Our readers' favorites for shopping, health, home, recreation and more.
OUT & ABOUT
Annual festival/event
Wine in the Woods
wineinthewoods.com
Honorable mention
Howard County Fair
Columbia Festival of the Arts
Highland Day
Art gallery
The Artists' Gallery
10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia
410-740-8249, artistsgallerycolumbia.com
Honorable mention
Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House
Columbia Art Center
The Rouse Co. Foundation Gallery at Howard Community College
Artcraft
Charity/Nonprofit
Neighbor Ride
5570 Sterrett Place, Suite 102, Columbia
410-884-7433, neighborride.org
Honorable mention
Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center
Success In Style/Charity's Closet
The Arc of Howard County
Shari's Promise
Place for a first date
Clyde's of Columbia
10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia
410-730-2829, clydes.com/Columbia
Honorable mention
Columbia lakefront
Iron Bridge Wine Co.
Historic Ellicott City
Victoria Gastro Pub
Stanford Grill
Kids' activities
Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks
howardcountymd.gov
Honorable mention
Clark's Elioak Farm
Columbia Association
Pump It Up
MarTar Swim School
Place to rent for special occasions
Historic Oakland
5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia
410-730-4801, historicoakland.com
Honorable mention
The Great Room at Savage Mill
Oliver's Carriage House
Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center
SHOPPING
Place to buy antiques
The Antique Center at Historic Savage Mill
8600 Foundry St., Savage
410-880-0918, antiquecentersavage.com
Honorable mention
Taylor's Antique Mall
Westwood Unique Furnishings & Antiques
The Pink Cabbage
Place to buy books
Barnes & Noble
4300 Montgomery Road, Ellicott City
410-203-9001, barnesandnoble.com
Honorable mention
Daedalus Books
Books-a-Million
Second Edition
Car dealership
Apple Ford
8800 Stanford Blvd., Columbia
866-841-9642, appleford.com
Honorable mention
O'Donnell Honda
Antwerpen Toyota
Win Kelly Chevrolet Buick GMC
Clothing boutique
Serendipity
12798 Maryland 216, Highland
301-854-2281
Honorable mention
Sweet Elizabeth Jane
Simply Divine
Liquid Blue Denim
Consignment shop
Greenberries
6925 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia
410-290-6253, greenberriescompany.com
Honorable mention
McAdoodle
Style Finds
Place to buy furniture
Oak Tree Furniture
9199 Red Branch Road, Columbia
410-997-4209, oaktreefurniture-maryland.com
Honorable mention
Havertys
Indoor Furniture
Vintage Blue
Place to buy home decor
HomeGoods
9041 Snowden River Parkway, Columbia
443-285-0260, homegoods.com
Honorable mention
Sweet Elizabeth Jane
Pier 1 Imports
Urban Threads
Vintage Blue
Jeweler
Smyth
11089 Resort Road #200, Ellicott City
410-461-4044, smythjewelers.com
Honorable mention
Sergio's Jewelers
Edward Arthur Jewelers
St. John's Jewelers
Everett Designers of Fine Jewelry
Place to buy pet supplies
PetSmart
9041 Snowden Square Drive, Columbia
410-312-0950, petsmart.com
Honorable mention
Today's Pet
My Pet Store and More
Dogs & Co.
Bark!
FOOD & DRINK
Best bakery
Touche Touchet
10400 Shaker Drive, Columbia
410-997-9338, touchetouchetbakery.com
Honorable mention
Kupcakes & Co.
