Olivette Seeks Business, Restaurant Award Nominations | The Locally Times
The City of Olivette accepts submissions for its third annual awards, with a March 23 deadline for residents to name top businesses.
The City of Olivette is accepting nominations for its third annual Business of the Year and Restaurant of the Year Awards. The city's March 23, 2026, announcement states residents can submit their top three businesses for consideration. The deadline for all nominations is March 23, 2026, at 5 p.m. This marks the third year the city has hosted these awards, aiming to recognize local enterprises. ## Transparency Questions Remain Public records do not specify the criteria the City of Olivette uses to evaluate nominated businesses for these awards. The city has not publicly disclosed the composition of the judging panel responsible for selecting the winners. The process by which the award recipients are selected remains undefined in public announcements. Furthermore, records do not indicate what tangible benefits or incentives winning businesses receive beyond recognition. The city's public announcements do not include information about previous award recipients from the first two years of the program. The extent of public outreach efforts to solicit nominations from the broader business community, beyond the initial announcement, is also not detailed in the available source material. The absence of these details means the transparency of the nomination and selection process is not fully established in public records. Residents and businesses may monitor future city communications for additional information regarding the award criteria, the selection panel, and past winners.