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Congratulations to the Finalists

Best Birthday Party Venue/Service

• Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center
• Hollywood Connections
• Monkey Joes Columbus
• My Gym Columbus
• Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt

Best Bakery for Birthday Cakes

• Columbus Corner Bakery
• Midtown Cakes
• Dreams & Buttercream
• Pat-A-Cakes Bakery
• Publix Bakery

Best Caterer

• Farm Friends Catering
• Country’s Barbeque
• Girlfriends Restaurant & Catering
• Jamie Keating Culinary Inc
• Twelfth Street Catering & Deli

Best Local Veterinarian

• Rene LeFranc – Second Avenue Animal Hospital
• Hank Hall – Northside Animal Hospital
• Clare Anderson – River Road Animal Clinic
• Brooks Glass – Macon Road Veterinary Clinic
• Shannon Wylie & Lauri Bates – Double Churches Animal Clinic

Best Pharmacy

• CVS (any location)
• Publix (any location)
• North Columbus Pharmacy
• Dinglewood Pharmacy
• River Road Pharmacy

Best Ice Cream/ Frozen Yogurt Shop

• Baskin Robbins
• Bruesters
• CherryBerry Self Serve Frozen Yogurt
• Chill Yogurt Cafe
• Sweet Frog Premium Frozen Yogurt

Best Place for Dessert

• Freeze Frame Yogurt Shoppe
• Chill Yogurt Cafe
• Gigi’s Cupcakes
• Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt
• Cherry Berry Yogurt Bar

Best Restaurant for a Date Night

• Bonefish Grill
• Marks City Grill
• Carrabas Italian Grill
• Downstairs at the Loft
• EPIC Restaurant

Best Restaurant for a Ladies Lunch

• The Yogurt Shoppe
• Chicken Salad Chick
• The Black Cow
• Zoes Kitchen
• Meritage

Best Restaurant with a Kid-friendly Menu

• Fudruckers
• Chick-fil-A
• Ihop
• Applebees
• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

Best Local Gift Shop

• The Cherry Zebra
• Dancing Needles
• The Bead Cage
• RiverRoad Pharmacy & Gifts
• Traditions
• Flowers Plus

Best Local Children’s Clothing Store/ Boutique

• Carter’s
• Ruffles & Rompers
• Mickayla’s Place
• Kiddie Shoppe
• Once Upon a Child

Best Seasonal Consignment Sale

• Just 4 Kidz Consignment Sale
• Columbus Kids Market
• Kids Clothing Connection

Best Consignment Store

• Mickayla’s Place
• Clothes Mentor
• Encore Boutique
• Once Upon a Child
• Second Time Around

Best Ladies Hair Salon

• D’Allens Hair Studio
• Kerry Mac Salon & Spa
• Salon NG
• Bliss Salon at CaraVail’s
• The Beauty Shop

Best Place for a Kid’s Haircut

• Sports Styles
• The Beauty Shop
• D’Allens Hair Studio
• Salon NG
• Kerry Mac Salon & Spa
• Cuts by Us

Best Local DaySpa

• CaraVail’s Day Spa
• Southeast Regional MedSpa
• Day Spa Rejoice
• Sunday’s Ultimate Day Spa
• Wildwood Day Spa

Best Family Photographer

• JE Hedges Photography
• Simply Joyful Moments
• John Pyle Photography
• Darling Moments Photography
• Southern Touch Photography

Best OB/GYN

• Trinity Center for Women (St Francis)
• William B. Simpson MD
• Montgomery E Thorne Jr. MD – OB-GYN Associates
• Serena D Tidwell, MD – Midtown OB-GYN
• Thomas R Stewart MD – Regional OB-GYN
• Benjamin H. Cheek, MD – OB-GYN Associates

Best Family Dentist

• Family Dentistry of Columbus
• Rivertown Dental Care
• Gentle Dentistry of Columbus
• North Park Family Dentistry
• William B. Denamur, DMD
• Joseph S. Arnold, DDS

Best Pediatric Dentist

• Mark A. Lawrence, DDS
• Thomas E. Lee, DDS
• Alberto Lugo, DMD
• Matthew Keller, DMD – Columbus Children’s Dentistry
• Christie McCarley, DDS – Pediatric Dentistry of Columbus

