Biz Tourney: Downtown Shop Wins Best Florist

In one of the most entertaining votes, edged out for the "Best Flower/Gardening Shop" prize .

That one vote — a mere single percentage point — was the difference in a bracket that included several lead changes since voting began on Monday.

Seacoast Florist joins , , , the , , , and as first-round winners in their respective categories. Each business will receive a plaque and window decal from Patch in the upcoming weeks declaring them as a Readers' Choice business, and each move on to the next round of the tournament.

What makes these businesses a favorite of yours? Be sure to post a review on each of the businesses' Places listing so everyone knows.

Next week's competition will be a highly-competitive bracket featuring some of the many beach businesses in the area, so start rallying support for your favorite business in that category.

Also, be sure to post in the comments here any and all beach businesses of which you can think, as we don't want to miss any of the fan favorites in next week's poll, which will open at 5 a.m. Monday.