< Previous20 | The Daily News | Readers’ Choice | September 2021 EMPLOYMENT AGENCY 1. Workforce Solutions Texas City 2. Action Personnel, Inc. 3. A1 Best Staffing FINANCIAL PLANNING 1. AMOCO Federal Credit Union 2. Rodney Nelson, CUSO Financial Services, L.P. at UFCU 3. Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Randy Klibert, AAMS FLOORING STORE 1. Floor & Decor 2. Lowe’s Home Improvement 3. Flooring Source HAIR SALON 1. Atmosphere the Salon and Beyond 2. Total Technique Salon 3. Hairgrl Boutique Salon HARDWARE/BUILDING MATERIALS STORE 1. Chalmers Hardware 2. Village Hardware 3. Jamaica Beach Hardware HOME BUILDERS 1. Sullivan Brothers Builders 2. Born Construction 3. LeBoeuf Homes, Inc. HOME REMODELING 1. Born Construction 2. Remodeling & Carpentry by Cutcher Construction 3. Zeke’s Construction INSURANCE AGENCY 1. The O’Donohoe Agency — Allstate Insurance Agent 2. Gulf Coast Insurance 3. Rochkind Insurance INTERIOR DESIGN 1. Emily’s Design Center 2. House of Interiors Inc. 3. Urban Gypsies on 6th LANDSCAPER/LAWN CARE 1. Galveston Landscaping & Lawn Services LLC 2. Dues Landscaping T3. Beck Landscaping T3. Lynn’s Landscaping Inc. NAIL SALON 1. Bay Colony Nails Spa 2. Nails & Spa of Texas 3. Bonjour Nails NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION 1. Galveston Island Humane Society 2. Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County 3. Gulf Coast Epilepsy Alliance PEST CONTROL/EXTERMINATOR 1. ESCO Pest Control 2. Mike’s Pest Control, Inc. 3. Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control PET GROOMER 1. Doggie Detailers of Galveston 2. Salty Dog Wash T3. Pet Spot T3. Wagabonz PHOTOGRAPHER 1. Brittany Gordon Photo 2. Ashley Cox Photography 3. Plan-it ink Photography Galveston PLUMBING COMPANY 1. Lister Plumbing 2. Mark-1 Plumbing Inc. 3. Quality Plumbing Galveston POOL COMPANY 1. Sandhill Pools & Design LLC 2. Rainey Pool Company 3. Pools123 Coastal POOL SERVICE & SUPPLIES 1. Leslie’s 2. All American Swimming Pool Supply & Service 3. Rainey Pool Company PRINTING SERVICES 1. Speedy’s Printing 2. FASTSIGNS 3. Minuteman Press - Galveston PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY 1. Scribbles USA 2. Alpha Graphics Center 3. Corporate Quality Printing TRAVEL AGENCY 1. Marchi Travel Service 2. Travel Counselors, Inc. 3. Dickinson Travel VETERINARIAN CLINIC 1. The Animal Clinic 2. Galveston Veterinary Clinic 3. Campeche Cove All Animal Hospital AUTOMOTIVE AUTO DEALER/NEW 1. Classic Auto Group Galveston 2. McRee Ford, Inc. 3. Gay Family Auto AUTO DEALER/USED 1. Classic Auto Group Galveston 2. McRee Ford, Inc. 3. Gay Family Auto AUTO REPAIR SHOP 1. Brister’s Service Center 2. Galveston Automotive Professionals 3. Chapman’s Front End & Brakes CAR WASH 1. Dr. Detail & Automotive Services 2. Turner’s Car Shampoo T3. BlueWave Express Car Wash T3. Hugh & Jeff’s Car Wash & Grill MOTORCYCLE DEALER 1. Mainland Cycle Center 2. Team Mancuso Powersports South 3. Texas Yamaha Gulf Coast OIL CHANGE SERVICE 1. Kwik Kar @ 61st Street 2. Dr. Detail & Automotive Services 3. Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center TIRE STORE 1. Steve’s Warehouse Tires 2. Discount Tire 3. Junior’s Tire Service LIFESTYLES ART GALLERY 1. Galveston Art League Gallery 2. Mock & More Gallery 3. From the HeART Gallery BAIT, TACKLE & CUSTOM TACKLE 1. Smitty’s Bait House 2. FishStix 3. Aunt Margie’s Bait and Seafood EVENT VENUE 1. The Lasker Inn 2. The Bryan Museum 3. The Grand 1894 Opera House FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT VENUE 1. Moody Gardens 2. Axe Masters Texas - Axe Throwing and Game Den 3. Galveston Children’s Museum GOLF COURSE 1. Magic Carpet Golf 2. Galveston Country Club 3. Moody Gardens Golf Course LIVE MUSIC VENUE 1. 23rd Street Station 2. The Grand 1894 Opera House 3. