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Here are the 2025 Best Of Cincinnati® Reader and Staff Pick winners for City Life.
Best Conservative: JD Vance
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
JD Vance
Liz Keating
Joe Deters
Best Developer: 3CDC
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
3CDC
Al Neyer
Over-the-Rhine Community Housing
Best Do Gooder: Matthew 25: Ministries
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Matthew 25: Ministries
Longbottom Bird Ranch
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
La Soupe
ArtWorks Ohio
Innocence Project
Life Food Pantry
ArtsWave
The Friends of the Public Library
Aubrey Rose Foundation
Best Friend to the Environment: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub
Longbottom Bird Ranch
Great Parks of Hamilton County
Cincinnati Parks
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful
Krohn Conservatory
Cincinnati Nature Center
Indigo Hippo
The Friends of the Public Library
Best Journalist: Bob Herzog (WKRC)
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Bob Herzog (WKRC)
Jessica Schmidt (FOX19)
Megan Mitchell (WLWT)
Tana Weingartner (WVXU)
Lucy May (WVXU)
Tricia Mackie (FOX19)
John Matarese (WCPO)
Keith Pandolfi (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Nick Swartsell (WVXU)
Becca Costello (WVXU)
Best Local Activist: Jimmy Longbottom
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Jimmy Longbottom
Jim Tarbell
Missy Spears
Best Local Cause: Cincinnati Animal CARE
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Cincinnati Animal CARE
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio
Longbottom Bird Ranch
Matthew 25: Ministries
Freestore Foodbank
SPCA Cincinnati
ArtWorks
Cincinnati Public Radio
Aubrey Rose Foundation
ArtsWave
Best Local Elected Official: Aftab Pureval
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Aftab Pureval
Greg Landsman
Charmaine McGuffey
Best Local Podcast: Cincinnati's Crime Vault: Beyond the Broadcast
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Cincinnati's Crime Vault: Beyond the Broadcast
Cincinnati Zoo Tales
Jungle Jim's Podcast
Best MBA Program: University of Cincinnati
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
Northern Kentucky University
Best Northern Kentuckian: George Clooney
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
George Clooney
Nick Clooney
Maryanne Zeleznik
Kathrine Nero
Missy Spears
Cris Collinsworth
Otto M. Budig Jr.
Amy McGrath
Gary Holland
Lucy May
Best Northern Kentucky Neighborhood: Covington
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Covington
Newport
Union
Best Park (City): Smale Riverfront Park
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Smale Riverfront Park
Eden Park
Ault Park
Washington Park
Devou Park
French Park
Mt. Airy Forest
Alms Park
A. J. Jolly Park
Bellevue Beach Park
Best Park (County): Cincinnati Nature Center
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Cincinnati Nature Center
Sharon Woods
Winton Woods
Best Philanthropist: Anthony Munoz
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Anthony Munoz
Bootsy Collins
James “Jungle Jim” Bonaminio
Best Place to Take a Visitor: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Findlay Market
Jungle Jim's International Market
Over-the-Rhine
Smale Riverfront Park
The Banks
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Reds Game
Cincinnati Museum Center
The Friends of the Public Library Warehouse
Best Playground: Smale Riverfront Park
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Smale Riverfront Park
Washington Park
Parky's Farm
Best Private School: Cincinnati Waldorf School
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Cincinnati Waldorf School
Elder High School
Saint Xavier High School
Best Progressive: Aftab Pureval
Best Of Cincinnati
2025
City Life
Reader Pick
Aftab Pureval
Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
Kari Bloom