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
Best in Services
Best Bank (Locally Based)
- PLATINUM: Hometown Bank
- GOLD: Valley Bank
Best Bank (National)
- PLATINUM: BB&T
- GOLD: Suntrust Bank
- SILVER: Member One Federal Credit Union
Best Women’s Hair Salon
- PLATINUM: Onyx Premiere Hair Studio
- GOLD: Plaza 101 Salon & Spa
- SILVER: Salon Del Sol
Best Spa / Best Massages
- PLATINUM: Plaza 101 Salon & Spa
- GOLD: Pure Spa
- SILVER: Salon Del Sol
Best Facials
- PLATINUM: Azario Salon & Day Spa
- GOLD: Pure Spa
- SILVER: Salon Del Sol
Best Manicures / Pedicures
- PLATINUM: Plaza 101 Salon & Spa
- GOLD: polished by Claire V.
- SILVER: Beauty Bar
Best Custom Framing  Â
- PLATINUM: Brambleton Frame Shop
- GOLD: Simply Framing by Kristi
- SILVER: Graphics Etc. Framing & Gallery
- CHAIN WINNER: Michael’s
Best Drycleaners
- PLATINUM: Wheeler’s Fast Service Laundry & Cleaning
- GOLD (tie): Air-Lee Cleaners; Professional Cleaners
- CHAIN WINNER: A Cleaner World
Best Lawyer
- PLATINUM: Malissa Giles
- GOLD: Tony Anderson
- SILVER: Neal E. McNally
Best Men’s Hair Cuts
- PLATINUM: Corporate Image Barber Shop
- GOLD: Onyx Premiere Hair Studio and Institute
- SILVER: Plaza 101 Salon & Spa
Best Kid’s Birthday Parties
- PLATINUM: Chuck E. Cheese
- GOLD: Kabuki Japanese Steakhouse
- SILVER: Pump it Up!
Hospital You Trust Most
- PLATINUM: Carilion
- GOLD: LewisGale
Veterinarian You Trust Most
- PLATINUM: Veterinarians to Cats
- GOLD: Vinton Veterinary Hospital
- SILVER: Cave Spring Veterinarian Clinic
Best Doggie Daycare
- PLATINUM: Barkley and Rover
- GOLD: Aspen Grove
- SILVER: About Pets Center
Best Moving Company
- PLATINUM: Crowning Touch Senior Moving Services
- GOLD: Virginia Varsity Transfer
- SILVER: Collegiate Movers
Best Limo Service
- PLATINUM: Prestige Limousine Service
- GOLD: Cartier Limo
- SILVER: Executive Town Car and Limousine
Best Rental Store
- PLATINUM: Aztec Rentals
- GOLD: Grand Rentals, Vinton
Best Place for Visitors to Spend the Night
- PLATINUM: Hotel Roanoke
- GOLD: Cambria Suites
Exterminator That Stops Pests Fast
- PLATINUM: Bug Man Exterminating
- GOLD: Orkin
- SILVER: Dodson Pest Control
Best Interior Decorator
- PLATINUM: Elaine Stephenson Interiors
- GOLD: Hartwell Design, Inc.
- SILVER: Joran’s Interiors
Best CPA Firm
- PLATINUM: Foti, Flynn, Lowen & Company
- GOLD: Brown, Edwards & Company L.L.P.
- SILVER: Budd & Company, PLC
Best Retirement Community  Â
- PLATINUM: Brandon Oaks
- GOLD: Friendship Retirement Community
- SILVER: The Glebe
Best Nursing Home
- PLATINUM: Brandon Oaks
- GOLD: South Roanoke Nursing Home
- SILVER: (tie)Friendship Health and Rehab Center; Snyder Nursing Home, Inc.
Best Eye Care / Optometrist
- PLATINUM: Vistar Eye Center
- GOLD: Gary L. Best PC
- SILVER: Eye Care and Surgery
Best Dentist
- PLATINUM: Dr. A. Wharton Ramsey
- GOLD (tie): Dr. William A. Deyerle, Dr. Randy J. Norbo, Dr. Andrew W. Henritze
Best Orthodontist
- PLATINUM: Dr. Franklin Wheelock
- GOLD: Dr. Paul C. Kaiser
- SILVER: Dr. Timothy T. Janowicz