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe LIVE THEATER 1. The Grand 1894 Opera House 2. Island ETC (East-End Theater Co.) 3. College of the Mainland Community Theatre MUSEUM 1. Galveston Railroad Museum 2. The Bryan Museum 3. Galveston Children’s Museum SURF SHOP 1. Ohana Surf & Skate 2. Surf Styles 3. SUP & Surf Gulf Coast TATTOO STUDIO 1. Von Striga Art Parlor 2. Aasylum Tattoo 3. Black Lotus Tattoo REAL ESTATE APARTMENT COMPLEX 1. Residence at West Beach 2. Campeche Cove Apartments 3. The Club of the Isle MORTGAGE LENDER 1. AMOCO Federal Credit Union 2. Network Funding - Matt Hawkes 3. UFCU Mortgage Services REAL ESTATE COMPANY 1. Joe Tramonte Realty Inc. 2. Sand `N Sea Properties 3. RE/MAX Coastal REALTOR 1. Evelyn Deharde 2. Andrea Sunseri 3. Hudson Holmes TITLE COMPANY 1. South Land Title 2. Stewart Title Company 3. First American Title Insurance Company VACATION RENTAL AGENCY 1. Sand `N Sea Properties 2. Ryson Real Estate & Vacation Rentals 3. Tom’s Galveston Real Estate HEALTH SERVICES ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY 1. K’s Place Personal Care Home 2. The Independence Village 3. The Meridian CHIROPRACTOR 1. HealthMatters Chiropractic 2. Texas City Chiropractic Clinic 3. Island Chiropractic & Rehab COSMETIC SURGEON 1. UTMB Health – Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics 2. Dr. Kendall Roehl 3. The Clinic for Plastic Surgery DENTIST 1. Tello Smiles 2. Tieken Smiles Dentistry 3. David Colombo, DDS EYE DOCTOR 1. Signature Eye Center 2. UTMB Health – Ophthalmology 3. Texas State Optical FITNESS/WORKOUT CENTER 1. Body & Soul Fitness with MJ 2. McGuire-Dent Recreation Center at Menard Park 3. Urban Fitness FREE-STANDING ER 1. Hospitality Health ER 2. Elitecare Emergency Hospital AND THE WINNERS ARE ...September 2021 | Readers’ Choice | The Daily News | 2122 | The Daily News | Readers’ Choice | September 2021 HEARING SPECIALIST 1. UTMB Health 2. Lucid Hearing Center 3. Dr. James C. Grant, MD HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1. Right at Home 2. A*Med Home Health 3. Texas Home Health HOSPICE 1. Essential Hospice 2. Hospice Care Team Inc. 3. A*Med Community Hospice HOSPITAL 1. Shriners Children’s Texas 2. UTMB Health’s network of hospitals 3. Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital NURSING HOME 1. K’s Place Personal Care Home 2. The Meridian 3. The Crossings Retirement Community OPTICAL STORE 1. Signature Eye Center T2. Texas State Optical T2. UTMB Health Eye Center ORTHODONTIST 1. Ronald L Gallerano, DDS 2. Gulfside Dental & Orthodontics Galveston T3. Dr. Timothy J. Molloy, DDS T3. Smile Doctors by Space Center Orthodontics PEDIATRICIAN 1. Dr. Matthew J. Hay, MD 2. Dr. Patricia Rogers, UTMB Pediatrics 3. UTMB Health – Pediatrics PHARMACY 1. Randalls 2. Lone Star Pharmacy 3. CVS PHYSICAL THERAPY & REHABILITATION 1. UTMB Health – Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation 2. Physical Therapy Services 3. Tideway Pool Therapy URGENT CARE 1. West Isle Urgent Care 2. UTMB Health – Urgent Care 3. Affinity Urgent Care YOGA STUDIO 1 Island Salt Air Yoga Studio 2. Moonlight Yoga 3. The Yoga Haven RETAIL SHOPPING ANTIQUE STORE 1. Chymoons Vintage & Antiques 2. Antique Pavilion Galveston 3. Strawberry Hill Unique Upcycling Boutique BOOKSTORE 1. Galveston Bookshop 2. Barnes & Noble 3. Half Price Books BOUTIQUE 1. ha.ba’s Clothing Store 2. Spoiled 3. Chymoons Vintage & Antiques CIGAR SHOP 1. El Cubano Cigar Factory 2. Havana Alley Cigar Shop & Lounge T3. Galveston Island Cigar Lounge T3. Izzy’s Vapors FURNITURE STORE 1. StarFine Furniture & Mattress 2. Urban Gypsies on 6th 3. Furniture Store HOME ACCESSORIES STORE 1. The Old Galveston Trading Company 2. Tarnished Treasures Resale Shop 3. Urban Gypsies on 6th JEWELRY STORE 1. Mock & More Gallery 2. Karat Creations Jewelry 3. Fullen Harborside Jewelry MATTRESS STORE 1. StarFine Furniture & Mattress 2. Texas Mattress Makers - Baybrook 3. Furniture Zone OUTDOOR FURNITURE STORE 1. SunRay Patio 2. Galveston Furniture Flooring & Windows 3. Furniture Zone RESALE SHOP 1. RCC Resale Store 2. Chymoons Vintage & Antiques T3. Alley Antiques and Restoration T3. Tarnished Treasures Resale Shop SPORTING GOODS STORE 1. Academy Sports + Outdoors 2. Ohana Surf & Skate 3. Cabela’s UNIQUE GIFT STORE 1. Santa Fe Soap Factory 2. Urban Gypsies