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China Garden Lazy Fish Lucky Corner Restaurant Modern Asia Restaurant Sumittra Thai Cuisine
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Angel Cakes Cakes to Die For Ed’s Country Bakery Glory Doughnuts Jefferson Pastry Shop Stone Hearth Bakery
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Brewer’s Alley Firestone’s Culinary Tavern Isabella’s Taverna & Tapas Bar JoJo’s Restaurant & Tap House Wag’s
BEST BARBEQUE RIBS
Black Hog BBQ Shopping & Services Carterque Barbeque & Grilling Co. Chubby’s Barbeque Famous Dave’s Texas Roadhouse
BEST BREAKFAST
Barbara Fritchie Restaurant Cafe Nola Family Meal Mountain View Diner Trout’s Towne Restaurant
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Cafe Nola Dutch’s Daughter Firestone’s Culinary Tavern Isabella’s Taverna & Tapas Bar Madrones
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Beef ‘n Buns ‘n Paradise Rex’s Downtown Grill Skuare Burger smashburger Wag’s
BEST BUSINESS LUNCH Brewer’s Alley Dutch’s Daughter Madrones The Orchard The Tasting Room
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a.k.a. Friscos Canapés Catering DJ’s Catering & Carryout Renaissance Chef Catering The Savory Spoon Catering Company
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BEST COFFEE HOUSE Baltimore Coffee & Tea Cafe Nola Dublin Roasters Starbucks The Frederick Coffee Company & Cafe
BEST CRAB CAKES
BEST CRAB PICKING Avery’s Maryland Grill Buckeystown Pub JB Seafood Liberty Road Seafood May’s Restaurant
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Avery’s Maryland Grille Callahan’s Seafood Bar & Grill Dutch’s Daughter JB Seafood May’s Restaurant
7th Street Sandwich Shop a.k.a. Friscos Crabapples Delicatessen Juliet’s Italian Market and Café South Market Sandwich Co. Wegmans
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Brewer’s Alley Dutch’s Daughter Firestone’s Culinary Tavern May’s Restaurant The Main Cup
Angelcakes Cakes to Die For Double T Diner Dutch’s Daughter Wegmans
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BEST GREEK RESTAURANT Aleko’s Village Café Athens Greek Restaurant Ayse Meze Lounge Greek Aroma Mediterranean Grill
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Clay Oven Restaurant Delhi 6 Indian Cuisine Padmini Grill Tulip Grill
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Pretzel and Pizza Creations
Cacique Restaurant Casa Rico Fajita Grande La Paz Mexican Restaurant Mexicali Cantina
Cacique Restaurant Cafe Bueno Fajita Grande La Paz Mexican Restaurant Mexicali Cantina
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Coal Fire Pizza Il Forno Pizzeria Ledo Pizza Pasquale’s Pistarro’s Ristorante Pizzeria Napoletana
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7th Street Sandwich Shop a.k.a. Friscos Crabapples Delicesstan Crisifulli’s Cheese Shop South Market Sandwich Co. Avery’s Maryland Grille Dutch’s Daughter Liberty Road Seafood & Steak May’s Restaurant Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar
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China Garden Lazy Fish Miyako Japanese Steak, Seafood & Sushi Bar Old Dominion Grill & Sushi Sushi Densha
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BEST LOCAL DJ (PARTY)
BEST FESTIVAL
BEST LOCAL DJ (RADIO)
BEST GOLF COURSE
BEST LOCAL RADIO STATION
Artomatic Blue Elephant Delaplaine Visual Arts Center McGuire Fine Arts NOMA Gallery
Festival of the Arts In the Street Maryland Craft Beer Festival Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Festival The Great Frederick Fair
Clustered Spires Golf Club Holly Hills Country Club Maryland National Golf Club Musket Ridge Golf Club Whiskey Creek Golf Club
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Maryland Ensemble Theatre Other Voices Theatre Thurmont Thespians Way Off Broadway Weinberg Center for the Arts
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@musing foodie Frederick Local Yokel Housewives of Frederick County Perfect Little Bites The Daily Deelight
Brian Mo DJ Paul Surreal (Paul Garza) John Lee the Spin Doctor Shew-sical Entertainment The Dapper DJs (Alex Sincevich)
