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2012 READERS’ CHOICE
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St. Louis Park
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Automotive Best Auto Body Shop Hagen's Body Shop Best Auto Repair Shop Hagen's Body Shop Best Car Wash Mister Car Wash Best Domestic Car Dealership Lupient Best Gas Station Sam's Club Best Import Car Dealership Borton Volvo Best New Car Salesman Borton Volvo Best Oil Change Firestone
Best Tire Store Firestone Best Towing Company Firestone Best Truck Dealership Mainstreet Car Best Used Car Dealer Borton Volvo Best Used Car Salesman Al Ackerman - Lupient Auto
Banking & Financial Best Accountant/CPA Bridget McKelvey Johnson & Company, Ltd. Best Accounting Firm Johnson & Company
Best Bank Wings Financial Federal Credit Union Best Credit Union Wings Financial Federal Credit Union Best Financial Planner Bruce Zwick Best Insurance Agent Bill Freeman Best Insurance Company American Family Insurance Best Investment Firm Edward Jones Best Tax Preparation Executive Tax Service
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Education Best Book Clubs SLP Public Library Best College Rasmussen College Best Montessori School Step By Step Montessori School Best Preschool Calvary Pre-Kindergarten Best Principal Mr.Clarence Pollack - Interim Aquila Elementary School Best Private School Groves School Best PTA International Spanish Language Academy PTO Category Continues
THANK YOU ST. LOUIS PARK FOR VOTING US #1!
Best Lunch Best Sports Bar
BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL
5916 Excelsior Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
two years in a row!
(952) 922-9515 www.BunnysBarAndGrill.com Mon-Thurs 8am-1am, Fri-Sat 8am-2am, Sun 10am-1am
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Groves Academy
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3200 Hwy 100 South, St. Louis Park MN 55416
952-920-6377 www.grovesacademy.org
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Best Public School International Spanish Language Academy PTO Best Teacher Anna Kelly Aquila Elementary School Best Tutoring Program Academic Coaching/Prep School Best University University of Wisconsin Madison Best Vocational School Westwood Lutheran
Best Asian Wok in the Park Best Bakery Breadsmith Best Barbecue Lone Spur Best Beer/Bar Bunny's Bar & Grill Best Breakfast Perkin's Best Brunch Good Day Cafe Best Buffet Bombay Bistro Best Candy Store Max's
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Best Catering Eli's Catering Best Cup of Coffee Caribou Coffee Best Deli Mort's Delicatessen Best Desserts Mort's Delicatessen Best Dinner Perkin's Best Ethnic Taste of India Best Family Dining Baja Sol Best Hamburger Lone Spur Best Happy Hour McCoy's
Best Health Food Store Nutrition Plus Best Ice Cream/Yogurt Sebastian Joe's Best Italian Latuff Pizzeria Best Liquor Store Westwood Liquor Best Locally Owned Grocery Store Cub Foods Best Lunch Bunny's Bar & Grill Best Margarita Lone Spur Best Meat Market Nelson's Meat Market Category Continues
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Best Fence Company St. Louis Park
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FREE ESTIMATES & FINANCING AVAILABLE
Visit us at the Home & Patio Show in St. Paul February 16-19 & the Home & Garden Show in Minneapolis February 29-March 4
Now Available! • Suite, studio and 1-bedroom options • Residential setting with controlled access • Activities to enhance resident’s day • Three meals & snacks served daily in our family style dining room • Family participation in activities and programs encouraged
MIDWEST Fence AND MANURACTURING COMPANY
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Thank You For Voting Us The BEST Senior Apartments!
Ask for Marti • 952-358-6122 5250 Vernon Avenue Edina, MN 55436 www.vernonterrace.com
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• Independent Living • Catered Living • Memory Care
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Thank You St. Louis Park Food & Drink Continued
Health & Beauty
Best Mexican Baja Sol Best Pizza American pie Best Romantic Restaurant Nicollet Island Inn Best Seafood Stella's Best Sports Bar Mad Jack's Best Steakhouse Jimmy's Best Supermarket Cub Foods Best Sushi Wakame Asian Bistro Best Wine/Bar Trader Joe's
Best Aesthetic Center Studio Bodair Best Colorist Julie Paulus - Your Total Look Best Fitness Center LA Fitness Best Hair Your Total Look Best Laser Hair Removal Kass Clinics (formerly Spa Med) Best Manicure/Pedicure Cedar Nails Best Massage Therapy Studio Bodair Best Personal Trainer Ali & Mark Holman Core Conditioning
Best Mexican Restaurant in 2011 And now 2012...
