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Publisher Rosemary Olson Advertising Director Lisa Santos Account Executives Mercedes Murolo, Susan Sulc Designers Kara Brown Tabi Dolan Jackie Mujica CEO/Executive Editor Dan Pulcrano
The Bohemian’s Best of the North Bay Readers Poll, 2011—Redux! Every year, we ask you to give us your top picks for the best places to dine out or eat in, find a new dress, play with the kids, drink a glass of wine, spoil the dog, fall in love and work up a sweat. And every year, you respond in droves with an insider list of great places to shop, play and frequent here in the North Bay. We call the issue “Best Of,” and it pubCulture p4
Recreation p7
lishes every March. In the autumn, we reprise your picks—the Readers Poll—in this handy guidebook for use in deciding where you’ll take the car for an oil change or remembering the best summer camp for next year’s frivolities or deciding which independent bookstore to visit for that new bestseller; we hope you’ll pull it out, save it and use it as a constant in-the-know resource. Food & Drink p9
Romance p16
On the following pages, we’ve reprinted all of your 2011 picks for everything from the best band to the best bike shop to the best place to get hitched. All of these people, places and businesses are local and unique to Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties, and we’re very proud to support them. The following sections offer the Best of the North Bay: Family p18
Everyday p21 Enjoy!
Rosemary Olson, Publisher
B EST OF R EADER S P O L L H ANDB O O K 2011
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