The Best of Howard County celebrates every corner of the county from restaurants and doctors to recreation recommendations and landscapers. More than 32,000 votes were cast in this year’s readers’ poll, culling a list of the 71 top people to know, places to go and things to do.

Based on reader votes, here are the 2024 Best of Howard County winners and honorable mentions, beginning on Page 2.

Editor’s note: Winners and honorable mentions were determined by popular vote. Readers were invited to nominate and vote online from May to July. The results are generated solely by readers’ votes. The Baltimore Sun does not take responsibility for the services offered or advertised by those listed.