Best Burger READERS’ Best Barbeque CHOICE Awards Best Margarita www.MinnLocal.com
Tex Mex and BBQ 11032 Cedar Lake Rd., Mtka 952.540.0181 • www.lonespurgrillandbar.com
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Thank You St. Louis Park for Voting Us #1! Making The Twin Cities Smile For Over 50 Years!
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7450 France Ave. S. Suite 270 Edina, MN 55435 952-926-2551
Voted “Best Orthodontist” by the Sun Current readers 2 years in a row!
www.pearsonorthodontics.com
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Health & Beauty Continued
Best Spa Mask Salon and Day Spa Best Stylist Julie Paulus - Your Total Look Best Tanning Planet Beach Best Weight Control Center Get In Shape For Women
Home & Garden Best Air Duct Cleaning Residential Heating & Cooling Best Antique Store Euro Nest Best Appliance Store Scratch & Dent
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Best Art Gallery Pierce Art Gallery Best Arts & Crafts Store Joann Fabrics Best Cabinet/Countertop Company Inspiration Design Center Best Carpet Cleaning Don's Carpet Best Concrete Company Johnson Concrete Best Deck Company Allways Deck Best Electrician Gres Electric Inc Best Fence Company Mid west Fence Best Fireplace Store Fireplace Store - Minnetonka
Best Flooring Store Innovative Flooring Design Best Furniture Store Hom Furniture Best Gutter Company Gutter Topper Best Handyman Ron Durkin Guy Next Door Handyman Services Best Hardware Store Jerry's Do It Best Best Heating & Air Company Sedgewick's Best Home Improvement Store Menards Best Hot Tub Store Master Pool and Spa
Best House Cleaning Bravo Cleaning Best Interior Design Jayne Morrison Interiors Best Landscaping & Garden Center McChesney Landscape and Design Best Landscaping Services AAA All American Best Lawn Care Service DSS Commercial Best Light Store Home Depot Best Paint Store Home Depot Best Pest Control Plunkett's Pest Control Category Continues
HEALTH NOTIFICATION Are you hard of hearing?
5 DAYS ONLY Field Trial is Available Jan 30 - Feb 3 Call Now, Appointment Times Are Limited.
A major name brand hearing aid provider wishes to field test a remarkable new digital hearing instrument in the area. This offer is free of charge and you are under no obligation. These revolutionary 100% Digital instruments use the latest technology to comfortably, and almost invisibly, help you hear more clearly. This technology improves speech understanding while reducing background noise. If you wish to participate, you will be required to have your hearing tested in our office FREE OF CHARGE to determine candidacy and report your results with the hearing instruments each week for a three week period. At the end of this period, you may purchase your instrument, if you so desire, at a reduced charge. Otherwise, there is no charge whatsoever for participating in this field test. Special testing will be done to determine the increased benefits of this technology. Benefits of hearing aids vary by type and degree of hearing loss, noise environment, accuracy of hearing test, and proper fit. This is a wonderful opportunity to determine if hearing help is available for your hearing loss while you evaluate your performance with this technology.
Blooomington 5127 West 98th St. 952-835-4661
Coon Rapids 2003 NW Northdale Blvd 763-755-0690
Burnsville 13755 Nicollet Ave S. 952-898-1966
Plymouth 12805 Hwy 55 763-553-9097
THANK YOU for voting us the BEST HEARING CENTER in the following cities.... READERS’ CHOICE
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• Blaine/Spring Lake Park • Brooklyn Center • Brooklyn Park • Columbia Heights/Fridley
• Crystal • Eagan • Edina • Excelisor/Shorewood
• Hopkins • Lakeville • Mounds View/New Brighton • New Hope
• Robbinsdale • St. Louis Park • Wayzata/Orono/Long Lake
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Thank You Sun Sailor Readers...
