The 2013 Island News Favorites Winners are…

Best All Around Restaurant:

Breakwater

Favorite Antique Shop:

Pearls Before Noon

Best Annual Community Event:

Habersham Harvest Festival

Favorite Appliance 

Repair Company:

Denny’s Appliance Service & Parts

Favorite Budget 

Friendly Restaurant:

Moes Southwest Grill

Favorite Fundraiser:

Beaufort Twilight Run

Favorite Dining Atmosphere:

Breakwater

Favorite Dinner Spot:

Old Bull Tavern

Favorite Lunch Spot:

Lowcountry Produce Market and Cafe

Favorite Appliance Store:

Lowes

Favorite Art Gallery:

The Gallery

Favorite Attorney:

Derek Gilbert

Favorite Auto Repair Shop:

Zippy Lube

Favorite Auto Parts Store:

Advance Auto Parts

Favorite Automobile Salesperson:

Michael Coxwell

Favorite Automobile Dealership:

Stokes Honda

Favorite Bakery:

SuZara’s Kitchen

Favorite Bank:

Ameris

Favorite Happy Hour Deals:

Sonic

Favorite Bar Atmosphere:

Maggie’s Pub & Eatery

Favorite Bar:

Maggie’s Pub & Eatery

Favorite Barbeque:

Q on Bay

Favorite Beaufort Destination:

Waterfront Park

Favorite Bed & Breakfast:

Cuthbert House

Favorite Bike Rental Shop:

Lowcountry Bicycles

Favorite Boat Dealership:

Butler Marine

Favorite Book Store:

Beaufort Bookstore

Favorite Breakfast:

Blackstone’s Cafe

Favorite Buffet:

Golden Corral

Favorite Burger:

Fat Patties

Favorite Candy Store:

The Chocolate Tree

Favorite Car Wash:

Custom Clean Car Wash

Favorite Carpet Cleaning Service:

Carolina Carpet Cleaning

Favorite Carpet/Flooring Store:

Creative Interiors Carpet One

Favorite Caterer:

Debbie Covington

Favorite Chef:

Richard Wilson – Maggie’s Pub

Favorite Cell Phone Provider:

Verizon Wireless

Favorite Charity Worker:

Joe Gazdak

Favorite Children’s Clothing Store:

Doodlebug’s

Favorite Chiropractor:

Beaufort Chiropractic

Favorite Cleaning Service:

Merry Maids

Favorite Coffee Shop:

Common Ground

Favorite Builder:

Watermark Coastal Homes

Favorite Convenience Store:

Tiger Express

Favorite Credit Union:

Navy Federal Credit Union

Favorite Dance Studio:

Studio B

Favorite Day Spa:

Aqua Med Spa

Favorite Day Care Center:

Hobbit Hill

Favorite Deli:

Publix

Favorite Dentist:

Aesthetic Dentistry

Favorite DJ:

Steve Curless

Favorite Elementary School:

Holy Trinity Classical Christian

Favorite Event Rental Company:

Amazing Event Rentals

Favorite Kayak Outfitter:

Higher Ground

Favorite Dry Cleaner:

Tucker Dry Cleaners

Favorite Fabric Store:

Tabby Fabric and Studio

Favorite Fast Food Restaurant:

Chick Fil A

Favorite Financal Company:

Wells Fargo Advisors

Favorite Fishing Charter:

Bay Street Outfitters

Favorite Fitness Center:

Earth Fit Gym

Favorite Flower Shop:

Bitty’s Flower Shop

Favorite Fried Chicken:

Maryland Fried Chicken

Favorite Friend:

Virginia Apple

Favorite Furniture Store:

FWDG

Favorite Gift Shop:

LuLu Burgess

Favorite Golf Course:

Sanctuary at Cat Island

Favorite Grocery Store:

Publix

Favorite Pet Groomer:

Beaufort Dog

Favorite Hair Salon:

