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The Mayor's letter was originally published to his Facebook page yesterday, August 21. You can read the original post here, which is also included below.
Happy Friday, Antioch!
Apparently Antioch had a pretty good week while I was out of town, with new Pageant Queens, some great recognition for our local businesses and community, and plenty still happening as we head toward the end of summer.
First, congratulations to everyone recognized in the 2026 Daily Herald Readers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards.
Family Heirloom Antiques was named Best Antique Shop, and The Stubborn Sunflower had an incredible showing, winning Best Suburban Business, Best General Merchandise Store and Best Consignment Store.
Antioch also had a long list of Readers’ Choice Top Picks, including Little Bean Coffee Co., Mr. G’s, PM&L Theatre, Antioch Theatre, Antioch Lanes, Trillium Yoga, Antioch Cyclery, A Child’s Place, Polson’s Natural Foods, Inspired Home, The Village Thrift Shop, Great Lakes Antiques Boutique and several others.
Our community itself also received recognition for Downtown Antioch and Sequoit Creek Park.
That’s a pretty impressive showing for one community. Congratulations to all of the business owners, employees, volunteers and residents who work hard every day and continue to make Antioch a place people want to visit, shop and call home.
We also have three new Antioch Pageant Queens!
Miss Antioch — Abigail Flade
Junior Miss Antioch — Hayley Taylor
Little Miss Antioch — Avenelle Stafford
Congratulations to Abigail, Hayley and Avenelle, along with all of the contestants, families and volunteers who made the pageant another great Antioch event. I look forward to seeing our new Pageant Queens representing the community throughout the coming year.
And even though school is back in session, summer isn’t quite finished in Antioch.
The final Farmers Market of the season is tomorrow at Sequoit Creek Park, with vendors and entertainment throughout the morning.
Next Thursday, Mike and Joe will close out our regularly scheduled “It’s Thursday” concert season.
Then we get two bonus Thursday nights of live music as The Ron Burgundy’s take the stage on September 3, followed by the return of Too Hype Crew on September 10 for the concert that was rescheduled from July.
And finally, on Saturday, September 19, we have the Small Town Smoke Out, with a full day of barbecue, music and fun downtown.
So don’t put the lawn chairs away quite yet.
There is still plenty happening around Antioch over the next several weeks. Get out, enjoy it, visit our restaurants and stores, and continue supporting the people who invest in our community every day.
Have a great weekend, Antioch!
And remember — shop local!
—Scott J. Gartner
Mayor of Antioch
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