The National City and Regional Magazine Association announced Monday the finalists for its 26th CRMA awards competition. Among the 143 finalists and 35 publications, Chicago magazine secured 15 nominations. Winners will be announced at the 35th Annual CRMA Conference on April 30 through May 2 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago. Nominations for the magazine included:

Print Nominations:

• Dining Writing, Jeff Ruby
  • “Piece Offerings”
  • “Secrets of Their Success”
  • “From Goat to Hero”
• Column, Jeff Ruby
  • “The Deep Dish I Knew”
  • “Hit Parade”
  • “Justice is Bland”
• Personality Profile, Robert Sharoff, for Reconstructing Harry Weese
• Feature Story, Bryan Smith, for The Long Fall
• Writer of the year, Bryan Smith
• Leisure Interests, 40 Reasons to Love Chicago
• Civic Journalism, David Bernstein, for The Insider
• Special Issue, December "40 Reasons to Love Chicago" issue
• Excellence in Writing, May "Best New Restaurants" issue
• Community Service Project, Chicagoans of the Year
• General Excellence

Online Nominations:

• Blog column, Carol Felsenthal, "The Felsenthal Files"
• E-Newsletter, "Chicago Guide," by Jennifer Wehunt
• E-Newsletter, "Domestica," by Bradley Lincoln and Chicago Home + Garden staff
• General Excellence On-line