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Hopkins
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Best New Car Salesman Al Ackerman
Automotive Best Auto Body Shop Frank's
Best Oil Change Baker Road Auto Service
Best Auto Repair Shop Dale Feste Automotive
Best Tire Store Samaritan Tire
Best Car Wash The Mermaid
Best Towing Company Mobil Station
Best Domestic Car Dealership Burnsville Toyota Best Gas Station Holiday
Best Truck Dealership Mainstreet Car Best Used Car Dealer Mainsteet Car
Best Import Car Dealership Carousel
Best Used Car Salesman Al Ackerman - Lupient Auto
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Banking & Financial Best Accountant/CPA Bridgette Johnson Best Accounting Firm Joanne Francoual - Do Your Books Best Bank Wells Fargo Bank Best Credit Union People's Community Credit Union Best Financial Planner James Householder Woodbury Financial Services Best Insurance Agent Adrienne Kaplan Kaplan Insurance Agency
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Best Insurance Company Hatzung Insurance Agency Best Investment Firm Hopkins Financial Advisors, LLC Best Tax Preparation Mary Ellen Russell Russell Tax Service Ltd
Education Best Book Clubs Hopkins Activity Center Best College Rasmussen College
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Thank You for voting us Best Sushi
Brides: Mac’s is Your Party Beverage Headquarters
MAC’S LIQUOR 8550 Excelsior Blvd., Hopkins, MN 952-935-9291 • www.macsliquors.com Locally owned • Committed to Our Customers and Community
712 Mainstreet, Hopkins | ajicj.com Phone: 952.358.3558 Delivery: 612.562.6137 Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm | Fri & Sat 11am-11pm | Sun 5pm-10pm
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Education Continued
Best Montessori School Step By Step Montessori School
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Best Public School International Spanish Language Academy PTO
Best Buffet Old Country Buffet
Food & Drink Best Asian Star Wok - Hopkins
Best Preschool Mis Amigos Preschool
Best Teacher Vanessa Bera - International Spanish Language Academy
Best Principal Karen Terhaar - International Spanish Language Academy
Best Tutoring Program Academic Coaching/Prep School
Best Barbecue Famous Dave's
Best Private School St. John's Catholic School
Best University St. Mary's University
Best Beer/Bar Gold Nugget Tavern & Grille
Best PTA International Spanish Language Academy PTO
Best Vocational School Dunwoody Institute
Best Breakfast Hoagies
Best Candy Store Yan Wang - Park Nicollect
Best Bakery Breadsmith
Best Catering Mainstreet Best Cup of Coffee Starbucks Best Deli Jimmy John's Best Desserts Pairings
Best Brunch 318 Café Category Continues
“Nothing Speaks As Loudly As
Experience” 651-451-2222
Best Fence Company Hopkins
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In the Community, With the Community, For the Community
Food & Drink Continued
Best Dinner 318 Café Best Ethnic Curry & Noodles Best Family Dining Big 10 Best Hamburger Gold Nugget Tavern & Grille
Best Ice Cream/Yogurt Dairy Queen
Best Mexican Nachos
Best Supermarket Cub Foods
Best Italian Bueno Sera - Champlin
Best Pizza Pizza Lucé
Best Sushi Aji Japanese Restaurant
Best Liquor Store Mac's Liquor
Best Popcorn Kathie's Finds Carmel Corn
Best Wine/Bar Parings
Best Locally Owned Grocery Store Fresh Seasons Market
Best Romantic Restaurant Broders Pasta Bar
Health & Beauty
Best Lunch 318 Café
Best Seafood Benihana
Best Margarita Don Pablo's
Best Sports Bar Big 10
Best Meat Market Nelson's Meat Market
Best Steakhouse Gold Nugget Tavern & Grille
Best Happy Hour 318 Café Best Health Food Store Hopkins Fusion
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Best Aesthetic Center Fusion Life Spa Best Colorist Babette Newman - Top Colour Shop, LLC Category Continues
Carpet | Hardwood | Laminate | Vinyl | Tile
Thank You ! Hopkins For Voting Us #1
BEST Hardware Store
THANK YOU HOPKINS
for voting us
BEST FLOORING COMPANY
Prices good January 1 through January 31, 2012.
