< PreviousThank You for Voting for Us for BEST MOTORCYCLE DEALER! Mainland Cycle Center 4009 Fleming Street, La Marque, TX 77568 • 409-948-4969 www.mainlandcyclecenter.com THANK YOU for voting for us #1 BEST Bail Bonds Company in all of Galveston County. For nearly 35 years, our clients in the Galveston County area have relied on us to post bond and get them out of jail—fast. Offering Low Rates & Fast Service. 4 locations in the County. Available 24 hours a day. FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE CALL: 409-762-0188 THANK YOU FOR VOTING US #1 Marine Dealer 1727 Gulf Fwy La Marque TX 7756 409-933-3474 AND AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR & MORTGAGE LENDER FINALISTS. Thank you for voting us... Financing dreams and goals into reality since 1937. 800.231.6053 | AMOCOfcu.org 30 | The Daily News | Readers’ Choice Winners | 2023 2023 | Readers’ Choice Winners | The Daily News | 31 BEST LEARNING PROGRAMS/ AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 1. Moody Early Childhood Center 2. Divas Stars Dance Company T3. Kid’s Cooking Club T3. Satori Elementary School BEST PRESCHOOL 1. Brite Beginnings Childcare Center 2. Moody Early Childhood Center 3. Children’s Coalition of Galveston BEST PRIVATE/ CHARTER SCHOOL 1. Moody Early Childhood Center 2. Trinity Episcopal School 3. Satori Elementary School BEST PROFESSOR 1. Carlos Villasana 2. Rob Lewis 3. Heather Vergara BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 1. Dickinson Independent School District 2. Galveston Independent School District 3. Clear Creek Independent School District BEST UNIVERSITY/ COLLEGE 1. Galveston College 2. University of Houston-Clear Lake 3. Texas A&M University at Galveston HOME & GARDEN SERVICES BEST A/C AND HEATING COMPANY 1. Affordable Air & Heat 2. Bosworth Air Conditioning & Heating Inc. 3. Larry Ryan Heating & Air Conditioning BEST CARPET CLEANING 1. Genesis Cleaning & Restoration 2. Gulfside Cleaning Services T3. Scentsational Carpet Cleaning T3. Southern Maid Janitorial Services Inc. BEST CONCRETE COMPANY 1. Sand Star Services 2. Six Brother’s Concrete Pumping 3. Cockrell Contracting BEST ELECTRICIAN 1. Competitive Electric 2. One Eleven Electric 3. On The Way A/C, Plumbing & Electrical BEST FOUNDATION REPAIR 1. Stable Foundation & Construction 2. Sand Star Services 3. Five Star Foundation & Construction BEST GARDEN CENTER/NURSERY 1. Tom’s Thumb by Cornelius Nursery 2. Maas Nursery Inc. 3. Jimbo’s Nursery BEST GENERAL CONTRACTOR 1. McNatt Contracting 2. Rawlins Building Group 3. TexCoast Renovations BEST HANDYMAN 1. Patrick Wheeler 2. Jorge Fernandez 3. Danny Quigley BEST HARDWARE / BUILD- ING MATERIALS 1. Chalmers Hardware 2. Wisner Custom Construction 3. Village Hardware BEST HOME BUILDER/ REMODELING 1. Born Construction 2. TexCoast Renovations 3. Rawlins Building Group BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER 1. Two Thirty Interiors 2. Ashley Cordray - Save 1900 3. Woven Inspiration BEST LANDSCAPING DESIGN / INSTALLATION 1. Top Choice Landscaping 2. Jimbo’s Nursery 3. BTLS Galveston BEST LAWN CARE SERVICES 1. Edy Services 2. Blue Mist Landscape 3. Creative Plant Design BEST MOVING COMPANY 1. Clear Lake Movers 2. Manuel’s Transfer 3. Easy Does It Moving and Storage BEST PAINTING SERVICES 1. Guaranteed Roofing & Remodeling 2. Lisa Jordan Interiors 3. That 1 Painter Galveston County BEST PEST CONTROL 1. ESCO Pest Control 2. Mike’s Pest Control Inc. 3. ProKill Termite and Pest Control BEST PLUMBER 1. Lister Plumbing 2. Texas Plumbing and Backflow 3. Paul’s Plumbing BEST ROOFING CONTRACTOR 1. Sand Star Services 2. Guaranteed Roofing & Remodeling 3. JC Roofing BEST SELF STORAGE 1. Stewart & 89th Self Storage 2. Storage Inc. 3. Paul’s Stor-Galor & Mini-Warehouse BEST SWIMMING POOL SERVICE/SUPPLIES 1. Travis Lee 2. The Pool Boys 3. Island Girl Pool and Spa BEST TREE TRIMMING/ REMOVAL SERVICES 1. Greg West Tree Services 2. Edy’s Landscaping Services 3. Hunter’s Tree Service BEST WINDOW COVERINGS 1. John’s Shutter and Repair 2. The King of Solar Screens 3. Roll-A-Way RETAIL SHOPPING BEST ACTIVE/ SPORTSWEAR SHOP 1. Salt Water Gift Shop 2. Lex & Mae Southern Yankee 3. Jammin Sportswear BEST ANTIQUES/ COLLECTIBLES STORE 1. The Naked Mermaid 2. Antique Warehouse 3. Antique Pavilion Galveston BEST ART GALLERY / SHOP 1. G. Lee Gallery 2. Mock & More Gallery 3. Galveston Art League Gallery BEST BICYCLE SHOP 1. Salt Water Gift Shop 2. Island Bicycle Company 3. West End Cycle Company BEST BOOK STORE 1. Galveston Bookshop 2. Rosenberg Library 3. The Witchery