BEST MECHANIC
Andy Carpenter, Golden Gears
Automotive | Rockville
RUNNER-UP: Drive European | Falls Church
BEST MEN’S CLOTHING
STORE Nordstrom | Arlington, Bethesda,
McLean, Washington, D.C.

RUNNER-UP: Men’s Wearhouse | Washington
BEST MORTGAGE LOAN
OFFICER Christopher Jordan, Main Street
Home Loans | Montgomery
County RUNNER-UP:
Mike Fegan, Caliber Home Loans
| Bethesda
BEST NANNY SERVICE
AND BABYSITTER
Ms. Encieh Nazari of M&M
Childcare | Vienna
BEST PERSONAL
ORGANIZER BEST PLACE TO BUY
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Foxes Music Company |
Falls Church
RUNNER-UP: Guitar Center
BEST PLACE TO BUY
OUTDOOR PLAY
EQUIPMENT Costco Wholesale
RUNNER-UP: Creative Playthings | Gainesville
(direct sales only)
BEST REALTOR
Jen Vo, Keller Williams Capital
Properties | Bethesda
RUNNER-UP: Sheena Saydam, Saydam
Properties Group at Keller
Williams Capital Properties |
Washington, D.C.

BEST SHOE STORE
Nordstrom | Arlington, Bethesda,
McLean, D.C.

RUNNER-UP: RUNNER-UP:
Busch Gardens | Williamsburg,
Virginia RUNNER-UP (TIE):
2 Silos Brewing Co. | Manassas;
Caboose Commons | Fairfax
BEST ART GALLERY
BEST LOCAL GETAWAY
AND RESORT
National Gallery of Art |
Washington, D.C.

RUNNER-UP: Smithsonian American Art
Museum | Washington, D.C.

Salamander Resort & Spa |
Middleburg RUNNER-UP:
Gaylord National Resort &
Convention Center |
BEST CHURCH AND PLACE National Harbor
OF WORSHIP
Congregation Sha’are Shalom |
Leesburg RUNNER-UP (TIE):
Darnestown Presbyterian Church
| Darnestown; McLean Bible
Church | Arlington, Lansdowne,
Manassas, Rockville and Vienna
BEST CONCERT VENUE
Wolf Trap | Vienna
RUNNER-UP: Merriweather Post Pavilion |
Columbia Shoe Train | Potomac
BEST FAMILY DAY TRIP
Efficient Edition
RUNNER-UP: Emily Strompf, Organizing
Solutions by Emily, LLC | Reston
BEST SWIM INSTRUCTOR
National Aquarium | Baltimore
RUNNER-UP: Harpers Ferry | West Virginia
BEST PET GROOMER
BEST UPSCALE
CONSIGNMENT Belly Rubs Biscuit Bar & Spa |
Ashburn RUNNER-UP:
Bone Jour Inc. | Bethesda
BEST PET SITTING AND
BOARDING Sarah Reed, British Swim School
RUNNER-UP: Jade, British Swim School
New to You Inc. | Falls Church
RUNNER-UP (TIE):
Current Boutique | Alexandria;
Lemon Lane Consignment |
Falls Church
BEST ICE SKATING RINK
MedStar Capitals Iceplex |
Arlington RUNNER-UP:
Cabin John Ice Rink | Rockville
BEST INDOOR ACTIVITY
Bethesda Conservatory of Dance
| Bethesda
RUNNER-UP: The International
School of Music | Potomac
Brendan Voss
RUNNER-UP: Dogtopia of Bethesda
BEST VETERINARIAN
BEST PET STORE
Jolly Yolly Kids | Fairfax
RUNNER-UP: ZavaZone | Potomac Mills,
BEST WOMEN’S CLOTHING Rockville and Sterling
PetSmart | multiple locations in
the DMV
RUNNER-UP: Loyal Companion | Washington,
D.C. BEST PET TRAINER
PetSmart RUNNER-UP:
Sarah Stoycos, Laughing Dog
Academy | Rockville
Dr. Christina Stotz, Kentlands
Veterinary Hospital | Gaithersburg
RUNNER-UP: Clarendon Animal Care, Columbia
Pike | Arlington
STORE BEST INDOOR PLAY
FACILITY Nordstrom | Arlington, Bethesda,
McLean, Washington, D.C.

BEST INDOOR SWIMMING
POOL/REC CENTER
VENUE AND
ATTRACTION FAVORITES
British Swim School at Cloppers
Mill Village | Germantown
RUNNER-UP: Cub Run Rec Center | Fairfax
BEST AMUSEMENT PARK
BEST LOCAL BREWERY
Hersheypark | Hershey,
Pennsylvania Lone Oak Farm Brewing Co. |
Olney 18 Washington FAMILY JULY 2022
BEST LOCAL SHOPPING
CENTER OR MALL
Tysons Corner Center | Tysons
RUNNER-UP: Westfield Montgomery | Bethesda
BEST LOCAL WINERY
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard |
Dickerson RUNNER-UP:
Windridge Vineyards |
Darnestown BEST MOVIE THEATER
Angelika at Mosaic | Fairfax
RUNNER-UP: University Mall Theatres | Fairfax
BEST MUSEUM
Smithsonian National Air and
Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-
Hazy Center | Chantilly
RUNNER-UP (TIE):
National Gallery of Art |
Washington, D.C.; Smithsonian
National Museum of American
History | Washington, D.C.

BEST PETTING ZOO
Roer’s Zoofari | Vienna
RUNNER-UP: Green Meadows Petting Farm |
Ijamsville BEST ROLLER RINK
Skate N’ Fun Zone | Manassas
RUNNER-UP: Historic Bush Tabernacle Roller
Rink & Event Venue | Purcellville,
Virginia BEST WATER PARK
The Water Mine Family Swimmin’
Hole | Fairfax
RUNNER-UP: Great Wolf Lodge | Baltimore,
Perryville, Williamsburg
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