'll post a story later that day declaring the winner.  If we missed your favorite place, let us know in the comments section below. Because our poll is not …

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Readers' Choice: Blumz Voted Best Florist in Ferndale

We asked readers this week to vote for their favorite place in town to buy flowers for prom, Mother's Day and other special occasions.

We're on a quest to rate the best of the best in Ferndale. This week, we asked Patch readers to vote for the best florist in Ferndale. Blumz by JR Designs in Ferndale came out on top with 79 percent of votes, and Nature Nook Florist came in second with 17 percent of votes. Here's what some Patch readers had to say about their favorite Ferndale florist: Blumz is owned by Jerome Raska and Robbin Yelverton, both educators in the floral industry who travel around the country teaching floral design. "That kind of gives us an edge on most other floral operations in the area," Raska said, adding that the shop is on the forefront as far as trends and products in the floral industry. He said Blumz is known for its product knowledge and creative …

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Don't Forget to Vote: What's the Best Florist in Ferndale?

Vote in our poll and write a review of your favorite place to get flowers for prom, Mother's Day and other special occasions. You have until 9 a.m. Friday to vote.