Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:44:32
From: Gene
Subject: 2007 Best of Chatham Results
The Best of Chatham 2007 Reader Survey: The votes are in!
Congratulations to this year’s winners and honorable mentions. And thank you to everyone for taking the time to vote.
More than 500 people took the time to fill out Chatham Journal’s 2007 Best of Chatham ballot. This year 95% of voters filled out the on-line version.
You can find the list in the September 7th issue of the Chatham Journal print issue and on-line
Best local antique store
Beggars & Choosers Antiques
38 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro
Phone: (919) 542-5884
Honorable mentions
Edwards Antiques
French Connection
Best bed and breakfast
Rosemary House
Need address
Honorable mentions
Laurel Ridge
Celebrity Dairy
Best local thrift shop
Pittsboro PTA Thrift Shop
Honorable mentions
Second Bloom
Habitat Home Store
Best day spa
Aria Spa
11312 US Highway 15 501 N # 10
Chapel Hill, NC Phone: (919) 968-7772
Honorable mentions
Antonella’s
Salon Blue
Best hair stylist/salon
for women
Antonella’s Salon
49 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-6661
Honorable mentions
Kris Johnson at Salon Blue
Tobie Suits at Totally Fit, Siler City
Best hair stylist/barber for men
Barker’s Barber Shop
Pittsboro
Honorable mention
Ernie at Farrington Hair Salon
Best local hardware store
J Henry Paint & Hardware
56 Sanford Rd, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 642-0505
Honorable mentions
Pope’s Hardware
Siler City Ace Hardware
Pittsboro Lowes
Best place to hear music
Pittsboro General Store Cafe
39 West St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-2432
Honorable mentions
Bynum General Store
Shakori Hills
Best place to see local art
ChathamArts Gallery
115 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro
Honorable mentions
Side Street Gallery in Pittsboro
Pittsboro General Store
Best pottery studio/store
Mark Hewitt
Honorable mentions
Lynn Morrow
Stone Crow
Janet Resnick
Best yoga instructor
Cathy Holt
Honorable mentions
Helen Kern
Best handyman
Freedom Handyman
Honorable mentions
Jody Bradford
Best plumbers
Three-way tie. Listed alphabetically
Clearwater Plumbing, Pittsboro Plumbing, Residential Plumbing
Best window washer
Dwain Ritchie
Best landscaper
Flynthill Farm
Honorable mentions
Ginny Gregory
Jody Harris
Best grading service
Collins Mountain
Honorable mentions
Earl Thomas Grading
Jeff Scott Grading
Best local doctor
Dr. John Corey
Pittsboro Family Medicine
855 East St, Pittsboro
(919)545-0911
Honorable mentions
Dr. William Garlick
Dr. James Kurz
Dr. Mindy Bradshaw
Best local dentist
Dr. Rouse Wilson DDS
767 West St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-3502
Honorable mentions
Dr. Noah Wilson DDS
Dr. Timothy Scheetz DDS
Dr. Paul Powell DDS
Best local pharmacy
Pittsboro Discount Drugs
628 East St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-7283
Honorable mentions
CVS Chatham Crossing
Siler City Pharmacy
Best local veterinarian
Hill Creek Veterinary Hospital
23 Rectory St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-1141
Honorable mentions
Hope Crossing Veterinary
Pittsboro Animal Clinic
Jordan Lake Animal Hospital
Best new car dealer
Pittsboro Ford
Honorable mentions
Pittsboro Chevrolet
Welford Harris in Siler City
Best used car dealer
Smart Cars by Weiland
Honorable mentions
Chatham Motors
Welford Harris in Siler City
Best auto mechanic
Doug’s Auto & Tire
863 Sanford Rd, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-5996
Honorable mentions
Pittsboro Auto Care
Siler City Automotive
Chapel Hill Tire
Best auto parts store
Advanced Auto in Pittsboro
Honorable mentions
NAPA in Pittsboro
CarQuest in Siler City
Best local bank teller
Laura at SunTrust Bank
88 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-2222
Honorable mentions
Maria at First Citizen’s
Virginia Morris at SunTrust
Best waiter/waitress
Ally Boyd at
Pittsboro General Store Café
Honorable mentions
Cindy at Al’s Diner
Carolyn at the Scoreboard
Best local politician
George Lucier
Honorable mentions
Randy Voller
Max Cotten
Best local attorney
Greg Stafford
53 1/2 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 545-0041
