It may not be February, but we’re in love. With all these reader’s choice awards circulating, we want to take the time to showcase our personal staff favourites and thank these individuals for being important to us. There are quite often small independent businesses or entrepreneurs who go unnoticed in these nominations because they either do not service the masses or pay for corporate advertising. But we see you! And we love you!
Automotive
- M1 Motors
- Josh from A Class Inc
- PTH Automotive
- Alva Cherrey’s Garage
- Zisters
- Good Guyz Garage
- German Autotech
- JLS Autobody and Collision
Entertainment
- Blues Festival
- Princess Cinema
- Steel Rails
- The Brush Off at TheMUSEUM
- Apollo Cinema
- Kultrún World Music Festival
Health & Wellness
- Fiddleheads Health and Nutrition
- Instill Physiotherapy
- Micaela Zettel – physiotherapist
- Melissa Norris – physiotherapist at SOS
- Mirabela Candale – massage therapist at VC Therapeutics
- Blue Heron Midwives
- Dr. Peter Klassen – naturopath at Union Wellness Centre
- Taylor Norris – massage therapist at Union Wellness Centre
- Waterloo Sports Medicine Clinic
- Apothecare Pharmacy
- Moonshine Co.
Fitness
- Chicopee Ski Hill (in the summer!)
- McLennan Park
- Fitness Depot
- Amma Yoga
- CrossFit Kitchener
- Guse Productions
- HUSTL+FLOW
- Darkside Muay Thai
- Wheels on Peel
- Waterloo Memorial Recreation Centre
Beauty
- Romeo Hair Salon
- Mitzy
- Yvonne at Luminous Spa
- Shay at Dapper Man
- Carmine at Control Hair Salon
- Jeff at Oiseau Hair Salon
- Peggy at Scissors
- Truth Beauty
- The Bath Market
Home
- Thrift on Kent
- Timeless Materials
- Harmony
- Firko’s Upholstery
- Aberfoyle Market
- Hauser
- Swanson’s Home Hardware
- Bast Home Comfort
- Gifted
Garden
- Belgian Nursery
- John at Sheridan Nursery
- Birds of Paradise
- John’s Nursery
- St. Jacob’s Country Gardens & Landscape Nursery
- Raymonde Friedmann – Sustainable Landscape Consultant
- Warren Greenhouses
- Grobe’s Nursery and Garden Centre
People
- Alysha Brilla – singer/songwriter
- Talli Osborne – inspirational speaker
- Laura from Paint by Munzy
- Andy from Carry on Comics
- Stephen Hawes – potter
- Tenille Bonoguore – Uptown Waterloo City Councillor
- Heather Berry – highschool teacher
- Amy Cruickshank – highschool teacher
- Mike Morrice – Kitchener Centre Green Party Candidate
Professional Services
- Tim Muza – photographer
- Dr. Danielli – dentist
- Genevieve Kent-Bethley – Powerhouse Tattoo
- Herbert Pfeiffer – dentist
- Kindred Credit Union
- Joseph & Co. Recycling
Breakfast
- Genesis Latin American Restaurant
- Mel’s Diner on Ottawa
- Yeti Cafe
- The Belmont
- Cambridge Mill
- Bauer Kitchen
- Seven Shores
- Angie’s Kitchen
- Rumbletum Cafe
- Breakfast Blues and BBQs
Lunch
- Aroma Cafe
- My Thai Uptown Waterloo
- Princess Cafe
- V-Edge Cafe
- Vincenzo’s
- Beertown
- Thai Sun
- Sweet Jesus (dessert!)
Dinner
- Arabesque
- Izna Donburi House
- Fork and Cork
- Red House
- The Cornerstone
- The Cambridge Mill
- Public Bar & Kitchen
- Proof Kitchen and Lounge
- Sandy’s Kitchen
- Grand Surf Lounge
Caffeine
- DVLB
- Aroma Cafe
- Blackwing
- Smile Tiger
- Seven Shores
- Settlement Cafe
- Brch Social
Drankin’
- Ethel’s
- Arabella Park
- Together We’re Bitter
- The Gin Mill
- Abe Erb
- Bent Elbow
Shopping
- Delirium
- Kennedy Park
- Orange Monkey
- Clay & Glass Gallery
- Conestoga River Pottery
- Auburn Vintage Clothiers
- Luster and Oak
- Zero Waste Bulk
- Herrles Country Farm Market
- Baby Charlotte
- Store on James