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106.9 The Eagle 99.9 WFRE Hot 99.5 Key 103 WFMD
BEST MUSEUM
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center National Museum of Civil War Medicine Roads & Rails Museum Rose Hill Manor Schifferstadt Architectural Museum
BEST PARK
Baker Park Ballenger Creek Park Carroll Creek Linear Park Cunningham Falls State Park Heritage Farm Park
BEST PLACE TO BIKE Baker Park Ballenger Creek Park C&O Canal Towpath Carroll Creek Linear Park Gambrill State Park
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Appalachian Trail Catoctin Mountain Park Cunningham Falls State Park Gambrill State Park Sugarloaf Mountain
Baker Park Band Shell Carroll Creek Ampitheater Champion Billiards Sports Bar The Blue Side Tavern Weinberg Center for the Arts
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BEST ACUPUNCTURIST Alice McCormick
Dr. Houng King, Tri Service Clinic Holistic Health Associates
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Ryan Deiner, Holisitic Health Associates The Turning Point: Frederick’s Community Acupuncture Todd McCloskey, Holistic Health Associates
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BEST AUDIOLOGIST A&A Hearing Group
Dr. Jong C. Yoon, Frederick ENT Group Dr. Kirk Jackson, Frederick ENT Group Lori Barr, M.S., Sonus Hearing Miracle Ear Tricia Pastore-Bard, Au.D
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BEST CHIROPRACTOR
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BEST COSMETIC DENTIST Dr. Politmi Mantzouranis Dr. Brian Motz, Monocacy Valley Dental Dr. David Morra Dr. Gregory Weakley, Terrace Dental Group Dr. Nils Olson
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Colliver Dental Group Dr. Lori Andochick Dr. Barbara Bell Dr. Gregory Weakley, Terrace Dental Group Dr. Nils Olson
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Dr. Diane Ford Dr. Elizabeth Liotta Dr. Wayne Xue, Comprehensive Dermatology Center Frederick Dermatology Associates Warner & Van Meter Dermatology
BEST FITNESS CLASS
Barre East IN-FIT Studio NXS Boot Camps (Anytime Fitness Frederick) Soldierfit YMCA of Frederick
BEST HAIR SALON
BEST HEALTH CLINIC (WOMEN)
BEST HEALTH & FITNESS CLUB
BEST IN-HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
Belleza Hair and Nail Studio DNa Lab New York New York Hair Salon & Day Spa Structures Salon & Spa Thomas Scott Salon & Spa
Anytime Fitness Gold’s Gym – Westview Planet Fitness Sport & Health – North Frederick Sport & Health – South Frederick YMCA of Frederick
BEST HEALTH CLINIC (MEN) Barquist Army Health Clinic Dr. Mark Acierno, Frederick Sport & Spine Holistic Health Associates Righttime Medical Care
Capital Women’s Care FMH Crestwood Frederick Primary Care Associates Holistic Health Associates Simmonds, Martin and Helmbrecht
Baker Rehab Group FMH Home Health Hospice of Frederick County Right At Home Shepherd’s Staff In-Home Care Spiritrust Lutheran
BEST MAKEUP/SKINCARE SHOP JKW Beauty Maven Beauty Bar smooch! Studio The Art of Beauty Ulta
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BEST MEDICAL GENERAL PRACTITIONER
Dr. Amy Jones, Frederick Primary Care Associates Dr. Joseph Ashwal, Frederick Primary Care Associates
BEST NEUROLOGIST
Dr. Boyd Dwyer, Mid-Maryland Neurology Dr. Konrad Bakker, Comprehensive Neurology & Sleep Medicine
Dr. Rebecca Herman Smith, Frederick Primary Care Associates
Dr. Shahid Rafiq, Comprehensive Neurology Services, PA
Frederick Primary Care Associates
Dr. William Strayhorn IV, Comprehensive Neurology Services, PA
Parkview Medical Group/ Moncacy Health Partners
BEST MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC
Austin Addiction Mental Health Center Behavioral Health Partners Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Brook Lane Center for Mind-Body Therapy Frederick Mental Health Association
Sarah Jamison, PA-C, Comprehensive Neurology & Sleep Medicine
BEST OPHTHALMOLOGIST Dr. Holly Gross Dr. James A Busack Dr. Phillip McGann Dr. Robert B. Hodges, Frederick Eye Institute Elizabeth Segal, Maryland Vision Institute
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Bloom & Reddy Dr. Lobat Zainali, Zainali Orthodontics Smile Frederick Orthodontics Stanley Robison Toothman Orthodontics