Best Orthodontist

• Blake Lane, DSD, MSD
• West Georgia Orthodontists
• Jay Harris. DMD – J H Orthodontics
• Jeffrey M. Serff, DMD
• Sammy A. Caves, DMD

Best Pediatrician

• Susan McWhirter, MD – Rivertown Pediatrics
• Iris Basillio, MD – Uptown Pediatrics
• Mark Oliver, MD – Rivertown Pediatrics
• Paul Steinwachs, MD
• Richard Mansfield, DO – Pediatrics at Brookstone Centre

Best Chiropractor

• Dr. Ryan Overton – St. Francis Integrative Medicine & Wellness
• Dr. Dean Fuller & Dr Chris Odum – Fuller Life Chiropractic Center
• Dr. Jay Brodwyn – Brodwyn & Associaties; Brodwyn Military Chiropractic
• Dr. Catherine Fulton – Columbus Chiropractic
• Dr. Michael Beres – Beres Chiropractic Center

Best Private School

• Brookstone School
• Calvary Christian School
• Wynnbrook Christian School
• St Anne Pacelli Catholic School
• St Luke School

Best Preschool

• Calvary Christian School
• Columbus Christian Preschool
• Pierce Chapel Preschool
• St Luke Preschool
• Wynnbrook Baptist Preschool
• 1st Presbyterian Day School

Best Daycare Facility

• Another Great Beginnings
• Growing Room CDC
• Joyful Journeys CEC
• St Luke Early Learning Center
• St Mark CDC
• Child Care Network

Best Local Summer Camp Program

• Activ8 Summer Camps at CSU
• Brookstone Summer Camps
• Wynnbrook UMC Summer Camps
• Springer Theatre Academy
• YMCA Summer Day Camp

Best Local Kids Sports Program

• YMCA sports programs
• Columbus Youth Soccer Association
• Level Up Parkour Academy
• Peach Little League
• Upward Sports

Best Martial Arts Studio

• Bishop’s Taekwondo Plus
• Columbus Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness
• Higginbothams Martial Arts
• East West Team Martial Arts
• Won’s Martial Arts

Best Health Club/ Fitness Studio

• Body Evolution Gym
• Max Fitness Elite
• Stroller Strong Moms
• Planet Fitness
• YMCA

Best Fine Arts (Theatre, Music, Dance or Arts) Studio for Kids

• Columbus School of Music & Dance
• Elite Dance Academy
• Schwob Music Prep
• Prodigy Dance Centre
• Springer Theatre Academy
• Columbus Ballet & Dance Conservatory

Favorite Annual Family Event (spring/summer)

• Uptown Columbus’ Market Days on Broadway
• The Rock Ranch’s Easter Egg Hunt
• Thunder in the Valley Airshow
• Uptown Columbus’ Color Me RAD 5K
• Uptown Columbus’ Spring Concert Series

Favorite Annual Family Event (fall/winter)

• Callaway Garden’s Fantasy in Lights
• Columbus Children’s Book Festival
• Rock Ranch Fall Family Days
• Ludy Christmas Spectacular
• Uptown Columbus’ Spooktacular
• Steeplechase of Callaway Gardens

Best Local Museum for Kids

• Columbus Museum
• Coca Cola Space Science Museum
• National Infantry Museum
• Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center

Best Housekeeping/Cleaning Service

• Mini Maids of Columbus
• My Amazing Maids
• Maids in Pink
• Molly Maid

Favorite Local Rainy Day Destination for Kids

• Carmike Cinemas
• Chick-fil-A (all locations)
• Chattahoochee Valley Libraries (all branches)
• Hollywood Connections
• Monkey Joes Columbus

Best Real Estate Agency (business)

• Remax Champions
• Keller Williams
• Waddell Realty
• KPDK Coldwell Bankers

Best Real Estate Agent (Individual)

• Kim Mixon – Wadell Realty
• Sandy Green – Wadell Realty
• Renee Handcock – Keller Williams Realty
• Paul Fincher – Coldwell Bankers (KPDK)
• Jeanne Martz – Coldwell Bankers (KPDK)
• Pat Liner – Coldwell Bankers (KPDK)