Honorable mentions
Ben Atwater
Jennifer Andrews
Paul Messick
Best county department
Public Libraries
Honorable mentions
Register of Deeds
Parks and Recreation
Best county employee
Renee Pascal,
Assistant County Manager
Best law enforcement officer
Chief David Collins of Pittsboro
Honorable mentions
Sheriff Richard Webster
Tom McGinty of Pittsboro
Percy Crutchfield
Best firefighter
Darryl Griffin of Pittsboro
Honorable mentions
Jody Allen of Goldston
John Strowd
Steve Moore
Best grocery store
Harris Teeter
Honorable mentions
Chatham Marketplace
Lowes Foods
Food Lion in Siler City
Best local farmer’s market
Pittsboro farmer’s market
Honorable mentions
Fearrington farmer’s market
Siler City farmer’s market
Best Ag agents
Al Cooke & Debbie Roos
Best real estate agent/agency
Cindy Davis at Remax/Southern
Honorable mentions
Tim Cunnup at Realty World Chatham
Realty World Carolinas
Heartwood Realty
Straight Up Realty
Best insurance agent
Randy Holt at Pittsboro AllState
Honorable mentions
Sara Donaldson at State Farm
NC Farm Bureau
Jenny Zuppan at Nationwide
Best accountant/bookkeeper
Charles Johnson of Confidential Tax Services
Honorable mentions
Krombach and Dunn
Marilyn Beele
Ronny Collins
Best local fast food
Al’s Diner
535 West St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-7151
Honorable mentions
Andy’s Cheesesteak
Siler City McDonald’s
Best local burger
Johnson’s Restaurant
1520 E 11th Street, Siler City, NC 27344
Honorable mentions
Andy’s
S&T’s Soda Shoppe
Al’s Diner, Scoreboard
Best local fries
Mc Donald’s
1703 E 11th St, Siler City, NC
Phone: (919) 663-0015
Honorable mentions
Andy’s
S&T Soda Shoppe
Best local pizza
Elizabeth’s
Honorable mentions
Our Neighborhood School Pizzeria
Ciao Bella
Best local biscuit
Al’s Diner
Honorable mentions
Hardee’s
Bojangles
Best local coffee
Pittsboro General Store Cafe
39 West St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-2432
Honorable mentions
Chatham Marketplace
Circle City Java
Best local restaurant
Fearrington House
2000 Fearrington Village Ctr
Fearrington Village, NC
Phone: (919) 542-2121
Honorable mentions
Pittsboro General Store Café
S&T Soda Shoppe
San Felipe in Siler City
Best place to have a beer
Carolina Brewery
Honorable mentions
Scoreboard
General Store
Chatham Marketplace
Best running spot
Central Carolina Community College trail
Honorable mentions
Northwood Cross Country Trail
Best local golf course
Twin Lakes Golf Course
648 Willow Way, Chapel Hill, NC
Phone: (919) 933-1024
Honorable mentions
Chapel Ridge
Siler City Country Club
The Preserve, Governors Club
Best high school sport
Football
Honorable mentions
Baseball
Soccer
Best Sunday morning sermon
New Salem Baptist Church
5030 Old Graham Rd, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-4832
Honorable mentions
Pleasant Hill Methodist
Emmaus Baptist Church
Best sunrise view, best sunset view, and best place for midnight stargazing
Jordan Lake
Honorable mentions
My own yard
Best place to watch people
Downtown Pittsboro
Honorable mentions
Pittsboro General Store Café
Siler City WalMart
Best place to go on a first date
S & T Soda Shoppe
85 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 545-0007
Honorable mentions
Jordan Lake
Pittsboro General Store
Best festival/fair
Pittsboro Street Fair
Honorable mentions
Silk Hope Old-Fashioned Farmer’s Days
Shakori Hills Music Festival
Clydefest
Best childcare provider
Robyn’s Nest
Honorable mentions
Wescare in Siler City
CCCC Preschool
Best florist
Blossoms
Honorable mentions
Flynt’s Florist
Siler City Friendly Florist
Best dry cleaner
Wayne’s in Pittsboro
Honorable mentions
$2.40 Dry CLeaners
Siler City Friendly Florist
Best plant nursery
Flynthill Farm
Honorable mentions
Miche Gardens at Jordan Lake
Best gas station
Anna’s Quik Shop
516 West St, Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-5957
Honorable mentions
Cooper Brothers in Pittsboro
Silk Hope Service Station
Best local exterminator
Sawyer Termite &
Pest Control
8021 US Highway 15 501 N
Pittsboro, NC
Phone: (919) 542-5011
Honorable mentions
Terminix
Best wireless cell service
Alltel
Honorable mentions
Verizon
They all suck
Best local web site
Chathamjournal.com
Honorable mentions
Chatham-county-nc.com
Chathamchatlist.com