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Carroll Hospital Frederick Memorial Hospital Johns Hopkins Hospital Meritus Medical Center Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
BEST TANNING SALON
Dr. Jeffrey Gilsdorf, MMI
Carolina Tans HawaiianTan JKW Beauty Palm Beach Tan Urbana Tanning Salon
Dr. Robert Fisher, Orthopaedic Specialists of Frederick
BEST WEIGHT LOSS CENTER
Dr. David Kowalk, Orthopaedic Specialists of Frederick Dr. James Steinberg, MMI
Dr. Shawn Grandia, MMI
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Frederick Memorial Hospital Medifast Riva’s Weight Loss The New Life Chiropractic Center Weight Watchers
BEST YOGA STUDIO Center of the Four Winds Mountain Spirit Yoga Sol Yoga The Shala Yogamour
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BEST CHARTER SCHOOL BEST DANCE STUDIO Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter School Frederick Classical Charter School Monocacy Valley Montessori Public Charter School
24/7 Dance Studio Bettie Jane’s Center of Dance Art Dance Unlimited Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance Elite Feet Dance Studio
BEST CHILD CARE CENTER BEST FAMILY OUTING Celebree Learning Center Children’s Center for Discovery LaPetite Academy The Goddard School Frederick YMCA of Frederick
Adventure Park USA Baker Park Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo Cunningham Falls State Park Frederick Keys Baseball
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Crumland Farms Gaver Farm Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch Lawyer’s Farm & Maze Summers Farm
24/7 Dance Studio Flips Frederick Gymnastics Club YMCA of Frederick
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Adventure Park USA Chuck E. Cheese Frederick Indoor Sports Center Princess Day Spa & Boutique Pump It Up
Dr. Michael Virts, Mt. Airy Children’s Dental Associates Dr. TP Sivikumar, Frederick Pediatric Dental Associates Frederick Pediatric Dentistry Mt. Airy Children’s Dental Associates Pediatric Dental Center of Frederick
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BEST PRIVATE MIDDLE SCHOOL Frederick Christian Academy Mother Seton School St. John Regional Catholic School The Banner School Trinity School of Frederick
BEST PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL Frederick Christian Academy Friends Meeting School New Life Christian School Saint Johns Catholic Prep St. Maria Goretti High School
BEST PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Glade Elementary School Middletown Primary/ Elementary School
BEST PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL Ballenger Creek Middle School Middletown Middle School New Market Middle School Urbana Middle School Walkersville Middle School
BEST PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL Frederick High School Linganore High School Middletown High School Urbana High School Walkersville High School
BEST PUMPKIN PATCH Crumland Farm Gaver Tree Farm Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch Mayne’s Tree Farm Summer’s Farm
BEST SUMMER CAMP Adventure Park USA Bar T Ranch FCC Kids on Campus
FUN Camp (Maryland Ensemble Theatre) YMCA Summer Camps
New Market Elementary School Walkersville Elementary School Yellow Springs Elementary School
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Frederick Community College Hood College Mount St. Mary’s University Shepherd University Towson University University of Maryland, College Park
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Ceresville Mansion Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center Morningside Inn Springfield Manor Winery & Distillery The Frederick Fairgrounds Walker’s Overlook Weinberg Center for the Arts
FSK Holiday Inn & Conference Center Hampton Inn Buckeyestown Pike Hilton Garden Inn
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Country Meadows Crestwood Village Edenton Retirement Community Homewood at Frederick
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Century Ford of Mt. Airy Darcars Toyota Fitzgerald Auto Mall Frederick Motor Company Ourisman Frederick Shockley Honda
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