Salon Aria Off Bay

Favorite Hair Dresser:

Lisa Melvin

Favorite Hardware Store:

Grayco

Favorite Health Store:

It’s Only Natural

Favorite HVAC Service:

Carolina Air

Favorite High School:

Beaufort High School

Favorite Historic Tour Company:

Sea Island Carriage Company

Favorite Home Technology Company:

ISLC

Favorite Hospital:

Beaufort Memorial Hospital

Favorite Hotel:

City Loft Hotel

Favorite Ice Cream Shop:

YoYo’s Frozen Yogurt Shop

Favorite Insurance Agency: 

Kinghorn Insurance of Beaufort

Favorite Insurance Agent:

Brooke Cuchinella

Favorite Interior Designer:

Laura Baker

Favorite International Restaurant:

Berto’s Tex Mex

Favorite Investment Group:

Larry Beaupre

Favorite Jewelry Store:

Modern Jeweler’s

Favorite Karaoke Show:

Billy Drysdale

Favorite Kitchen Store:

Grayco

Favorite Landscaping Service:

Mother Earth Landscaping

Favorite Lighting Store:

Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery

Favorite Liquor Store:

Bill’s Liquor Stores Inc.

Favorite Live Entertainment Spot:

Plums Restaurant

Favorite Local Artist:

Chris Jones

Favorite Local Band:

The Blue Dots

Favorite Nail Salon:

Signature Touch

Favorite New Business:

Old Bull Tavern

Favorite Manufactured Housing Center:

John Johnson

Favorite Marina:

Downtown  Marina

Favorite Massage Therapist:

Marie Beldon

Favorite Medical Group:

Lowcountry Medical Group

Favorite Men’s Shop:

Bay Street Outfitters

Favorite Middle School:

Beaufort Middle School

Favorite Mortgage Company:

Wells Fargo

Favorite Movie Theater:

Plaza Stadium Theater

Favorite Moving Company:

Carolina Moving & Storage

Favorite Non-Profit Organization:

Len Miret Scholarship Fund

Favorite Nursery:

Buds and Blooms

Favorite Oil Changing Company:

Zippy Lube

Favorite Optical Service:

Dr. Michael Harris

Favorite Orthodontist:

Dr Burris

Favorite Pest Control Company:

Collins Pest Control

Favorite Pet Supply:

Beaufort Dog

Favorite Pharmacist:

Claire Hannon- BiLo

Favorite Pharmacy:

Walgreens

Favorite Photographer:

Captured Moments Photography

Favorite Physician: 

Dr. Clark Trask

Favorite Pizza Parlor:

Piace Pizza Inc

Favorite Public Relations Firm:

Adagio Creative

Favorite Tire Store:

Barnard Tire

Favorite Plumber:

Lohr Plumbing

Favorite Copy Shop:

Murr Printing

Favorite Realtor:

Lisa Evans

Favorite Real Estate Company:

Keller-Williams Realty

Favorite Retirement/

Assisted Living Center:

Summit Place

Favorite Seafood Restaurant:

Dockside

Favorite Shoe Store:

Divine Shoes

Favorite Sporting Goods Shop:

Higher Ground

Favorite Sports Bar:

Bricks on Boundary

Favorite Stable:

Broomfield Stables

Favorite Sub Shop:

Subway

Favorite Tanning Salon:

Palm Beach Tan

Favorite Tack Store:

Tack N Tow

Favorite Tax Service:

Clyde Hincher

Favorite Taxi Service:

Yellow Cab

Favorite Teacher:

Janet Rutland

Favorite Toy Store:

Doodlebugs

Favorite Vacation Rental Company:

Seaside Getaways

Favorite Veterinarian:

Dr. Guilloud

Favorite Video Store:

Video Warehouse

Favorite Wine Shop:

Bill’s Liquor Store Inc.

Favorite Women’s Clothing Shop:

SugarBelle’s

Favorite Yoga Studio:

Yoga Chandra