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This week's decision was a difficult one, a tough field of candidates--and such diverse events that no answer was wrong. Despite that, there was a clear winner based on poll results--with no new reviews posted. 

However, first a mention of the runners up. Tied for third, both the , and  (nominated for its lectures, slideshows and other events). They also received the comment love on , garnering positive feedback from our users. 

In second place, the  was only a handful of votes behind the ultimate winner, and launched a strong social media campaign. Most of their programming is also posted on the Events Calendar. 

It was a tough contest, and the winner----ultimately took 42 percent of the votes. They are known for programs like the series, , and their other events, like .

Here are the Winners' Circle standings thus far: , the .  to ;  joined for  last week;  the top ; along with , the ; , ; the best  at ;  spot ;  with ; and  home of the .

As in past weeks, the Coolidge will receive a framed Brookline Best of Patch Readers' Choice certificate and their directory listing will be added to the Readers' Choice 2012 category. 

We hope you'll stop by each of the places nominated for the poll, and leave a review on the site when you do. Check the Events Calendar regularly for events at all of the candidates.

Best of Patch Readers' Choice 2012 is going on summer hiatus; this will be the last poll contest for a while. We plan to be back in the fall with more contests that highlight our local businesses and places — so you can find the 'best of' Brookline.