Goods & Services
Best antique store
Father and Son Antiques
107 W. Hargett St., Raleigh 832-3030
Honorable mention
Beggars and Choosers Antiques
Best place to buy your kid’s first bicycle
The Clean Machine
104 W. Main St., Carrboro 967-5104
www.thecleanmachine.com
Best place to buy candy
A Southern Season
University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill 929-7133
www.southernseason.com
Honorable mention
The Fresh Market
Best local place to buy a wedding gift
Hudson Belk
www.belk.com
1-866-BELK-GIFT
Honorable mention
Cameron’s
Best local hardware store
Burke Brothers Hardware, Inc.
5227 Hillsborough St., Raleigh 851-1211
Honorable mention
Ace Hardware
Best doctor
Dr. Brian Forrest at Access Healthcare
1031 W. William St., Suite 106, Apex 363-0190
brian@acchealth.com
Honorable mention
Dr. Denise Tollefson at Willow Family Medical Center
Best retail wine selection
Total Wine & More
8381 Brier Creek Parkway, Raleigh 293-0362
4261 The Circle at North Hills St., Suite 115, Raleigh 232-2580
105 Capital Blvd., Raleigh 235-00003
6615 Witherspoon Blvd., Durham 489-5082
Honorable mention
A Southern Season
Best retail beer selection
Peace Street Market
804 W. Peace St., Raleigh 834-7070
Honorable mention
Total Wine & More
Best retail cheese selection
Whole Foods Market
www.wholefoods.com
Honorable mention
A Southern Season
Best tienda
Don Jose Tienda Mexicana
708 Rosemary St., Carrboro 969-8568
Honorable mention
Mandada
Best place to buy music gear
The Music Loft
1900 W. Markham Ave., Durham 286-9539
www.musicloftdurham.com
116 W. Main St., Carrboro 968-4411
www.carrloft.net
Honorable mention
Harry’s Guitar Shop
Best local bookstore
Quail Ridge Books & Music
3301 Wade Ave., Raleigh 828-1588
www.quailridgebooks.booksense.com
Honorable mention
Regulator Bookshop
Best toy store
Wootini
Carr Mill Mall, 200 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro 933-6061
www.wootini.com
Honorable mention
Tookies Toys
Best place to buy sex toys
Adam & Eve
4125 Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite 10, Durham 401-6801
6311 Glenwood Ave., Suite A, Raleigh 571-7209
Honorable mention
Cherry Pie
Best bed & breakfast
Fearrington House Country Inn
2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro 542-2121
www.fearringtonhouse.com
Honorable mention
Inn at Celebrity Dairy
Best thrift store
PTA Thrift Shop
89 S. Elliott Road, Chapel Hill 942-5270
105 W. Main St., Carrboro 942-6565
Hwy 15-501 N. #103, Chapel Hill 969-9457
www.ptathriftshop.com
Honorable mention
Goodwill
Best record store
Schoolkids Records
2316 Hillsborough St., Suite 104, Raleigh 821-7766
144 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, 929-7766
www.schoolkidsrecords.com
Honorable mention
CD Alley
Best place to buy camping gear
REI
255 Crossroads Blvd., Cary 233-8444
6911 Fayetteville Road, Durham 806-3419
4291 The Circle at North Hills St., Raleigh 571-5031
www.rei.com
Honorable mention
Great Outdoor Provision Company
Best local women’s boutique
Uniquities
452 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 933-4426
450 Daniels St., Raleigh 832-1234
www.uniquities.com
Honorable mention
Rouge
Best men’s clothing
Jos. A. Bank
Cary Town Center, Cary 469-9978
The Streets of Southpoint, Durham
572-0146
Triangle Town Center, Raleigh 792-2323
Cameron Village, Raleigh
836-8005
www.josbank.com
Honorable mention
N V
Best jewelry designer/store
Ornamentea
509 N. West St., Raleigh 834-6260
www.ornamentea.com
Honorable Mention
Black Mountain NC Art Gallery
Best place for kick-ass shoes
Firefly
605 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 821-4536
www.fireflync.com
Honorable Mention
DSW
Best vintage clothing store
Time After Time Vintage Thrift
414 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 942-2304
Honorable Mentions
Beggars and Choosers Antiques
Creative Consignment
Best hair stylist/salon
Mina’s Studio
The Galleria, 400 S. Elliott Road, Chapel Hill 968-8548
www.minasstudio.com
Honorable Mentions
Syd’s Hair Shop
Von Kekel Salon Spa
Moshi Moshi
Best day spa
Von Kekel Salon Spa
2230 Walnut St., Cary 859-08884
209-114 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh 782-0808
www.vonkekel.com
Honorable Mentions
Iatria Day Spa
Skin Sense, A Day Spa
Mina’s Studio
Best dentist
Dr. Sarant & Dr. Santos
3713 Benson Dr. #102, Raleigh 855-8600
Honorable Mention
Dr. Aaron Tropman
Best auto mechanic
Tao Auto
400 W. Morgan St., Raleigh 831-0800
www.taoauto.com
Honorable Mentions
Auto Logic
Chapel Hill Tire
Last Chance Garage
Best veterinarian
The Animal Hospital
112 W. Main St., Carrboro 967-9261
Honorable Mention
Oberlin Animal Hospital
Best plumber
Sparrow & Sons Plumbing
305 W. Weaver St., Carrboro 942-5171
Best DUI lawyer
Kyle Hall
5 W. Hargett St., Suite 810, Raleigh 831-8901
khall@mindspring.com
Best tattoo artist/studio
Glenn’s Tattoo Service
709 W. Rosemary St., Carrboro 933-TATU
www.glennstattooservice.com
Honorable Mention
Blue Flame Tattoo
Best massage therapist
Synergy Spa
2603 Glenwood Ave., Suite 121C, Raleigh 510-5130
www.synergyspanc.com
Honorable Mentions
Von Kekel Salon Spa
Mina’s Studio
Best real estate agent/company
Fonville Morisey Realty
multiple Triangle locations
www.fmrealty.com
Honorable Mentions
Linda Lee & Associates, Inc.
RE/MAX Real Estate
Best radio station
WKNC 88.1 FM
wknc.ncsu.edu
Honorable Mention
WRVA 100.7 FM The River
Best radio DJ
Rochester from WKNC
wknc.ncsu.edu/dj
Honorable Mention
Bob Dumas from G105 WDCG
Best local television personality
Greg Fishel, WRAL
www.wral.com/weather/closings
Honorable Mentions
Chris Stout, WNCN
David Crabtree, WRAL
