2020 BEST OF THE
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FINALISTS &
WINNERS The Tri-Cities Official People’s Choice Awards www.progress-index.com
2020 BEST OF THE
The Tri-Cities Official People’s Choice Awards
BEST WINNERS 2020 BEST OF THE BEST FINALISTS &
BEAUTY & HEALTH ASSISTED LIVING/ REHAB FACILITY FINALISTS Petersburg Home for Ladies Dunlop House Assisted Living & Memory Care Brighter Living Assisted Care
WINNER Petersburg Home for Ladies
CHIROPRACTOR FINALISTS Ariya Chiropractic Center Chester Family Chiropractic Center Quintessential Chiropractic
WINNER
HEARING SPECIALIST
MEDICAL PRACTICE
FINALISTS Virginia Ear, Nose & Throat SRMC ENT Clarity Hearing
FINALISTS Prime Care Family Practice Primary Health Group Appomattox Sutherland Family Practice
WINNER
Virginia Ear, Nose & Throat
WINNER
Prime Care Family Practice
HOME HEALTH CARE FINALISTS Crater Community Hospice Care Advantage Clay Home Medical
OPTOMETRIST/EYE CARE
WINNER
FINALISTS Virginia Eye Institute Dr. Farley and Associates Colonial Heights Dr. Mark Moore
HOSPITAL
Virginia Eye Institute
FINALISTS St. Francis Medical Center Chippenham Medical center VCU Medical Center
PHARMACY
Crater Community Hospice
WINNER
DENTAL/ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE
WINNER
FINALISTS Walgreens CVS Hometown Drug
FINALISTS Virginia Family Dentistry Commonwealth Dentistry Dr. Richard Bates
MASSAGE/SPA
Walgreens
Ariya Chiropractic Center
WINNER
Virginia Family Dentistry
DERMATOLOGIST FINALISTS Dermatology and Associates Paladin Dermatology Dr. Laura Pratt
St. Francis Medical Center FINALISTS The Retreat salon & spa Good Karma Be Amazing LLC
WINNER
The Retreat salon & spa
WINNER
WINNER PHYSICAL THERAPY FINALISTS Colonial Ortho (VCU HEALTH) Synergy PT Christian Wheeler Southside Regional rehab
WINNER
Colonial Ortho (VCU HEALTH)
URGENT CARE CLINIC/ EMERGENCY FACILITY FINALISTS BetterMed Urgent Care Patient First Chippenham Hospital
WINNER
BetterMed Urgent Care
WORK OUT FACILITY FINALISTS DefyGENETICS Petersburg Family YMCA Studio M
WINNER
DefyGENETICS
DINING BAKERY/DESSERTS/ SWEETS FINALISTS Buttermilk Bake Shop Richland’s Creamery Ms Yoder
WINNER
Buttermilk Bake Shop
BARBEQUE FINALISTS King’s Barbecue Saucy’s K & L Barbecue
WINNER
King’s Barbecue
Dermatology and Associates
You All Really Know How To Make A Guy Feel Good - Thanks! PB-00504424
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116 W Bank St • Petersburg, VA Best of the Best | November 1, 2020
Thank You For Voting Us
The Best Medical Practice We’re a group of family physicians and nurse practitioners who take care of your whole family, from newborns to seniors. Our group of providers specializes in several areas including pediatrics, geriatrics, minor dermatology problems and sports medicine
804.526.1111
4700 Puddledock Rd., Ste 300, Prince George, VA 23875
PB-00504303
Winner Best Vape Shop
2020 BEST OF THE BEST FINALISTS &
WINNERS BREAKFAST/BRUNCH
BURGER
DINNER
HOT DOG FINALISTS Dixie Restaurant Hopewell Quick Lunch Pete’s Grill
WINNER
WINNER
FINALISTS Dixie Restaurant Yankee Coffee shop Cracker Barrel
FINALISTS What a Burger Five Guys Burgers and Fries Longstreet’s
FINALISTS Brickhouse Run Brothers pizza Wagstaff’s Steak House
WINNER
WINNER
Brickhouse Run
Dixie Restaurant
BREWERY/WINERY FINALISTS Trapezium Brewing Co. Ashton Creek Vineyards Haley’s Honey Meadery
WINNER
Trapezium Brewing Co.