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Wegmans
Bonaparte Breads
Caterer
Putting on the Ritz
9115 Whiskey Bottom Road, Suite E, Laurel
800-213-7427, puttingontheritz.com
Honorable mention
Absolutely Perfect Catering
Smokin' Hot Bar & Grille
The Classic Catering People
Place to buy health food/supplements
David's Natural Market
5430 Lynx Lane, Columbia
410-730-2304, davidsnaturalmarket.com
Honorable mention
Roots Market
MOM's Organic Market
Trader Joe's
Place to buy seafood
Today's Catch
10451 Twin Rivers Road, Columbia
410-730-6600
Honorable mention
Frank's Seafood
Wegmans
Sea King
Place to buy spirits and/or beer
The Perfect Pour
6630 Marie Curie Drive, Elkridge
443-285-0702, perfectpourcolumbia.com
Honorable mention
Pine Orchard Liquors
Jason's Wine & Spirits
Decanter Fine Wine
Place to buy wine
The Wine Bin
8390 Main St., Ellicott City
410-465-7802, winebinec.com
Honorable mention
Decanter Fine Wines
The Perfect Pour
Pine Orchard Liquor
HOME
Flooring and carpeting
Bode Floors
Howard County locations in Columbia and Ellicott City. cbflooring.com
Honorable mention
The Vertical Connection Carpet One
A Plus Carpet & Flooring
Andy Breeden Floors
Main Street Oriental Rugs
Garden center/Nursery
River Hill Garden Center
12165 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville
410-531-3303, riverhillgardencenter.com
Honorable mention
Sun Nurseries
Grandfather's Garden Center
Frank's Produce and Greenhouse
Heating/Air conditioning repair
Environmental Systems Associates
9375 Gerwig Lane, Columbia
410-381-7991, esaheatac.com
Honorable mention
Ron Air
BGE Home
No-Frost
Homebuilder
Williamsburg Homes
5485 Harpers Farm Road, Columbia
410-997-8800, williamsburgllc.com
Honorable mention
Columbia Builders
Trinity Homes
Ryan Homes
House cleaning service
Pioneer Custom Cleaning
5520 Cedar Lane, Columbia
410-997-0936, pioneercustomcleaning.com
Honorable mention
The Cleaning Authority
Merry Maids
Momma Suds
Landscaper
Rhine Landscaping
12885 Old Frederick Road, Sykesville
410-442-2445, rhinelandscaping.com
Honorable mention
Lauren's Garden Service
Absolute Landscape & Turf Services
River Hill Garden Center
Oaklawn Landscaping
Plumber
Ken Griffin Plumbing & Heating
14570 Triadelphia Mill Road, Dayton
410-992-5875, kengriffinplumbing.com
Honorable mention
Len the Plumber
Joseph Heil Co.
Zepp Plumbing and Heating
Stanton Plumbing
Remodeler
ProBuilt Construction
13330 Clarksville Pike, Highland
301-854-0821, probuiltconstruction.com
Honorable mention
Cossentino and Sons
Ken Griffin Plumbing & Heating
Allan Homes Unlimited
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Alternative wellness services
The Still Point
12451 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville
410-531-3245
stillpointmindandbody.com/clarksville
Honorable mention
Awaken Wellness
WisdomWell
Maryland University of Integrative Health (formerly Tai Sophia Institute)
Chiropractor
Morrison Chiropractic
Brian Morrison
2850 North Ridge Road, Suite 107, Ellicott City
410-465-0555, morrisonchiropractic.com
Honorable mention
Howard County Chiropractic Spine & Sports Rehabilitation (Russel and Veronica Antico)
Dabbs Rehab Center of Maryland (Vaughan Dabbs)
Elite Chiropractic & Sport (Josh Bross and Jake Oergel)
Chesapeake Family Wellness Center (Brian Colquitt)
Dental practice
Columbia Smiles Family Dentistry
Dr. David Halpern
10630 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia
410-730-7485, columbia-smiles.com
Honorable mention
Dobbin Dental
Crafton Dental