BEST BOUTIQUE 1. Salt Water Gift Shop 2. The Naked Mermaid 3. Jennika’s - A Bazaar Place BEST FARM SUPPLY STORE 1. Texas City Feed & Supply 2. Tibaldo’s Feed & Supply BEST FLORIST/ FLOWER SHOP 1. Knapp Flower Shop 2. Belles Fleurs 3. Mainland Floral BEST FURNITURE STORE 1. StarFine Furniture and Mattress 2. Tarnished Treasures Resale Shop 3. Alley Antiques and Restoration BEST GIFT SHOP 1. Salt Water Gift Shop 2. The Naked Mermaid 3. Gracie’s BEST HOME DECOR STORE 1. The Naked Mermaid 2. Tarnished Treasures Resale Shop 3. Emily’s Interior Design Center and Boutique BEST JEWELRY STORE 1. Acori Diamonds & Design 2. Fullen Harborside Jewelry 3. Mock & More Gallery BEST MATTRESS STORE 1. StarFine Furniture and Mattress 2. Texas Mattress Makers - Downtown Houston BEST OUTDOOR FURNITURE STORE 1. SunRay Patio 2. Lowe’s Home Improvement 3. StarFine Furniture and Mattress BEST PET SUPPLY STORE 1. PetSmart 2. Wagabonz 3. Texas City Feed & Supply BEST SMOKE/VAPE STORE 1. Hazy Daze 2. Galveston Island Cigar Lounge, LLC 3. Heaven & Earth BEST SPORTING GOODS STORE 1. Academy Sports + Outdoors 2. Galveston Fishing Company 3. Dick’s Sporting Goods BEST THRIFT/RESALE/ CONSIGNMENT 1. Tarnished Treasures Resale Shop T2. RCC Furniture Resale T2. RCC Resale Store FUN & MORE BEST ATTRACTION 1. 23rd Street Station Piano Bar 2. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier 3. The Bryan Museum BEST BAIT/TACKLE 1. Smitty’s Galveston 2. Bayou Bait 3. Boyd’s One Stop BEST BEACH 1. Porretto Beach 2. Babe’s Beach 3. Stewart Beach BEST BED-AND- BREAKFAST 1. The Lasker Inn 2. Galveston Railroad Museum Rail Hotel 3. The George Manor BEST CAMPGROUND/ RV PARK 1. Galveston Island KOA Holiday 2. Galveston Island State Park 3. Galveston RV Resort and Marina BEST CHILDREN’S ATTRACTION 1. Palm Beach at Moody Gardens 2. The Children’s Museum 3. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier BEST DATE NIGHT PLACE 1. 23rd Street Station Piano Bar 2. Rudy and Paco Restaurant and Bar 3. Texas Tail Distillery BEST FAMILY FUN PLACE 1. Moody Gardens 2. Texas Tail Distillery 3. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier BEST FARMERS MARKET 1. Galveston’s Own Farmers Market 2. The Pocket Market 3. Seeding Galveston on 33rd BEST FISHING CHARTER 1. Out Cast Charters 2. Salty Rods Charters 3. Captain Ron’s Fishing Adventures BEST GOLF COURSE 1. Moody Gardens Golf Course 2. Magic Carpet Golf 3. Bayou Golf CourseThank you… VOTED BEST Car sales person 2 Years in a row!! Scan for directions Shopping for a New or Preowned Vehicle ? 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Season 45 tickets available now at galvestonsymphony .com 32 | The Daily News | Readers’ Choice Winners | 2023Galveston for voting us Bes Prin Shop The Daily News Readers’ Choice 2023 Thank You For Voting Krisitkos #1 Greek Restaurant We appreciate You! “We are honored to have been chosen by the readers of The Daily News as the best place of worship. We extend an invitation of welcome to all our Galveston neighbors.” Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 502 Church St., Galveston • http://www.uugalveston.org uugalveston@gmail.com • 409-765-8330 We welcome the full range of human diversity, that is, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ability and ethnicity. Facebook is http://Facebook.com/UUGalveston/ Sunday Service Time 10:30 a.m. 2023 | Readers’ Choice Winners | The Daily News | 33 Thank you for VOTING us ….Best Italian Restaurant Family Owned and Operated Chef Pina is always present in the kitchen making sure that every plate comes out perfectly completed. Chef Pina always says that she makes sure to prepare every plate with love to make it taste extra delicious. Trattoria LaVigna Italian Cuisine Scan to make reservations 412 20th St, Galveston • (409) 497-4927 Mon-Thurs: 11am -2pm, 5-9pm • Fri: 11am-2pm, 5-10pm, Sat: 12-10pm • Closed: SunW e did it again! We’d like to thank you for choosing AMOCO Federal Credit Union as the Best Credit Union for the 11th year in a row! For the past 85 years, we’ve taken pride in embodying the fundamental philosophy of “People Helping People” that all credit unions are built on. We’re committed to “serv- ing the financial needs of our mem- bers” and making a positive difference in our community. AMOCO has 11 branches and on- line/mobile banking options to meet the needs of our members, featuring a wide range of financial products and services, in addition to exclusive mem- bership perks and rewards, including special discounts, access to social clubs and