BUFFET
What a Burger CATERING FINALISTS Nanny’s Restaurant Bishop’s bbq Brock’s Barbeque
WINNER
Nanny’s Restaurant
COCKTAIL/DRINK FINALISTS Longstreet’s Wabi Sabi Old Towne’s Alibi
FINALISTS WINNER Nanny’s Restaurant Vincenzo’s Italian Restaurant & Longstreet’s Pizzeria COFFEE Brock’s BBQ
WINNER
Nanny’s Restaurant
FINALISTS Demolition Coffee WaWa Starbucks
WINNER
Dixie Restaurant
ITALIAN RESTAURANT FINALISTS Nanny’s Restaurant El Caporal Brothers Pizza Dinwiddie
FINALISTS Lucas Italian Restaurant Brother’s Pizza Vincenzo’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
WINNER
WINNER
FAMILY RESTAURANT
Nanny’s Restaurant
FRIED CHICKEN FINALISTS Nanny’s Restaurant Chick-Fil-A King’s Barbeque
WINNER
Nanny’s Restaurant
FRIENDLIEST WAITSTAFF FINALISTS Chick Fil A The Dixie Nanny’s
WINNER Chick Fil A
Demolition Coffee
Lucas Italian Restaurant
LUNCH FINALISTS El Caporal Longstreet’s Dixie Restaurant
WINNER El Caporal
MEXICAN RESTAURANT FINALISTS El Caporal Mi Rodeo Los Bandidos
WINNER El Caporal
2020 Best Auto Glass/ Window Tinting Proud To Serve You Thank You For Your Votes
415 N Market St Petersburg, VA
804-733-2032 PB-00504185
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2020 BEST OF THE BEST FINALISTS &
WINNERS PIZZA FINALISTS Brother’s Pizza Vincenzo’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria Giuseppe’s
WINNER
LIVE MUSIC VENUE
HEATING AND AIR COMPANY
FINALISTS The Beacon Theater Old Towne Petersburg Harbor Blast
FINALISTS Colonial Plumbing & Heating Lin Jarrett Heating & Air Incredible HVAC
WINNER
WINNER
The Beacon Theater
Brother’s Pizza
Colonial Plumbing & Heating
PEST CONTROL FINALISTS Houchins Pest Control Dereski Pest Control All Seasons Termite and Pest control
WINNER
Houchins Pest Control
SEAFOOD FINALISTS Riptides The Boathouse at City Point Joe’s Steak and Seafood
WINNER Riptides
HOME, HOME SERVICES & FINANCE
HOME DECORATING/ INTERIOR DESIGN
BANK/CREDIT UNION FINALISTS Bank of Southside VA Virginia Credit Union BB&T
CARPET/FLOORING COMPANY FINALISTS Southpark Carpet Pritchett’s Flooring Jeff Schold
WINNER Wabi sabi
WINNER
SWEET TEA FINALISTS Nanny’s Restaurant Chick-Fil-A McDonald’s
WINNER
Home Goods
Bank of Southside VA
FINALISTS Wabi sabi Sushi king Hokkaido Steakhouse
FINALISTS Colonial Plumbing, Heating, & Air Lil Bill’s Repair Service Toombs Plumbing & Heating
WINNER
WINNER
SUSHI
PLUMBER
FINALISTS Home Goods Cabin Creek The Upholstery Shop
Colonial Plumbing, Heating, & Air
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
HOME IMPROVEMENT PROFESSIONAL FINALISTS Rudy Hawkins Edwards Home Improvement, LLC, Hopewell Va Frazier Electric Inc.