on 6th 3. Salt Water Gift Shop BEST LOCAL — PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS BAIL BONDS 1. Gulf Coast Bail Bonds 2. A Better Bail Bonding Co. 3. Houston Harris County Bail Bonds BANK 1. Texas First Bank 2. Moody Bank 3. Frost Bank BOAT DEALER 1. Ron Hoover Marine of Galveston 2. Mickey’s Marine Inc. 3. Laser Marine Services Inc. CREDIT UNION 1. AMOCO Federal Credit Union 2. UFCU 3. ACU of Texas DANCE STUDIO 1. Chara Christian Dance Academy 2. DLS Dance Studio 3. Carolyn Ehmans Dance FLORIST 1. Knapp Flower Shop 2. Belles Fleurs Florist 3. Crowder-Deats Flower Shop FUNERAL HOME 1. Carnes Funeral Home 2. Carnes Brothers Funeral Home 3. Crowder Funeral Home HOTEL / MOTEL 1. The Tremont House 2. The San Luis Resort, Spa and Conference Center 3. Moody Gardens NURSERY GARDEN CENTER 1. Tom’s Thumb Nursery, Landscaping & Boutique Center 2. Maas Nursery Inc. 3. Jimbo’s Nursery PLACE OF WORSHIP 1. Moody Methodist Church 2. Coastal Community Church 3. Calvary Galveston AND THE WINNERS ARE ... PRIVATE SCHOOL 1. Satori Elementary School 2. Trinity Episcopal School 3. O’Connell College Preparatory School PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 1. Galveston ISD 2. Clear Creek ISD 3. Texas City ISD RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 1. The Meridian 2. The Crossings Retirement Community 3. Village on the Park Friendswood SELF STORAGE 1. Storage Inc. 2. Extra Space Storage 3. One Stop CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2021 READERS CHOICE WINNERS!September 2021 | Readers’ Choice | The Daily News | 23 GALVESTON COUNTY #1 BEST REALTOR 2015-2020 Andrea P. Sunseri, REALTOR ® 409.370.0088 andrea@sandnsea.com ______________________________ sandnsea.com 24 | The Daily News | Readers’ Choice | September 2021 D r. Gallerano was valedictorian of his dental class at LSU in 1972. He then served in the U.S. Navy as a Dental Officer for two years, was honorably discharged, and began an orthodontic residen- cy at the University of Wash- ington, where he received his Masters of Science Degree in 1976. He moved back to Houston, where he was in private practice until 2010. In 1980, he opened his Santa Fe office, which is now his only office. The American Dental Association, American Association of Orthodontists, and state and local dental societies have been a key part of his professional affiliations, serving on multiple commit- tees, and holding multiple offices in the Greater Houston Dental Society. He was a founding member of the Bayou City Orthodontic Study Club in 1981. From 1989 to 1994, he served on the AAO Council on Scientific Affairs. He has won numerous awards from his peers for clinical cases displayed at the Texas Ortho- dontic Study Club, serving as its president in 2005. He was invited to join the UT Orthodontic Faculty in 1991, currently serving as a Clinical Associate Professor. Dr. Gallerano and his wife, a dental hygienist, have three married chil- dren, and four grandchildren. 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Today, the facility has a humane shelter, providing care for lost or homeless pets, reuniting pets with fam- ilies and promoting the adoptions of pets needing homes. As an open admission shelter for Galveston Island, the organization accepts all homeless pets, even when the shelter is full. In a city with a high number of homeless pets, which could lead to needless euthanasia, the shelter’s programs work diligently to reduce the number of pets in the communi- ty. The staff is committed to assuring that adoptable pets are kept available until they are placed in a family or transferred to a partner organization. The shelter is managed by a board of directors, caring staff and active volunteers who work to provide for the pets in care along with creating and managing community programs that will impact the shelter positively. GIHS hopes you will join it in its mission to make sure that every pet on Galveston Island can live his or her life in a loving home. 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