GOODS & SERVICES GLENN LANDB ER G
BEST LOCAL TAXI SERVICE
BOISE CITY TAXI
110 E. 35TH ST., BOISE, 208-377-3333, BOISECITYTAXI.NET, @BOISECITYTAXI For a city its size, Boise has a whole lot of cab companies. In such a car- and bikepowered town, it’s surprising that so many residents remember the name of any single cab company, and yet year after year, this category isn’t even close. We’ve been writing about the glories of Boise City Taxi in Best of Boise for a long, long time. Way to drive right over the competition, BCT. SECOND PLACE: ABC TAXI THIRD PLACE: CHRONIC CAB
BEST LOCAL SPA
BEST LOCAL TATTOO PARLOR
BEST LOCAL BOOKSTORE
BEST LOCAL SHOE STORE
TWO RIVERS SALON AND SPA
INKVISION TATTOO
REDISCOVERED BOOKSHOP
SHU’S IDAHO RUNNING COMPANY
Unless it is hung in a well-visited museum, a visual artist’s work is often only viewed by the people who own it. But for a tattoo artist, if his or her work is on a famous, oft-photographed person, it’s possible that millions will eyeball it. Even on a not-so-famous man or woman, hundreds of eyes may pass over the artist’s vision. And even if you are the only one who will ever see your tattoo, you will probably be carrying it with you for the rest of your life. It better be good and you better love it. If you’re going to trust your skin to someone, trust it to an artist like those at Inkvision. You can be secure in knowing that whether the piece is in a private place that only you or those special someone(s) will see or it graces the whole of your face for the world to witness, it will be beautifully and professionally executed.
In a day when everything seems to be going electronic, it’s wonderfully refreshing to have a local bookstore that serves as a hub of the local literary world. Rediscovered isn’t just a place to buy a book (although there are plenty of those, as well as a well-read staff that is always ready to recommend a good read), but it’s where everyone who loves the written word can gather as a community. Whether it’s the readers’ discussion groups, the author readings and book signings or the writers’ groups, Rediscovered is where reading a book is about more than pulling one off the shelf.
661 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, STE. 100, EAGLE, 208-938-9060, TWORIVERSSPA.COM The champion has been defeated. After years on top, voters broke Floating Feather Spa’s choke hold on the title. And we have to say, it’s hard to deny the allure of Two Rivers. The Eagle spa and salon has a fantastic riverside location combined with a gleaming, welldesigned interior that lets already blissed-out clients gaze out on the water. Its list of facial, massage and assorted beauty and body treatments can literally make you drool. And it has one seriously impressive pedicure lounge/ couch/throne that faces out on floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the river that is reason enough to visit. Yup, Two Rivers is one worthy new champion. SECOND PLACE: FLOATING FEATHER DAY SPA THIRD PLACE: PANACHE SALON AND SPA
516 AMERICANA BLVD., BOISE, 208-382-0912, INKVISIONTATTOO.COM, @INKVISIONBOISE
SECOND PLACE: A MIND’S EYE TATTOO THIRD PLACE: CHALICE TATTOO
180 N. EIGHTH ST., BOISE, 208-376-4229, RDBOOKS.ORG
SECOND PLACE: TRIP TAYLOR BOOKSELLER THIRD PLACE: HYDE PARK BOOKS
1758 W. STATE ST., BOISE, 208-344-6604, IDAHORUNNINGCOMPANY.COM, @SHUSIDAHO You won’t find any stilettos at Shu’s. In fact, if you wear a pair of sky-scraping heels into Shu’s Idaho Running Company, you’ll probably want to hide them before the store’s uber-energetic owner, Mike Shuman, spots them. What you will find is great customer service. The staff knows its stuff—about running, feet and shoes. Put yourself in their capable hands, test drive a few pairs with a jog around the State Street strip mall, and leave with a pair that is more comfortable than a pile of pillows wrapped in your favorite blanket and topped with baby lambs on clouds. Shu’s loves Boise as much as the city loves it, and Shuman always takes a chance to give back. So lace up and hit the trails/streets/ treadmill—whatever. You just might end up enjoying a run and losing that beer gut. SECOND PLACE: SHOE FETISH THIRD PLACE: PIECE UNIQUE/SHOEZ
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