H ANCE A CE H ARDWARE 903 Hopkins Center, Hopkins, MN •
952-938-7367
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907 Hopkins Center (next to Center Drug) • Hopkins (952) 933-6422 | www.hopkinscarpetone.com
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Health & Beauty Continued
Best Fitness Center LA Fitness Best Hair Babette Newman - Top Colour Shop, LLC Best Laser Hair Removal Kass Clinics (formerly Spa Med) Best Manicure/Pedicure Fusion Life Spa
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Best Spa Fusion life Spa
Best Appliance Store Appliance Outlet
Best Stylist Babette Newman Top Colour Shop, LLC
Best Art Gallery Hopkins Center for the Arts
Best Tanning Planet Beach Best Weight Control Center Weight Watchers
Best Electrician Coudray & Dad Home Handyman Service Best Fence Company Mid west Fence
Best Arts & Crafts Store Crafts Direct
Best Fireplace Store All Seasons Fireplace
Best Cabinet/Countertop Company Neighborhood Builders
Home & Garden
Best Carpet Cleaning Green Clean Carpet Care
Best Massage Therapy Gizelle Erickson Bhakti Wellness Center
Best Air Duct Cleaning Residential Heating & Cooling
Best Concrete Company Campbell Concrete
Best Personal Trainer Fawn Fosterling
Best Antique Store Guild
Best Deck Company Two Teachers
HEALTH NOTIFICATION Are you hard of hearing?
Best Flooring Store Hopkins Carpet One Best Furniture Store Odds and Ends Best Gutter Company Roof to Deck Category Continues
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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In the Community, With the Community, For the Community
Thank You Hopkins for voting us #1! Home & Garden Continued
Best Handyman Coudray & Dad Home Handyman Service
Best Landscaping Services L & R Suburban
Best Interior Design Cindy Meuwissen - Home Interior Staging, Blue Ceiling LLC Best Landscaping & Garden Center Tonkadale Nursery
& Park
Best Light Store Electric Craftsman
Best Heating & Air Company Kath Heating & Air Best Home Improvement Store Home Depot
Remode Best ling Eden Pr Company airie St. Lou is
Best Lawn Care Service Arborgate Horticultural
Best Hardware Store Hance Hardware - Hopkins
Best Counte Cabinet/ rtop Co Hopkin mpany s
Best Paint Store Jerry's Do It Best Best Pest Control Plunkett's Pest Control Best Plumbing Company Geno's Sewer & Drain Best Remodeling Company Boyer Building Category Continues
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Celebrating 29 Years of Quality Work
952-933-7673
You don’t want a college that’s just average, you want one that’s
Superior Hopkins for voting us
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Winner of the 2012 Readers’ Choice Award in Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Lakeville, Mounds View/New Brighton and St.Louis Park Thank you for the votes!
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Medical
Best Residential Painting Company A Fresh Look Best Roofing Company Great River Remodeling Best Siding Company Great River Remodeling Best Vacuum Store Park Vacuum Best Window Company New Windows For America Best Window Cover Store Little Blind Spot
Best Allergist Dr. Pamela Harris - Park Nicollet
In the Community, With the Community, For the Community
Pearson Orthodontics
Best Hearing Center Beltone
Best Orthopedic Surgeon TRIA
Best Hospital Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Best Chiropractor Dr. Alex Fox - Hopkins Health and Wellness Center
Best Lasik Whiting Clinic
Best Pediatrician Dr. Michael Garvis Southlake Pediatrics
Best Clinic Park Nicollet Clinic
Best OB/GYN Park Nicollet Clinic
Best Pharmacy Target
Best Dentist Office Dr. Amy Chi - Edina Family Dental
Best Ophthalmologist/ Eye Care Doctor Dr. Omar Awad -Roseville
Best Plastic Surgeon Minneapolis Plastic Surgery
Best Doctor Dr. Cain - New Hope Crystal Clinic Best Emergency Room Children's Hospital
Thank You Hopkins for Voting Us #1! Making The Twin Cities Smile For Over 50 Years!
