'Best' businesses honored at the Best of the Heights Awards

FutureHeights announced the winners of the 2009 Best of the Heights Awards public survey yesterday at a ceremony at Nighttown. More than 730 citizens cast their ballots for their favorite businesses during the summer-long survey. They nominated more than 340 Heights businesses in categories such as Best New Business and Friendliest Staff.

The winners are:

Best New Business

·         Cedar Hill Salon, Winner

·         Taste, Runner Up

Best Hangout

·         Brennan’s Colony, Winner

·         Phoenix Coffee, Runner Up

Best Outdoor Dining

·         Nighttown, Winner

·         Lopez on Lee, Runner Up

Best Salon/Barber/Spa

·         Quintana’s Barber & Dream Spa, Winner

·         CUT Hairstudio, Runner Up

Best Art Scene

·         Heights Arts, Winner

·         Cain Park, Runner Up

Most Unusual Business

·         Big Fun, Winner

·         Revive, Runner Up

Best Auto Service

·         Washington & Lee Service, Winner

·         Simon’s Auto Service, Runner Up

Friendliest Staff

·         Quintana’s Barber & Dream Spa, Winner

·         CUT Hairstudio, Runner Up

Best Home & Garden Business

·         Bremec’s on the Heights, Winner

·         Seitz-Agin, Runner Up

Best Casual Meal

·         Tommy’s, Winner

·         Brennan’s Colony, Runner Up

Best Community Spirit

·         Nighttown, Winner

·         Tommy’s, Runner Up

Best Green Business

·         Revive, Winner

·         Whole Foods, Runner Up

Best Specialty Shop

·         Revive, Winner

·         Simply Charming, Runner Up

·         Abrash Gallerie, Runner Up

Best Live Entertainment

·         Nighttown, Winner

·         The Grog Shop, Runner Up

Best Baked Goods

·         On the Rise, Winner

·         The Stone Oven, Runner Up

Best Ethnic Eats

·         Anatolia Café, Winner

·         Mint Café, Runner Up

Best Pet Business

·         Coventry Cats, Winner

·         Dogtopia, Runner Up

Best Home Based Business

·         Better Bit of Butter, Winner

·         NetTrack Marketing, Runner Up

Best Dry Cleaner

·         Fairmount Cleaners, Winner

·         Bill’s Dry Cleaners, Runner Up

Best Place to Take Your Kids

·         Coventry P.E.A.C.E. Park, Winner

·         CHUH Public Libraries, Runner Up

Citizen’s Choice

·         Jazzercise by Mary Beth, Winner

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for making the Heights a fun place to live, work and shop.