Congratulations, Aquila Elementary School! Home & Garden Continued
Best Plumbing Company Geno's Sewer & Drain Best Pool Store Pete's Billards Best Remodeling Company Neighborhood Builders Best Residential Painting Company A Fresh Look Best Roofing Company Why Wait Roofing Best Siding Company Sussel Builders Best Vacuum Store The Vacuum Store Best Window Company New Windows For America Best Window Cover Store Little Blind Spot
Medical Best Allergist Park Nicollet Clinic Best Chiropractor Dr. Bruce Lindberg Best Clinic North Memorial Clinic Best Dentist Office Dr. Michael Ronald Best Dermatologist Park Nicollet Clinic - Yan Wang Best Doctor Dr. Beecher Best Emergency Room Abbott Northwestern Hospital Best Hearing Center Beltone
2012 Sun Sailor Readers Choice Winners: St. Louis Park’s Best Principal Clarence Pollock, Interim Principal Aquila Elementary School St. Louis Park’s Best Teacher Anna Kelly, Grade 2 Teacher Aquila Elementary School Aquila Elementary School serves St. Louis Park students in Grades K-5 and offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. To learn more about the school, go to www.slpschools.org/aq The Sun Sailor ran the Readers Choice poll for six weeks encouraging readers to vote for their favorites by mailing in a ballot or voting online. Winners were announced in January and will receive VMÄJPHS H^HYKZ SH[LY [OPZ TVU[O
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Serving the St. Louis Park Community for Over 40 Years
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Superior
Thank you St. Louis Park voting us #1! Warm, Friendly Atmosphere Comprehensive Health Care for Dogs & Cats Featuring
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Pictured left to right are Interim Principal Clarence Pollock and Teacher Anna Kelly.
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Best Veterinarian Clinic
Wellness & Preventative Care Laser Surgery Dentistry In-House and Laboratory Diagnostics
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Oak Knoll Animal Hospital 7202 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
952-929-0074 | www.okah.net CMYK
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Medical Continued
Best Hospital Abbott Northwestern Hospital Best Lasik Whiting Clinic Best OB/GYN Park Nicollet Best Ophthalmologist/ Eye Care Doctor Dr. Marty Kaplan Best Optometrist/Eye Glass Store Rose Optical Best Orthodontist Dr. Bradley L. Pearson Pearson Orthodontics Best Orthopedic Surgeon TRIA Best Pharmacy Walgreen's
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Best Plastic Surgeon Minneapolis Plastic Surgery Best Urgent Care Clinic Park Nicollet Clinic
St. Louis Park
Other Shopping / Services
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Best Book Store Half Price Books Best Camera Store Oats Camera Best Childcare Early Education Best Employment Services Apple One Employment Services Best Florist Linsk Florists Best Funeral Home Hodroff Funeral Home
“Best Casino Gaming”
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ST. LOUIS PARK
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“BEST GYMNASTICS”
Voted “Bes t” 2 Years In A Row
Apartments | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Respite Upcomin
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GYMNASTICS
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Boys & Girls Ages 18 months to 17 years
Registration opens to new students on Monday, Feb. 13 th. Call or stop by to register!
(952) 431-6445 (952) 920-5342 www.tagsgym.com
Apple Valley
Eden Prairie
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Parkshore Senior Campus 3663 Park Center Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN
952.925.6231 | www.parkshoreseniorcampus.com PO
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Hopkins & St. Louis Park Other Shopping/Services Continued
Best Hotel/Motel Doubletree Best Kennel/Boarding Facility Pampered Pooch Playground Best Lawyer/Attorney Kluzak Law Best Limo/Car Service Sapphire Limousines Best Nanny Service Annette Walder Best Pet Grooming Dog House Best Pet Store PetSmart Best Photographer Middleton Best Print, Ship & Copy Center PostNet
Best Tattoo Parlor Electric Dragonland Best Taxi Gold Star Taxi Best Veterinary Clinic Oak Knoll Animal Hospital Best Theatre/Play House Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Thank you for voting us #1 BEST MEAT MARKET! READERS’ CHOICE
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Real Estate Best Apartment Community Knollwood Place Best Assisted Living Knollwood Place Best Mortgage Lender Prime Mortgage - Rita Brooks Best New Home Builder Ryland Homes Category Continues
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THANK YOU SUN READERS FOR SELECTING McCOY’S AS
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“BEST” HAPPY HOUR!