Southpark Carpet
WINNER
CARPET/UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
INSURANCE AGENCY/AGENT
Rudy Hawkins
FINALISTS Front Door Realty Group Napier Realtors ERA Long & Foster
WINNER
Front Door Realty Group
REAL ESTATE AGENCT FINALISTS Chandler Shornak Ashley Oakley Christopher Hargrave
FINALISTS Alex Perkinson Prince George Farm Bureau Lundie Insurance
WINNER
ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
WINNER
WINNER
DATE NIGHT SPOT
COMMUNITY IN WHICH TO LIVE FINALISTS Prince George Dinwiddie Chesterfield
LANDSCAPING/ LAWN MAINTENANCE
FINALISTS Doreen Creel-Wood Accounting Reds tax service Barwick & Associates
FINALISTS A1 Steem It Stanley Steemer Pond’s Carpet Cleaning
WINNER
Nanny’s Restaurant
Alex Perkinson
A1 Steem It
FINALISTS The Boathouse at City Point Wabi Sabi Escape Old Towne
WINNER
The Boathouse at City Point
HOTEL/BED AND BREAKFAST FINALISTS The Jefferson Hilton Colonial Heights Picture Lake Campground
FINALISTS Mike’s Landscape and Design E-Z Lawn Care Service LLC Toombs Lawncare
WINNER
WINNER
Prince George
Mike’s Landscape and Design
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER
FINALISTS Doreen Creel-Wood Donna Barwick Burke Steele - Appomattox Financial
WINNER The Jefferson
FINALISTS Hill & Rainey Eliades & Eliades Bourlier Law
Chandler Shorna
TAX PREPARER/ACCOUNTANT
WINNER
Doreen Creel-Wood Accounting-
TREE SERVICE FINALISTS T.L. Wilkins Tree Service, Inc. Orleans Co. Tree Service Kegley’s
WINNER
T.L. Wilkins Tree Service, Inc.
WINNER
WINNER
Hill & Rainey
Doreen Creel-Wood
Thanks for Voting Us the Best Barbecue
We use the freshest meats that are slow-cooked over oak wood, make homemade items from scratch, and continue to use our family’s perfected sauce recipe to create our unique brand of BBQ. Now in our third generation of ownership, we hope that you will be able to
“make our family tradition…your family tradition.”
MIKE PERSONALLY WANTS TO THANK YOU ALL WHO SUPPORT US AND VOTED FOR US FOR THIS AWARD!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO 2021. REMEMBER TO STOP BY OUR INDOOR SHOWROOM AT 3825 PRINCE GEORGE DR. PRINCE GEORGE ,VA 23860
804-640-5428
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PB-00504296
2910 South Crater Road Petersburg, Virginia 23805 PB-00504188
1+(804) 732-0975
2020 BEST OF THE BEST FINALISTS &
WINNERS KIDS & EDUCATION CHEER/DANCE STUDIO FINALISTS Angel DeSouza School of Dance Making Moves Dance Company Ann Witt School of Dance
FUNERAL SERVICES
TAXI/LIMO SERVICE
APPLIANCE STORE
FINALISTS JT Morriss E. Alvin Small Funeral Home J.M. Wilkerson’s
FINALISTS Brooks Limo All Occasions Limousine Brockwell Limo
FINALISTS The Appliance Place Lowes Harrison’s Dinwiddie, VA
WINNER
WINNER
WINNER
WINNER
JT Morriss
CHILD CARE FACILITY
FINALISTS Disputanta Animal Hospital Bark Avenue Pet Salon & Spaw Colonial Heights Veterinary Clinic Grooming
UNIFORMS
CONSIGNMENT/THRIFT SHOP
FINALISTS Clay Home Medical Cintas Four baby birds
WINNER
WINNER
FINALISTS Crater Community Hospice Thrift Shop Lazy Daisy Petersburg Pickers
PET GROOMING
Angel DeSouza School of Dance FINALISTS Greenhouse Day Care WEE School, First Baptist Church Hopewell Angels at Play
Brooks Limo
The Appliance Place
WINNER
WINNER
Disputanta Animal Hospital
SALON/BARBER
VETERINARY
HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTION
FINALISTS Studio B - Prince George Fast Katz Barber Shop Mirrors on the Wall
CFINALISTS Disputanta Animal Hospital Colonial Heights Veterinary Hospital Chesdin Animal Hospital
Greenhouse Day Care
FINALISTS Richard Bland College John Tyler Community College Virginia Commonwealth University
WINNER
Richard Bland College
SERVICES DRY CLEANERS FINALISTS Johnson Cleaners Vergara’s Dry Cleaners Prince George Cleaners
WINNER
Studio B - Prince George
TATTOO SHOP FINALISTS Tantrum Connelly’s River City Tattoo
WINNER Tantrum
Clay Home Medical
WINNER
Disputanta Animal Hospital
SHOPPING ANTIQUE STORE FINALISTS Lazy Daisy The Oak Hoo’s Pickin
WINNER
WINNER
Lazy Daisy
Johnson Cleaners
WE ADD IT!
