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Best children's clothing store

Zutano

Best beauty-product purveyor

Mirror Mirror

Best women's casual clothing store

Sweet Lady Jane

Best local TV newscast

WCAX Channel 3

Best Vermont festival

Vermont Brewers Festival & Vermont Maple Festival

Best local theater company

Lyric Theatre Company (Williston) & Lost Nation Theater (Montpelier)

Best pet daycare

Gulliver's Doggie Daycare

Best women's evening-wear store

Ecco

Best meteorologist

Tom Messner (WPTZ)

Best menswear

Michael Kehoe

Best performing arts venue

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts

Best up-and-coming performer

Joshua Panda

Best pet-supply store

Pet Food Warehouse

Best local radio DJ

Zeb Norris (The Point)

Best shoe store

Danform Shoes (Burlington) & The Shoe Horn at Onion River (Montpelier)

Best unsigned Vermont band

The Lynguistic Civilians

Best free Wi-Fi hotspot

Starbucks

Best radio station

Vermont Public Radio

Best lighting store

Conant Metal & Light

Best Vermont blog

VTDigger.org

Best park

Oakledge Park (Burlington) & Hubbard Park (Montpelier)

Best secondhand clothing

Old Gold (Burlington) & The Getup Vintage Clothing (Montpelier)

Best camera store

LeZot Camera (Burlington) & Green Mountain Camera (South Burlington)

Best hip-hop artist or group

The Lynguistic Civilians

Best Twitter feed

@wcax

Best local web developer

Union Street Media

Best public golf course

Rocky Ridge Golf Club

Best wedding venue

Shelburne Farms (Shelburne) & The Inn at the Round Barn Farm (Waitsfield)

Best standup comic

Nathan Hartswick

Best place to drink alone

The Other Place (Burlington) & Three Penny Taproom (Montpelier)

Best ski/ride slope

Stowe Mountain Resort

Best eyeglasses store

Eyes of the World

Best cross-country ski area

Trapp Family Lodge

Best florist

Kathy and Company Flowers

Best electronic music DJ or group

Craig Mitchell

Best Vermont cartoonist

dug NAP

Best children's toy store

Woodbury Mountain Toys

Best bike shop

Old Spokes Home (Burlington) & Onion River Sports (Montpelier)

Best in-state weekend getaway

Stowe

Best place to buy jewelry

Perrywinkle's Fine Jewelry

Best Vermont day trip with the kids

Pump House Indoor Water Park at Jay Peak

Best craftsperson

Jennifer Kahn

Best musical-instrument store

Advance Music Center (Burlington) & GuitarSam (Montpelier)

Best auto dealer

The Automaster of Shelburne

Best Vermont inn or B&B

Inn at Shelburne Farms

Best place for car repairs

Girlington Garage

Best local clothing designer

Andrea Miksic (Salaam)

Best bookstore

Crow Bookshop (Burlington) & Bear Pond Books (Montpelier)

Best housewares store

Homeport (Burlington) & Capital Kitchen (Montpelier)

Best salon (unisex)

Indigo

Best local jewelry designer

Jennifer Kahn

Best real estate agency

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman

Best furniture store

Burlington Furniture Company

Best art gallery

BCA Center

Best garden center

Gardener's Supply

Best antique/secondhand store

Anjou and the Little Pear

Best movie theater

Merrill's Roxy Cinemas (Burlington) & Savoy Theater (Montpelier)

Best bank/credit union

New England Federal Credit Union

Best place to buy a computer

Small Dog Electronics

Best place to get body art

Yankee Tattoo

Best bridal shop

Fiori Bridal Boutique

Best outdoor outfitter

Outdoor Gear Exchange (Burlington) & Onion River Sports (Montpelier)

Best health club/fitness studio

The Edge (Essex) & First in Fitness

Best resort spa

Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa

Best manicure/pedicure

Tootsies

Best adult toy store

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