Best of KC 2020 readers choice winners: City Life

Illustration by Zach Newton

Best Public School

Winner: Johnson County Community College
Runner Up: Lee’s Summit High School

Best Health Nonprofit

Winner: Children’s Mercy
Runner Up: Planned Parenthood Great Plains

Best Tour Company

Winner: Barley Bus
Runner Up: Overland Limousine

Best Johnson County City, Village or Town

Winner: Prairie Village
Runner Up: Overland Park

Best Local Landmark

Winner: Union Station
Runner Up: Liberty Memorial

Best Green Business

Winner: Kansas City Community Gardens
Runner Up: Scraps KC

Best Country Club

Winner: Mission Hills
Runner Up: The National Golf Club

Best Place to Work

Winner: Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Runner Up: Truman Medical Center

Best Pop-up Market

Winner: West Bottoms
Runner Up: Strawberry Swing

Best Public Space

Winner: Loose Park
Runner Up: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Best Missouri Suburb

Winner: Parkville
Runner Up: Lee’s Summit

Best Annual Outdoor Event

Winner: Plaza Art Fair
Runner Up: Boulevardia

Photo by Zach Bauman

Best Farmers Market

Winner: City Market
Runner Up: Overland Park Farmer’s Market

Best Attraction

Winner: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Runner Up: Union Station

Best Place of Worship

Winner: Church of the Resurrection
Runner Up: Unity on the Plaza

Best Private School

Winner: Rockhurst High School
Runner Up: Pembroke Hill School

Best Disabilities Nonprofit

Winner: The Whole Person
Runner Up: Paws Abilities

Best Civil & Human Rights Nonprofit

Winner: Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Runner Up: KC Innocence Project

Best Apartment Complex

Winner: Two Light Luxury Apartments
Runner Up: The Landings at River Market

Best Festival

Winner: Plaza Art Fair
Runner Up: Kansas City Irish Fest

Best Animal Nonprofit

Winner: KC Pet Project
Runner Up: Wayside Waifs

Best Child Day Care

Winner: Jewish Community Center
Runner Up: Monarch Montessori

Best Building

Winner: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Runner Up: Union Station

Best Fundraising Event

Winner: Big Slick
Runner Up: Great Plains SPCA Puppygrams

Photo by Katie Currid

Best KCMO Neighborhood

Winner: Brookside
Runner Up: Crossroads

Best Dog Park

Winner: Bar K
Runner Up: Shawnee Mission Park

Best Education Nonprofit

Winner: Operation Breakthrough
Runner Up: Science City

Best Neighborhood

Winner: Brookside
Runner Up: Prairie Village

Best Preschool

Winner: Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool
Runner Up: Jewish Community Center CDC

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