Best dermatologist 2013: Bonnie Straka
Bonnie Straka 3350 Berkmar Dr. 923-4646 signaturemedspa.com Runner-up: Anna Magee 600 Peter Jefferson Pkwy., #230 984-2400 Since your skin is the largest organ in (or, rather, on) your body, it […]
Best tattoo artist 2013: Ben Miller at Ben Around Tattoos
Ben Miller at Ben Around Tattoos 701 W. Main St. 923-8282 benaroundtattoos.com Runner-up: Greg Viar at ACME Tattoo 104 14th St., Suite 7B According to Maxim, the five most painful […]
Best bookstore 2013: Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble Barracks Road Shopping Center 984-0461 barnesandnoble.com Runner-up: Daedalus Bookshop 121 Fourth St. NE 293-7595 The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., contains 28 million books and has […]
Best nursery 2013: Ivy Nursery
Ivy Nursery 570 Broomley Rd. 295-1183 ivynursery.com Runner-up: Fifth Season Gardening Co. 900 Preston Ave. 293-2332 fifthseasongardening.com During the 1600s, tulips were so valuable in Holland that their bulbs were […]
Best dentist 2013: David and Rebecca Swett
David and Rebecca Swett 900 Rio Rd. E, Suite B 979-3940 swettdentistry.com Runner-up: David Dalley 901 Preston Ave. #200 296-8034 The longest tooth ever pulled, belonging to Singapore resident Loo […]
Best contractor 2013: Advantage Handyman
Advantage Handyman 817-7222 advantagehandy.com Runner-up: Jeff Easter 295-9911 jeffeasterremodeling.com During World War II, Vesta Stoudt, a mother of three naval officers, invented duct tape when she noticed the paper tab […]
Best taxicab service 2013: Wahooptie
Wahooptie 466-9463 wahooptie.com Runner-up: Yellow Cab 295-4131 cvilletaxi.com According to Urban Dictionary, a “hooptie,” is any vehicle for which the driver must enter through the passenger side; that has three […]
Best pediatrician 2013: Piedmont Pediatrics
Piedmont Pediatrics 900 Rio E. Ct. 975-7777 piedmontpediatrics.net Runner-up: Paige Perriello 1011 E. Jefferson St. 296-9161 charlottesvillepeds.com It takes 11 years to become a pediatrician, which means that, all together, […]
Best plumber 2013: Robertson Electric
Robertson Electric 973-4348 robertsonelectric.com Runner-up: Hodges Myers 973-2670 If it’s true that more than 70 percent of the earth’s total population doesn’t use toilet paper, then how in the world […]
Best place to buy athletic apparel 2013: Ragged Mountain Running Shop
Ragged Mountain Running Shop 3 Elliewood Ave. 293-3367 raggedmountainrunning.com Runner-up: Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Barracks Road Shopping Center 977-4400 brms.com Ralph Sampson, at 7’4”, is the tallest player to ever […]