WE STAND BEHIND IT! Thanks
FINALISTS Lazy Daisy The Oak Hoo’s Pickin
WINNER Lazy Daisy
FURNITURE STORE FINALISTS Butterworth’s The Lazy Daisy ReVintage
WINNER
Butterworth’s
You are OUR Community, we are YOUR Hospice!
For Voting Us Best Tax Preparer/ Accountant & Best Financial Advisor
We are honored to have served the community since 1995 as the only non-profit community based hospice in the tri-cities area.
3916 S. Crater Road Petersburg, VA 23805 804.526.4300
304 W Broadway Ave, Hopewell, VA 23860
Call (804) 452-4442
FLORIST
THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR US!
WE BALANCE IT!
PB-00503965
Crater Community Hospice Thrift Shop
PB-00503963
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2020 BEST OF THE BEST FINALISTS &
WINNERS GARDEN CENTER
SPORTING GOODS/FIRE ARMS
NEW CAR DEALER
USED CAR DEALER
FINALISTS Boulevard Flower Gardens Petersburg Trading Raines Garden Center
FINALISTS Dances Sporting Goods Liberty firearms US Gunworx
FINALISTS Strosnider Chevrolet Crossroads Ford Colonial Honda
FINALISTS Strosnider Chevrolet Jarman’s Auto Sales Colonial Honda
WINNER
WINNER
WINNER
WINNER
Boulevard Flower Gardens
GIFT SHOP FINALISTS Absolutely Southern Designs Sweet Southern Charm She
WINNER
Absolutely Southern Designs
Dances Sporting Goods
Strosnider Chevrolet
Strosnider Chevrolet
VAPE SHOP FINALISTS The Cloud Factory Vape Guys Island Dyes
WINNER
The Cloud Factory
VEHICLES DEALERS AND SERVICES
GROCERY STORE FINALISTS Food Lion Randolph Market Publix
AUTO GLASS/WINDOW TINTING
WINNER Food Lion
FINALISTS Virginia Auto Glass Carraway Glass A-Ford-Able Glass
JEWELER
WINNER
FINALISTS Expressions Jewlery She Fearless Creations by J - Jennifer Fore
WINNER
Expressions Jewlery
Virginia Auto Glass
AUTO REPAIR SERVICE FINALISTS Leete Tire & Auto Center W.S. Campbell Towing & Repair DeWitt Tire
Thank You For Making Us A Finalist In
The Category of Best Bakery/Desserts/Sweets
WINNER
Leete Tire & Auto Center
460 Cox Rd, Blackstone,VA | 434-233-3014
Where Community Counts
Big thank you to the community!
800.619.5211 • bsvnet.com PB-00503971
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Chandler SHORNAK REALTOR®
I SHOR do appreciate your votes! Voted Best Lunch & Best Mexican Restaurant Banquet Room Seats 90 New Menu Items | Enjoy Our Patioo ing Daily Food & Drink Specials | Catering
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY FOR 13 YEARS
WE THANK YOU!
