Winners determined by readers’ votes.
Business of the year
Winner
Drizzle Olive Oli and Vinegar Tasting Room
360-392-8838, 1208 11th St.
drizzletastingroom.com
First runner-up
Vinostrology Wine Lounge & Merchant
360-656-6817, 120 W. Holly St.
vinostrology.com
Second runner-up
Launching Success Learning Store
360-527-2641, 133 Prince Ave.
launchingsuccess.com
Nonprofit of the year
Winner
Lydia Place
360-671-7663, P.O. Box 28487, Bellingham, WA 98228
lydiaplace.org
First runner-up
Interfaith Coalition
360-734-3983, 2401 Cornwall Ave.
interfaith-coalition.org
Second runner-up
Whatcom Land Trust
360-650-9470, 110 Central Ave.
whatcomlandtrust.org
Executive of the year
Winner
Sue Sharpe, executive director
Chuckanut Health Foundation (formerly known as St. Luke’s Foundation)
360-671-3349, 800 E. Chestnut St., Suite 1B
chuckanuthealthfoundation.org
First runners-up
Mark Lee and Doug DeVries, co-owners and co-founders
Big Fresh and NVNTD
360-752-3304, 1344 King St., Suite 202
bigfresh.com
Second runner-up
Ron Price, campus president
Charter College, Bellingham
360-647-5000, 410 W. Bakerview Road, Suite 112
chartercollege.edu
Entrepreneur of the year
Winner
Brittany O’Brien
Spruce Stationery & Design
360-366-8069, 1422 Cornwall Ave.
shopspruce.com
First runners-up
Doug Pfeif and Zach Pfeif
Haywire Computer Repair
360-306-8791, 2004 James St.
haywirerepair.com
Second runner-up
Colleen Unema
Q Laundry
360-656-5621, 810 Alabama St.
q-laundry.com
Best customer service
Winner
The Woods Coffee
360-933-1855, various locations around Whatcom County
thewoodscoffee.com
First runner-up
Fairhaven Runners & Walkers
360-676-4655, 1209 11th St.
fairhavenrunners.com
Second runner-up
Community Food Co-op
360-734-8158, 120 N. Forest St., 315 Westerly Road
communityfood.coop
Best spot for a business lunch
Winner
Avenue Bread
260-715-3354, various locations around Bellingham
avenuebread.com
First runner-up
Ciao Thyme
360-733-1267, 207 Unity St.
ciaothyme.com
Second runner-up
Keenan’s at the Pier
360-392-5510, 804 10th St.
thechrysalisinn.com
Best event space
Winner
The Leopold Crystal Ballroom
360-733-3500, 1224 Cornwall Ave.
leopoldballroom.com
First runner-up
Event Center at Silver Reef
866-383-0777, 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale
silverreefcasino.com
Best logo
Big Fresh
360-752-3304, 1344 King St., Suite 202
bigfresh.com
Best philanthropy
Co-winners
Whatcom Education Credit Union and RAM Construction
Favorite “hooky day” activities
Skiing/snowboarding, golf, hiking up Oyster Dome, Larrabee State Park, Kulshan Brewing Co., Mindport museum, breakfast at Arlis’s Restaurant
Thank you to our readers who voted and congratulations to all of the honorees.
