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2018 2018 YOU VOTED. WE COUNTED. LOOK INSIDE TO FIND OUT WHO WON BEST...

READERS’ REA RE R EA AD DER DER DE RS RS’ S’ CHOICE C CH H HO OIC CE BROOKLYN CENTER

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Thank You, Readers! You voted and we listened.

Hundreds of our readers took time to vote for their favorite community businesses. Everything from the best teacher to the best travel agency, and everything in between. Today, the results are in. Check out all the winners inside or go online at post.mnsun.com

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Award Winners List 2018 Quality

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Readers’ Choice Award winners are selected during a six-week voting period by print and online readers

AUTOMOTIVE Auto Body Shop Vic’s & Jim’s Collision Center Auto Repair Shop Christy’s Auto Service Domestic Car Dealership Luther Brookdale Chevrolet Gas Station Fairchild’s Service LLC

Oil Change Christy’s Auto Service

Accounting Firm Bredeson & Stenback Corp.

Tax Preparation McLaughlin Tax Service

Tire Store Firestone Complete Auto Care

Bank Wells Fargo

EDUCATION

Towing Company Christy’s Auto Service

Credit Union Wings Financial Credit Union

Truck Dealership Luther Brookdale Chevrolet

Insurance Agent Perry Ford Agency American Family

Used Car Dealer Luther Brookdale Honda

Insurance Company Wison Mutual - Pinnacle

Import Car Dealership Luther Brookdale Toyota

BANKING & FINANCIAL

New Car Salesman Kevin Kallhof - Luther Chevrolet

Accountant/CPA DLD Bookkeeping Solutions

Investment Firm Brooks Staples, Ameriprise Mounds View

Business School Herzing College Childcare Step By Step Montessori College Anoka-Ramsey Community College Montessori School Step By Step Montessori Preschool St. Alphonsus School Category Continues

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Award Winners List 2018 Quality • Service • Detail • Care • Attention • Leader • Unrivaled • Finest • Outstanding Readers’ Choice Award winners are selected during a six-week voting period by print and online readers

Education Continued

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Coffee/Tea Caribou Coffee Dinner Roasted Pear Family Dining Fat Nat’s Eggs Hamburger 50s Grill Happy Hour Applebee’s Ice Cream / Yogurt 50s Grill Italian Nonna Rosa’s Liquor Store Up North

FOOD & DRINK

Locally Owned Grocery Store Cub

Asian Lemon Grass

Lunch Lookout Bar & Grill

Bakery Panera

Meat Market Hackenmueller’s Meat Market

Barbecue Hiep Thanh BBQ & Deli

Organic Food Store Cub

Breakfast Tavern on France

Pizza Scoreboard Pizza

Brewery Surly Brewing Co.

Romantic Restaurant Nonna Rosa’s

Brunch Roasted Pear

Sports Bar Pub 42, New Hope

Buffet Edinburgh - Girvan Grill

Steakhouse 6300 Steakhouse

Catering Davanni’s Brooklyn Center

Category Continues

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Food & Drink Continued

Supermarket Cub Sushi Lemon Grass Taproom Wicked Wort

HEALTH & BEAUTY Colorist Name Leanne - Fantasia Salon Fitness Center LA Fitness Laser Hair Removal Envy Skin Clinic, Maple Grove Manicure/Pedicure Sky Nails Spa taj salon & spa Weight Control Center MediFast Yoga Studio Silver Sneakers Brooklyn Center Park & Rec

HOME & GARDEN Air Duct Cleaning Dan Follmer Appliance Store A.C. Carlson Appliances Cabinet/Countertop Company Affordable Cabinets & Granite Concrete Company JKC

Deck Company Patio Town Electrician Randy’s Electric Fence Company Town & Country Fence Flooring Store Magic Carpets, Brooklyn Park Furniture Store American Furniture Mart Garage Door Company Darren Bitzer (Bitzer Garage Doors) Gutter Company All Star Construction Handyman Todd Henning Hardware Store Menards

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Home & Garden Continued

Pest Control Plunkett’s Pest Control Plumbing Company Ben Franklin Pool Store Dolphin Pool & Spa Remodeling Company BJ Larson Remodeling Co. Residential Painting Company Vision Painting & Design

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Hospital North Memorial OB/GYN Dr. Welsh, Park Nicollet Optometrist/Eye Glass Store Pearle Vision Orthodontist Pearson Orthodontics

Roofing Company Dun-Rite Roofing

Pediatrician Dr. Lauren Stennes HealthPartners, Brooklyn Center

Siding Company All Around Siding

Pharmacy CVS Pharmacy

Vacuum Store Twin City Vacuum

Urgent Care Clinic Park Nicollet

Window Company Renewal by Andersen

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Alterations/Tailoring Pilgrim Dry Cleaners

MEDICAL

Computer Repair Geek Squad - Best Buy

Chiropractor Brookdale Health

Employment Services MPS Technical Staffing

Clinic HealthPartners Brooklyn Center Clinic

Florist Donatos Floral

Dentist Office Gentle Dental Dermatologist Dermatology Specialists Doctor Dr. Lager - North Memorial

Funeral Home Gearty Delmore Gift Shop Five Below Hotel/Motel Embassy Suites Category Continues

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Other Shopping/Services Continued

Kennel/Boarding Facility Stone Mountain Pet Lodge Lawyer/Attorney Swaray Law Offices - 470637 Limo/Car Service Uber Pet Grooming Bark & Bathe Pet Store Petco Photographer Memory Lane Studio - Kruse Place To Work UPS Shoe Repair Nokomis Shoe Shop Tattoo Parlor Hired Guns Tattoo Studio Thrift Store Arc’s Value Village Toy/Hobby Store Hub Hobby Center Veterinary Clinic Compassionate Care Animal Hospital

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Retirement Community Copperfield Hill Senior Apartments Maranatha-Presbyterian Homes

RECREATION Bicycle Shop Maple Grove Cycling Dance Studio Just For Kix - Kayla Hanson Driving Range Edinburgh USA Golf Course Centerbrook Golf Course Gymnastics Brooklyn Center Community Center

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Award Winners List 2018 Quality • Service • Detail • Care • Attention • Leader • Unrivaled • Finest • Outstanding Readers’ Choice Award winners are selected during a six-week voting period by print and online readers

RELIGION Choir/Music Program Discover Church Place Of Worship St. Alphonsus, BC Vacation Bible School Cross of Glory Lutheran Church Youth Group Cross of Glory Lutheran Church

STYLE & FASHION Boutique G’s Sewing Boutique Dry Cleaners Pilgrim Dry Cleaners

Eyeware America’s Best Jewelry Store Jared, The Galleria of Jewelry - MG Men’s Clothing Store K&G Fashion Shoe Store Villa Shopping Center Shingle Creek Specialty Clothing Store K&G Fashion Women’s Clothing Store TJ Maxx

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