The Best of Roanoke 2012
From doggie daycare to retirement homes, from biggest brain to biggest clown, from worst moment of 2011 to best new idea for 2012, our readers have picked the best – and a few not-so-bests – of the valley. Our thanks to those readers for more than 30,000 individual votes cast in 153 categories, resulting in the following 465 Platinum, Gold and Silver awards.
- Pop Out People
- On the Web / TV & Radio
- Live & Learn
- What Happened What’s Happenin’
- Where to Go, What to Do
- Wheels
- Shop Til You Drop
- Home, Sweet Home
- Best in Services
Home, Sweet Home
Best Real Estate Agency  Â
- PLATINUM: RE/MAX
- GOLD: MKB Realtors
- SILVER: Long & Foster
Best Real Estate Agent  Â
- PLATINUM: Callie Dalton, Long & Foster
- GOLD: Jeannine Hanson, Long & Foster
- SILVER (tie): Daniel Brown, RE/MAX; Michelle Richer RE/MAX
Greenest Garden Shop
- PLATINUM: Townside Gardens
- GOLD: Greenbrier Nurseries
- SILVER: Country Corner
Hardware Store That Has All the Answers
- PLATINUM: Northwest TrueValue Hardware
- GOLD: Lowe’s
- SILVER: The Home Depot
Best Home Theater Store
- PLATINUM: Audiotronics
- GOLD: Lee Hartman & Sons
- SILVER: Sound Decision
- Chain Winner: Best Buy
Best Remodeling Contractor
- PLATINUM: Chris Sneddon Handy Man Service
- GOLD: ZIA Construction
- SILVER (tie): Carl Cronk – Valley Contractors; Stone River
Most Reliable Electrician
- PLATINUM: Shively Electric
- GOLD: Ostrom Electrical
- SILVER (tie): Emmert’s Electrical; Wilson-Lynch Electrical Company, Inc.
Plumber That Gets it Fixed Fast
- PLATINUM: McGuire Plumbing & Heating
- GOLD: Turdbusters
- SILVER: Richard R. Brogan Plumbing
Best Roofing Company
- PLATINUM: Miller Roofing
- GOLD: JT Morgan
- SILVER: Vinton Roofing
Best Appliance Repair
- PLATINUM: Appliance Medic
- GOLD (tie): Austin’s Appliance; Tarpley’s; Vinton Appliance Center
Best Apartment Complex
- PLATINUM: Pebble Creek
- GOLD: Sunscape
- SILVER: Glade Creek
Friendliest Neighborhood
- PLATINUM: Raleigh Court/ Grandin area
- GOLD: South Roanoke
- SILVER: Old Southwest
Best Flooring
- PLATINUM: Fashion Floors
- GOLD: Steve W. Durrance Floors
Best Flooring (Chain)
- PLATINUM: Lowe’s
- GOLD: Lumber Liquidators
- SILVER: The Home Depot
Best Furniture Store
- PLATINUM: Grand Home Furnishings
- GOLD: Virginia Furniture Market
- SILVER: Reid’s Fine Furnishings
Best Kitchen and Bath Shop
- PLATINUM (tie): Ladles and Linens; Provisions Gourmet and RSVP Shop
- SILVER: Cabinetry With TLC
Best Kitchen and Bath Shop (Chain)
- PLATINUM: Bed Bath & Beyond
- GOLD (tie): Lowe’s, Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery
Best Lawn Care and Landscaping
- PLATINUM: Alluring Landscapes
- GOLD: Varsity Landscaping & Grounds
- SILVER: Prestige Acres Landscaping
