Easy Steps to Support Local Businesses All Year Long
Wondering how to help local businesses this summer (and all year long)? Here are a few tips and tricks to help your local business community.
1). Vote! There are many Local First Arizona businesses nominated for the 2019 Tucson Weekly Best of Tucson. Vote Here!
2). Post! Share stories about your favorite local businesses on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, including reposting and creating your own post about that business to get more engagement. These posts create more interest in local businesses!
3). Review! Write a review online through Facebook, Yelp, or other platforms about a positive experience that you have had with your favorite local businesses!
4). Share with your friends! Taking your friends, family, and others to new local spots increases the visibility of businesses within our communities and others!
5). Tag them! Are you a social media lover, an Instagram afficianado, a Twitter traverser? Make sure to tag local businesses when you post pictures, or check in when you are there.
HERE IS THE LIST OF CURRENT LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA MEMBERS NOMINATED:
Best Gallery
Etherton Gallery
Best Farmers' Market
Rillito Park Heirloom Farmers Market
Best Hotel
Hotel Congress
Best Alternative Health Center
Cloud Nine Flotation
Best Gallery
Etherton Gallery
Best Farmers' Market
Rillito Park Heirloom Farmers Market
Best Hotel
Hotel Congress
Best Summer Camp
Reid Park Zoo
Best Place for a Children's Party
Unscrewed Theater
Reid Park Zoo
Best Children's Entertainer
Unscrewed Theater
Best Diner
Welcome Diner
Best Fresh-Baked Bread
Barrio Bread
Best Barbecue
Brother John's Beer, Bourbon & BBQ
Best Wings
Rocco’s Little Chicago
Best Coffee
Cartel Coffee Lab
Best Place to Get a Glass of Wine
Arizona Wine Collective
Sand Reckoner Tasting Room
Best Gay Bar
Surly Wench
Best Comedian
Chris Seidman
Best Comedy Night
Comedy at the Wench
Unscrewed Theater
Tucson Improv Movement
Best Bar Menu
Surly Wench Pub
Kingfisher
Best Happy Hour
Kingfisher
Best Pool Hall
Surly Wench
Best Nightclub
Club Congress
Cobra Arcade Bar
Best Cafe Hangout
Cartel Cartel Coffee Lab
Best French
Ghini's French Caffe
Best Italian
Mama Louisa's
Best Seafood
Kingfisher
Best Thai
Senae Thai Bistro
Best Upscale Restaurant
Kingfisher
Best Central Restaurant
Kingfisher
Best Eastside Restaurant
Eclectic Café
Best Salsa
Guadalajara Grill
Best Michelada
Che’s Lounge
Best Old Fashioned
Batch
Best Bloody Mary
Hotel Congress
Che's Lounge
Best Shot
Harry Potter Shot (Congress)
Green Tea Shot (Congress)
Watermelon Shot (Che's Lounge)
Best Wine Bar
Ermanos Craft Beer & Wine Bar
Best Locally Brewed Beer (the specific beer)
Barrio Blonde (Barrio Brewing Company)
Citrana (Borderlands Brewing)
Noche Dulce (Borderlands Brewing Company)
Best Dive Bar
Surly Wench
Best Venue for Live Music
Club Congress
Best Burlesque
Surly Wench First Fridays Burlesque
Best Jukebox
Che’s Lounge
Surly Wench Pub
Best Neighborhood Bar:
Che's
Best Beer Selection
Tap& Bottle
Best Brewery
Barrio Brewing Co
Borderlands Brewing Co