PB-00504229
Thank You For Your Votes Again This Year! 7 NER WIN
NER WIN
241 Charles Dimmock Pkwy Colonial Heights, VA
804-520-8492
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804.712.3291
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@chandleropensdoors 4700 W. Hundred Road • Chester, VA 23831 • 804.748.7777
Thank You!
Thank you
Thanks
To T oE Everyone In the Community That Voted For Us!
Voted Best Date Night Spot PB-00504102 04102
Exceptional Pet Care in Disputanta!
for voting for us and for letting us serve you for 34 years. Here’s to 34 more! Come Try Our Best Fried Chicken, Buffet and Sweet Tea from the Best Catering & Family Restaurant around d 11900 S. Crater Road, Petersburg, VA 23805
PB-00503964 03964
The Boathouse at City Point, Hopewell
804-733-6619
You don’t want just anyone handling your clothes. For a dry cleaner with an immaculate touch, take advantage g of Johnson’s Cleaners
Tha Thank a you for V Voting otti For Us!
Thanks to everyone for voting us Best Veterinary & Pet Grooming
PB-00504362
(804) 991-3909 8401 County Drive, Disputanta, Virginia 23842 United States
johnsons Cleaners
Disputanta Animal Hospital
1919 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 PB-00504178 04178
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BEST OF THE BEST FRIENDLIEST WAITSTAFF THANKS TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO VOTED FOR US! Voted d Best B t Plumbing Pl bi and HVAC Company 8 years in a Row! Thank you for your conďŹ dence and votes making us a 2020 Winner! Proudly Serving central Virginia since 1982!
Learn more @ www.ColonialPlumbing.com
804-526-8415
661 SOUTHPARK BLVD, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA
PB-00504266
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Thank You For Voting Us
Best overall auto repair
300 N. Crater Road Petersburg, VA 23803
7011 Hull Street Road Richmond, VA 23224
12 S. 2nd Street Richmond, VA 23219
7501 Staples Mill Road Richmond, VA 23228
403 N Main St. Emporia, VA 23847
1705 Commerce Rd, Richmond, VA 23224
78 Years, 6 Locations, Thousands of 5 Star Reviews
Proud to support "Let's Go Services" A non-profit organization that provides medical & assisted transportation services to those in need. Non-Profits - Ask About Our Leete Labor of Love Program!
PB-00503967
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ELEGANT LIVING WITH EXCEPTIONAL CARE SINCE 1925
Compassionate and Caring Professionals Providing Elegant and Exceptional Care in the Tri-Cities for 95 Years
Petersburg Home for Ladies would like to thank our community, for choosing us, once again, as the Best of The Best People’s Choice for Assisted Living Facility, in the Tri-Cities. Petersburg Home For Ladies 311 South Jefferson Street Petersburg, Virginia 23803 (804)733-0148 www.petersburghomeforladies.org
PB-00503921
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(804) 431-5674
BEST INSURANCE AGENCY/AGENT Thanks To Everyone Who Voted!
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Thank you for naming us the Best of the Best 2020 WINNER in Chiropractic For a lifetime of wellness, make an appointment today!!
3507 Boulevard Colonial Heights 526-7125 5409 Patterson Ave Richmond 288-1005
9778 Gayton Rd Henrico 750-2400
34C Medical Park Blvd Petersburg 862-2255
10168 West Broad St Glen Allen 270-5700
9535 Kings Charter Dr Ashland 550-0780
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Who should you call when need and ENT?
Voted Best Hearing Specialist
Virginia Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) is a comprehensive practice which serves as a single source of complete ear, nose and throat care for patients of all ages in the Richmond area.
Our Services
• Pediatrics • Allergy, Nose & Sinus • Ear, Balance & Dizziness • Total Hearing Care
• Facial & Plastic Surgery • Snoring & Sleep Disorders • Voice & Throat • Head & Neck
The Choice Is Clear
804.484.3700 • VirginiaENT.com
West End ~ Midlothian ~ Hanover ~ Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights Office
PB-00504417
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4700 Puddledock Rd., Ste. 100 • Prince George, VA 23875
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