Here are the winners of the Bellingham Business Journal’s 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards, as voted on by our readers. Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to those who voted!
Best new business:
Perch and Play
1707 N. State St.
www.perchandplay.com
Best customer service:
Village Books
1200 11th St.
www.villagebooks.com
Best business sign/logo:
Logos Bible Software
1313 Commercial St.
www.logos.com
Best place for a latte:
Caffe Adagio
1435 Railroad Ave.
www.caffeadagio.com
Best auto-repair shop:
Keith Cox Autobahn
1814 Ellis St.
www.keithcoxautobahn.com
Best place to take your significant other for dinner:
The Steak House at Silver Reef
4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale
www.silverreefcasino.com
Best location for Free Wi-Fi:
The Black Drop
300 W. Champion St.
www.blackdropcoffeehouse.com
Best place to work out:
Bellingham Athletic Club
1616 Cornwall Ave., 4191 Meridian St.
www.bellinghamathleticclub.com
Best car dealer:
Wilson Motors
1100 Iowa St.
www.wilsonmotors.com
Most community-minded company:
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
2901 Squalicum Parkway
www.peacehealth.org/whatcom
Best place for an after-work drink:
Boundary Bay Brewery
1107 Railroad Ave.
www.bbaybrewery.com
Best real-estate agent:
Lylene Johnson
www.johnsonteamrealestate.com
Most environmentally responsible business:
The RE Store
2309 Meridian St.
www.re-store.org
Best place for a quick business lunch:
Brandywine Kitchen
1317 Commercial St.
www.brandywinekitchen.com
Best “sick from work” excuses:
“Mount Baker-itis”
“I fell off the ‘fiscal cliff’”
If you had $1 million to give to a local nonprofit, which one would you choose?:
Blue Skies for Children
2505 Cedarwood Ave.
www.blueskiesforchildren.org
