Throughout the end of June and early July you went on and on (and on and on ...) about your picks for the best food, services and providers.

We asked for it and you delivered, stepping up to make sure your picks for the best of the best make into the voting round of our 2012 Best of Patch Readers' Choice competition.

Thank you for all your nominations and attentiveness so far ... but stick with it. You still have to vote your picks into the No. 1 spot and the right to be called the Patch Readers' Choice.

On Monday, July 23, we'll open voting in a variety of categories. From Monday until Aug. 17, you can log in and vote for your picks. You can only vote once for each topic, but every business needs your help.

Check back with us first thing Monday morning and be ready to vote!