This year, in addition to our main contest and the pets edition, we created our special “Editors Pick” edition of Vote 4 the Best. ⇒ Visit the Vote 4 The Best page to see stories of some more special local businesses that deserve your attention! Editors Pick is different from our main Vote 4 The Best contest. To see the winners of our main contest click here. Our Sponsor -- We’d like to thank Wallside Windows for their longtime sponsorship of Vote 4 the Best and their support of southeast Michigan’s local businesses.

Mod Market in Warren is the Editors Pick for Best Community Advocate! A Living and Learning Enrichment business dedicated to giving work experience to special needs young adults, Mod Market was an obvious choice for their winning title. Mod Market cashier practice (Amy Bonser)“We are on a mission to help all people live their most independent lives possible,” Mod Market manager Amy Bonser said. Because of the current restraints on in-person business, Bonser was forced to be more innovative in recent months. Mod Market popup shop (Amy Bonser)“I find great joy in helping individuals who learn in less traditional ways,” Bonser said.

After opening right before the pandemic and finding new ways to execute their unique vision, Bea’s Detroit is the Editors Pick for Best Business Innovator! Starting on the first floor is their warehouse, where small businesses can manufacture their goods on-site. Bea's Detroit (Beatrice Wolnerman)“The café has retail space for our members to sell the goods they’ve made here,” Wolnerman said. In order to replicate the Bea’s experience during the pandemic, Wolnerman launched a virtual community called “BeaHive.”“It allowed us to give our members the same benefits they’d get in person at Bea’s,” Wolnerman said. “When you buy something at Bea’s, 100% of that money is going back into one of our small businesses," Wolnerman said.

Mod Market in Warren is the Editors Pick for Best Community Advocate! A Living and Learning Enrichment business dedicated to giving work experience to special needs young adults, Mod Market was an obvious choice for their winning title. Mod Market cashier practice (Amy Bonser)“We are on a mission to help all people live their most independent lives possible,” Mod Market manager Amy Bonser said. Because of the current restraints on in-person business, Bonser was forced to be more innovative in recent months. Mod Market popup shop (Amy Bonser)“I find great joy in helping individuals who learn in less traditional ways,” Bonser said.

This year, in addition to our main contest and the pets edition, we created our special Editors Pick edition of Vote 4 The Best. Watch Local 4 News today at 5 p.m. to see Kim DeGiulio interview winners of Editors Pick! Editor’s Pick is different from our main Vote 4 The Best contest. To see the winners of our main contest click here. Our Sponsor -- We’d like to thank Wallside Windows for their longtime sponsorship of Vote 4 the Best and their support of southeast Michigan’s local businesses.

This year, in addition to our main contest and the pets edition, we created our special Editors Pick edition of Vote 4 The Best. Watch Local 4 News Friday at 5 p.m. to see Kim DeGiulio interview winners of Editors Pick! Editor’s Pick is different from our main Vote 4 The Best contest. To see the winners of our main contest click here. Our Sponsor -- We’d like to thank Wallside Windows for their longtime sponsorship of Vote 4 the Best and their support of southeast Michigan’s local businesses.