Katkow Dentistry
Menton Family Dental Care
Eye care
Physician's Eye Care and Laser Center
Locations in Columbia and Ellicott City
physicianseyecare.com
Honorable mention
Columbia Eye Associates
Wilmer Eye Institute at Columbia
Columbia Family Eye Care
Eagle Eye Care
OB/GYN
Signature OB-GYN
10710 Charter Drive, Columbia
410-997-0580
hopkinsmedicine.org/signature_obgyn
Honorable mention
Capital Women's Care
The Women's Group
Dr. Jeri Shuster
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
Pediatric practice
Kenneth Klebanow & Associates
8821 Columbia 100 Parkway, Columbia
410-715-0080, klebanowandassociates.com
Honorable mention
Parnes, May, McKay, Lee & Associates
The Pediatric Center
Ellicott City Pediatric Associates
Urgent care center
Patient First
5900 Cedar Lane, Columbia
443-718-4067, patientfirst.com
Honorable mention
AllCare
Righttime Medical Care
KinderMender Walk-in Pediatric Center
Veterinary practice
Triadelphia Veterinary Clinic
3900 Ten Oaks Road, Glenelg
443-535-9257, triadvet.com
Honorable mention
Cat and Dog Hospital of Columbia
Countryside Veterinary Clinic
Hickory Ridge Animal Hospital
VCA Columbia Animal Hospital
PERSONAL SERVICES
Auto repair shop
Hillmuth Certified Automotive
In Howard County at Clarksville, Columbia and Glenwood. hillmuth.com
Honorable mention
British American Auto Care
Ken's Service Center
Eakles Auto Care
Neubauer's Auto Repair
Child care
Bet Yeladim
8910 Maryland Route 108, Columbia
410-997-7378, betyeladim.org
Honorable mention
Little Builders Learning Center
The Young School
Peter Pan Learning Center
The Goddard School
Day spa
The Pearl Modern Spa and Boutique
8171 Maple Lawn Blvd., Fulton
301-776-6948, thepearlspa.com
Honorable mention
Lynn's Day Spa
The Still Point
Skin Care Institute
Doggie day care
Club Pooche
9147 Red Branch Road, Columbia
410-730-2275, clubpooche.com
Honorable mention
The Coventry School Inc. for Dogs and Their People
Camp Bow Wow
Dogtopia
Dry cleaner
Zips Dry Cleaning
10715 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia
410-740-8690, 321zips.com/Columbia
Honorable mention
Sunflower Organic Cleaners
The Wardrobe Valet
Oakland Mills Cleaners
Financial institution
The Columbia Bank, thecolumbiabank.com
Honorable mention
Howard Bank
Tower Federal Credit Union
PNC
M&T Bank
Florist
Wilhide's Unique Flowers and Gifts
3956 Cooks Lane, Ellicott City
410-465-3434, wilhides.com
Honorable mention
The Flower Basket
Raimondi's Florist
Wessel's Florist & Weddings
Clarksville Flower Station
Hair salon
Mason & Friends Hair, Skin & Nail Salon
6770 Oak Hall Lane, Columbia
410-381-2440, masonhair.com
Honorable mention
Dakota Salon
Looks Salon & Spa
Victoria & Albert Hair Studio
Cloud 9 Salon
Place for a manicure
Columbia Nail Center
5485 Harpers Farm Road, Columbia
410-740-0168
Honorable mention
Mason & Friends Hair, Skin & Nail Salon
The Pearl Modern Spa and Boutique
Skin Care Institute
Medi-spa
AllCare
Locations in Ellicott City and Columbia.
allcareofmd.com
Honorable mention
Between the Lines Medispa
Pura Vida Medical Spa
Skin Care Institute
Photographer
Pam Long Photography
8202 Main St., Ellicott City
410-988-5563, pamlongphotography.com
Honorable mention
Danielle Lavis Photography
James Ferry Photography
Michael Oberman Photography
Photography by Laura Lynn
Place for pet grooming
PetSmart
9041 Snowden Square Drive, Columbia
410-312-0950, petsmart.com
Honorable mention
The Coventry School Inc. for Dogs and Their People
The Dog Wash
Highland Groomery
Petco
Travel agent
Destinations Inc.