Hopkins For Voting Us #1
BEST Hardware Store
Prices good January 1 through January 31, 2012.
H ANCE A CE H ARDWARE 903 Hopkins Center, Hopkins, MN •
952-938-7367
GREAT FOOD, GREAT BEER — FOLLOW THE CROWD — THE SHOPS AT EXCELSIOR & GRAND • 3801 GRAND WAY • ST LOUIS PARK 952.224.9494 • MCCOYSMN.COM
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Thank You St. Louis Park for voting us #1! Real Estate Continued
Best Real Estate Agent Dan Ferris - Edina Realty Best Real Estate Company Edina Realty Best Retirement Community Aquila Commons Best Senior Apartments Vernon Terrace of Edina Jennifer Kemp Best Title Company Title One - Minnetonka
Recreation Best Bicycle Shop Erik's Bike & Board Shop Best Boat Dealer Wave Wacker
Best Dance Studio On Your Toes Best Driving Range Braemar Golf Course Best Golf Course Meadowbrook Best Golf Equipment Dick's Sporting Goods Best Gymnastics TAGS Gymnastics - Eden Prairie Best Hockey Equipment Store General Sports Best Indoor Water Park Water Park of America Best Martial Arts Team Death Clutch Best Motorcycle Dealer Hitching Post Category Continues
Best Re mod Compan eling y St. Lou & Eden is Park Prairie
Best Counte Cabinet/ rtop Co Hopkin mpany s
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Celebrating 29 Years of Quality Work
952-933-7673
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Best Supermarket!
READERS’ CHOICE Knollwood
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3620 Texas Avenue South • St. Louis Park, MN 55426 • 952.938.5959 • www.cub.com
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Knollwood Place Recreation Continued
Best Outdoor Water Park St. Louis Park Rec Center Best Place For Children's Party Simulator Sports Best Place To Bowl Park Tavern Best Place To Gamble Mystic Lake Casino Best Place To Hear Live Music Orchestra Hall Best Rec Center Saint Louis Park Rec Center Best Recreational Vehicle Dealer Hitching Post Best Ski/Snowboard Store Hoigaard's Best Sporting Goods Store Dick's Sporting Goods
Best Senior Apartments in St. Louis Park
Best Summer Camp St. Louis Park Community Ed. Summer SPARK Best Travel Agency New Departures - David Beneson
Call BettyAnn at (952)939-1605 for a personal tour and see why we’re #1 – two years in a row! READERS’
Religion
Ask about our discount specials – available for a limited time
Best Church Choir/Music Program Nancy Swan St. Louis Park Free Church Best Church Youth Group Spirit of Christ Community Lutheran Best Pastor Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church Bishop Craig Johnson Best Place of Worship Holy Family Best Vacation Bible School Westwood Lutheran
Choose from: • Moving expenses • Dining options • Home care services • Underground garage parking Knollwood Place Apartments 3630 Phillips Parkway St. Louis Park Behind Knollwood Super Target
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Wings Financial Credit Union is federally insured by NCUA.
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Best Eyeware Rose Optical Best Jewelry Store Max's Best Men's Clothing Store Kohl's Best Shoe Store DSW Shoe Warehouse Best Shopping Center Southdale Mall Best Women's Clothing Store Anthropologie
Style & Fashion Best Baby/Infant Store Once Upon A Child Best Bridal Shop Mary Kays Bridal Best Children's Clothing Store Carter's Best Consignment Store Clothes Mentor Best Dry Cleaners US Cleaners
BEST IMPORT DEALERSHIP BEST NEW CAR SALESMAN BEST USED CAR DEALERSHIP
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BEST FAMILY DINING and
BEST MEXICAN
Thank you from all of us!
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-10pm Baja Sol Tortilla Grill | 4997 Excelsior Blvd, St. Louis Park | Tel: 952.926.9097 | Fax: 952.926.9645 Sunday 11:00am - 9:00pm CMYK