Best Urgent Care Clinic Park Nicollet Clinic
Best Optometrist/Eye Glass Store Hopkins Eye Clinic Best Orthodontist Dr. Bradley L. Pearson -
Thank You For Voting Us The BEST!
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A public, K-6 Spanish immersion, International Baccalaureate Candidate School
“Best TEACHER” - Brianna Boeser Minnetonka “Best PTA” - Crystal, Eden Prairie, Golden Valley, Hopkins, New Hope, Robbinsdale & St. Louis Park “Best PUBLIC SCHOOL” - Golden Valley, Hopkins, New Hope, Robbinsdale & St. Louis Park
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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 CMYK
“Best PRINCIPAL” - KAREN TERHAAR Crystal, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, Plymouth & Hopkins
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NEW LOCATION! Shady Oak Road & Highway 62
www.islacad.org 952-746-6020
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Thank You for Voting Us #1 Funeral Home in Hopkins! Other Shopping / Services Best Book Store Barnes & Noble Best Camera Store National Camera Exchange Best Childcare Our Space Best Employment Services Express Employment Best Florist Pamela Egan Floral Design Best Funeral Home Washburn McReavy Best Gift Shop The General store
Best Hotel/Motel Doubletree
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Best Kennel/Boarding Facility Auntie Ruth's
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Best Lawyer/Attorney Justin Seurer - Seurer Law Firm Best Moving Company Two Guys & A Truck
Family owned and operated for over 150 years, Washburn-McReavy is committed to providing you and your family with caring and professional funeral services.
Best Nanny Service Jessie Cooney Best Pet Grooming Heidi's
FUNERAL CHAPELS, CEMETERIES, AND CREMATION SERVICES
Strobeck Johnson Chapel & Cremation Services 1400 Mainstreet (952) 938-9020
Best Pet Store Suburban Feed and Seed The McReavy Family Category Continues
Thank You Hopkins # For Voting Us 1 Awards
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We Are Honored That You Voted Us The #1 Dance Studio!
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Celebrating 39 years of dance!
★ Tap ★ Ballet ★ Jazz ★ Lyrical ★ High-Kick Danceline ★ Pointe ★ Hip Hop ★ Contemporary/Modern ★ Novelty (Theatrical Dance) ★ Irish
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Boyer Building Corporation is a full service design, Since 1948 build and remodeling firm.
B U I L D I N G C O R P O R AT I O N
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Americana Bank
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READERS’ CHOICE 3435 County Road 101, Minnetonka, MN 55345 952.475.2097 • www.boyerbuilding.com
Deanne’s Dance
Lifetime Fitness
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3311 County Rd 101 • Minnetonka Visit us at www.deannesdancestudio.com
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Other Shopping/Services Continued
Best Photographer Amy Duffing - 3 Peas Photography Best Tattoo Parlor Electric Dragonland Best Taxi Gold Star Taxi Best Toy/Hobby Store Ax-Man Best Veterinary Clinic Kitty Klinic Best Theatre/Play House Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Real Estate Best Apartment Community Knollwood Place Best Assisted Living St. Therese Best Mortgage Lender Doug Bowdish Residential Mortgages BNC National Bank Best New Home Builder Pulte Homes Best Real Estate Agent Dayna Murray - Keller Williams Best Real Estate Company Edina Realty
Thank you Hopkins for voting us
Best Dry Cleaners
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Best Retirement Community Augustana
Best Driving Range Dahlgreen
Best Senior Apartments Parkshore Senior Apartments
Best Golf Course Dahlgreen
Best Title Company Nations Title Agency
Best Golf Equipment Hoigaard's
Recreation
Best Gymnastics Mini-Hops Gymnastics
Best Bicycle Shop Tonka Cycle & Ski Best Boat Dealer Wave Wacker Best Dance Studio Deanne's Dance Studio
Best Hockey Equipment Store Play it Again Sports Best Indoor Water Park Water Park of Mall of America Best Martial Arts National Karate Category Continues
Thank you for voting us #1! BEST NEW HOME BUILDER
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Blake Cleaners
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30 years - Family owned & operated.