4785 Dorsey Hall Drive, Ellicott City
410-992-6656, destinationsinc.travel
Honorable mention
AAA Maple Lawn
The Travel Boutique
PERSONALITIES
Best blog
HowChow
howchow.blogspot.com
Honorable mention
Tales of Two Cities, writing-the-wrongs.blogspot.com by the late Dennis Lane
HoCo Rising, hocorising.com by Tom Coale
UK Desperate Housewife USA, ukdesperatehousewifeusa.com by Claire McGill
Well & Wise, hocowellandwise.org by Howard County General Hospital and Howard County Library
Clergyperson
Rev. Paige Getty
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
Owen Brown Interfaith Center
7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia
410-381-0097, uucolumbia.net
Honorable mention
Msgr. Joseph L. Luca, St. Louis Catholic Church
Rev. Matthew Buening, St. Paul Catholic Church
Rev. Mark Norman, Grace Community Church
Rev. Heather Kirk-Davidoff, Kittamaqundi Community Church
Coach
Jimmy Creighton
Howard High School boys lacrosse
Honorable mention
Samuel Lee, Hwarang Martial Arts
Phil Lang, Oakland Mills High School, cross country and track
Joseph Osbourne, Glenelg High School JV boys soccer
Jubael Ra-Akbar, Crown Athletics
Elected official
County Executive Ken Ulman
Honorable mention
State Sen. Allan Kittleman
County Council member Courtney Watson
State Del. Guy Guzzone
Personal trainer
Bonnie Pace
Columbia Gym
columbiaassociation.com
Honorable mention
Vic Selvaggi, Colosseum Gym
Kelly Scott, Fulton Kettlebells
Stephanie Dignan, The Boot Camp Girl
Police officer
Steve Willingham
Honorable mention
Mike Johnson
Ben Carlton
Mary Levy
Vic Broccolino Jr.
Principal
Marcia Leonard, Hammond High School
Honorable mention
Pat Saunderson, Reservoir High School
Scott Ruehl, Mt. Hebron High School
Rick Wilson, Folly Quarter Middle School
Frank Eastham, Oakland Mills High School (2012-2013 school year)
RECREATION
Place for dance lessons
Arthur Murray Ballroom Dance Studio
9176 Red Branch Road, Columbia
410-772-7880, dancecolumbia.com
Honorable mention
Arabesque Dance Studio
Studio Dans
b.funk Dance Company
Backstage Dance Studio
Golf course
Hobbit's Glen Golf Club
11130 Willow Bottom Drive, Columbia
410-730-5980, hobbitsglengolfclub.com
Honorable mention
Turf Valley
The Timbers at Troy
Fairway Hills
Gym
Columbia Gym
6151 Day Long Lane, Clarksville
410-531-0800, columbiaassociation.com
Honorable mention
Lifetime Fitness
Supreme Sports Club
Dancel Family Center Y
Martial arts classes
Hwarang Martial Arts
6955 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia
240-478-0595, hwarangmartialarts.com
Honorable mention
American Academy of Martial Arts
Klotz Institute of Karate
Washington's Karate Dojo Karate For Girls
Place for music lessons
Mike's Music
4872 Montgomery Road, Ellicott City
410-465-0700, mikesmusicmd.com
Honorable mention
Damon Foreman Music Academy
The Maryland Music Academy
Music & Arts
Olenka School of Music
Pool
North Saint John's Swim & Tennis Club
9200 Marydell Road, Ellicott City
410-313-9234, nsjswim-tennis.org
Honorable mention
River Hill Pool
Lifetime Fitness
Forest Hill Swim & Tennis Club
Swansfield Pool
Yoga classes
The Yoga Center of Columbia
8950 Maryland Route 108, Columbia
410-720-4340, columbiayoga.com
Honorable mention
The Still Point
Awaken Wellness
Bikram Yoga Columbia
