Best of Toledo 2016 Recap
July 12, 2017A call back to our Best of Toledo 2016 issue, selecting the “Best of” in almost 200 categories. Some of the Winners, loud and proud, are spotlighted here — a great selection of retailers, restaurants and service providers in our community. Oh, and remember, voting for Best of Toledo, 2017 will be starting soon! Belamere
Best of Toledo 2016 – Stores and Shops
February 21, 2017BACK TO MAIN New Store JupMode jupmode.com Finalist: Gathering Volumes Locally Owned Women’s Boutique Sophia Lustig Shop sophialustigshops.com Finalist: Raggaza Locally Owned Men’s Boutique V Collection vcollectiononline.com Finalist: Ticknors Men’s Clothier Thrift/Resale Store Goodwill Industries goodwillnwohio.com Finalist: Clothes Mentor Used Book Store NeverMore Used Bookstore facebook.com/NeverMore2856 Finalist: Encore Books Tailor Sew-N-Such sew-n-such.com Finalist: Ali Awada
Best of Toledo 2016 – Professionals
February 21, 2017BACK TO MAIN Plastic Surgeon Dr. Frank Barone, Evolv Medical Aesthetics evolvmedicalaesthetics.com Finalist: Dr. Laurence Baibak, Dr. C. Jeff Kesler and Dr. A. Thomas Dalagiannis, Arrowhead Plastic Surgeons Doctor Dr. Kelly M. Emch, ProMedica Physicians Family Practice of Toledo promedica.org Finalist: Dr. Mazin S. Salem, The Toledo Clinic Dermatologist Dermatology Associates, Inc. daohio.com 26 years ago, Dr. Christy Lorton
Best of Toledo 2016 – Music
February 21, 2017BACK TO MAIN Music Venue Huntington Center huntingtoncentertoledo.com Finalist: The Village Idiot Jam Night To Hear Local Jams The Village Idiot villageidiotmaumee.com Finalist: Bar 145 Karaoke Night Bier Stube bierstubetoledo.com Finalist: John Korner’s Bar and Grill Jukebox Doc Watson’s docwatsonstoledo.com Finalist: Waffle House Best Club To Dance All Night Bretz Nightclub facebook.com/bretz.bar Finalist: Hollywood Casino Toledo
Best of Toledo 2016 – Media
February 21, 2017BACK TO MAIN Print Journalist David Briggs, Sports Columnist for The Toledo Blade toledoblade.com Finalist: Keith Burriss, columnist and editorial page editor Sportscaster Dan Cummins, Sports Director for WTOL 11 News wtol.com Finalist: Joe Nugent, Sports Anchor on 13abc/WTVG-TV Meteorologist Jay Berschback, Chief Meteorologist on 13abc Action News 13abc.com Finalist: Blizzard Bill Spencer, weekday meteorologist on 13abc/WTVG-TV Best Anchor Duo Lee
Best of Toledo 2016 – Food
February 21, 2017BACK TO MAIN Steakhouse Mancy’s Steakhouse mancys.com Finalist: Rockwell’s Sushi Kyoto Ka kyotoka.com Since opening his first location in Sylvania in November of 2007, Chef Joe Cho, owner of Kyoto Ka, has kept busy. In 2015 Kyoto Ka opened a second location downtown as a lunch-only restaurant, but hungry patrons quickly encouraged Chef Joe to