8420 Excelsior Blvd. Hopkins, MN (952) 935-4806
5757 Sanibel Dr. Minnetonka, MN (952) 933-8755
www.pulte.com ©2012 Pulte Homes of Minnesota LLC. All rights reserved. BL#BC627273. January 11, 2012
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Serving the Twin Cities community with ethics and honesty since 1979!
AUTOMOTIVE A AAA TOP SHOP IN MINNESOTA 11 YEARS RUNNING Recreation Continued
Best Motorcycle Dealer Zylstra Harley Davidson - Elk River Best Outdoor Water Park Edina Aquatic Center Best Place For Children's Party Abrakadoodle Best Place To Bowl Tuttle's Bowling Alley Best Place To Gamble Mystic Lake Casino Best Place To Hear Live Music Mainstreet Best Rec Center YMCA
apartments INDEPENDENT & ASSISTED LIVING
health care SKILLED CARE FACILITIES
wellness
Best Recreational Vehicle Dealer Heinen's - Osseo, MN Best Ski/Snowboard Store Tonka Cycle & Ski Best Sporting Goods Store Play it Again Sports Best Summer Camp Bakken Museum Best Travel Agency Sunny Week Travel
Religion Best Church Choir/Music Program Bryan Fisher Mizpah United Church of Christ Category Continues
Augustana Chapel View thanks our readers for voting us
BEST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY!
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Thank You Hopkins for voting us #1 two years in a row!! Trust Dale Feste Automotive for any of these services on your Domestic or Import Vehicle!
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• Heating & Cooling Systems • Battery Service • Bearings, Seals, Belts & Hoses • Brake Systems • Charging Systems • Drive Trains • Engine Tune-Up • Fuel Systems • Computer Diagnostics • Oil Change & Lube • Suspension Systems • Tires - Sales & Service • Transmission Repair • And more....!
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Call today for an appointment! 952-938-9808 www.dalefesteautomotive.com • 1801 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN • Mon-Fri 7am-5pm
Hopkins & St. Louis Park
Thank you for voting us #1 BEST MEAT MARKET!
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THERAPY, FITNESS & REHABILITATION
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Augustana
ADULT DAY CENTER
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Augustana Care
952.938.2761 www. AugustanaCare.org
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952.935.9092 116 Shady Oak Road Hopkins, MN 55343
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Knollwood Place Best Consignment Store Once Upon a Child
Religion Continued
Best Church Youth Group Mizpah United Church of Christ Best Pastor Joel Johnson - Westwood Church Best Place of Worship Mizpah United Church of Christ Best Vacation Bible School Calvary Lutheran Church
Style & Fashion Best Baby/Infant Store Babies R Us Best Boutique Queen Bee - Anoka Best Bridal Shop Heartstrings Bridal Best Children's Clothing Store Once Upon a Child
Best Dry Cleaners Blake Cleaners Best Eyeware Eyebobs Best Jewelry Store The Jewelry Liquordator Best Men's Clothing Store Men's Warehouse Best Shoe Store DSW Shoe Warehouse Best Shopping Center Eden Prairie Center Best Specialty Clothing Store CJ Banks Best Women's Clothing Store Clothes Mentor
Best Senior Apartments in St. Louis Park Call BettyAnn at (952)939-1605 for a personal tour and see why we’re #1 – two years in a row! READERS’
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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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