opportunities to participate in financial seminars. So, no matter what stage of life you’re in or are preparing for, when you become a member of AMOCO, we’ll help you financially prepare for them all, like your first car, wedding, home, retirement and everything in between! With 104,000 members and counting, come experience the AMO- CO difference today. AMOCO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION BEST CREDIT UNION ACU OF TEXASUNIVERSITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 34 | The Daily News | Readers’ Choice Winners | 2023 T he Galveston Island Humane Society Inc., formed in 1981, is a 501C3 nonprofit organization. Originally created by concerned citizens to rescue animals from “the pound,” much has changed. Today, the organi- zation has a humane shelter, providing care for lost or homeless pets, reuniting pets with families and promoting the adoptions of pets needing homes. As an “open admission” shelter for Galveston Island, GIHS 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 organization’s programs work diligently to reduce the numbers of homeless pets in the com- munity. GIHS 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 volun- teers who work to provide for the pets in the shelter’s care along with creating and managing community programs that will positively impact the shelter. GIHS hopes you will join the shelter in its mission to make sure that ev- ery pet on Galves- ton Island can live out his or her life in a loving home. GALVESTON ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY BEST NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ACCESS CARE OF COASTAL TEXAS INC.UNITED WAY OF GALVESTON H azy Daze is Galveston’s No. 1 in adult fun, smoke, vape, adult novelties, memorabilia, gifts, apparel, incense and more with three locations on the island. Hazy Daze on the Strand is located in the heart of Galveston’s Historic Strand District at 2104 Strand St. It’s not just any smoke shop; it has more than 3,000 square feet of fun to in- dulge your many pleasures. The original store at 4102 Seawall is where all the fun began in 2010. This location has all your smoke, vape and adult novelty needs on the beach. The third loca- tion is on Galves- ton’s beautiful west end at 3802 Cove View Blvd. Just HAZY DAZE STRAND BEST SMOKE/VAPE SHOP GALVESTON ISLAND CIGAR LOUNGE HEAVEN & EARTH steps from the beach, you can get all your smoke, vape and gifts on your way to or from the Gulf. E SCO Pest Control is a small, local family-owned business operating from Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island. ESCO has been servicing all of Galveston County proudly for more than 37 years. The licensed and experienced pest control professionals work with both residen- tial and commercial clients to prevent, control and eliminate a plethora of pest problems at affordable rates. Living on the Gulf Coast is a won- derful, tropical experience. It’s one that attracts many tourists — but it also can attract many uninvited pests. Thankfully, ESCO Pest Control is fully equipped and ready to serve your home and/or business and will cater to your location’s specific needs. ESCO Pest Control offers a wide va- riety of environmentally safe treatment options for your interior and exterior needs, including pet-friendly options. ESCO’s services include termite treat- ments; general pest control for roach- es, ants, fleas and mosquitoes; animal trapping; bird barriers and more. The technicians are even certified to perform the Texas Official Wood Destroying Insect Report. This report is used for real estate transactions in Texas regarding the visible presence or absence of termites, other wood destroying insects and any observa- tions of conditions that are condu- cive to infestations. In addition to these services, the pro- fessionals at ESCO Pest Control have the knowledge and expertise to create deter- rents to keep your property pest free. Don’t let a bug or rodent problem get out of hand, call the experts at ESCO Pest Control today and they’ll handle it. ESCO PEST CONTROL BEST PEST CONTROL MIKE’S PEST CONTROL INC. 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They preached about the individuality of spiritual experience, and they wrote about the importance of nature. Today, across the world, members of “UU” congregations are still at work promoting democratic freedoms, affirming the inherent worth and dignity of each person and build- ing a world that respects the interde- pendent web of life on our planet. UU members come from many reli- gious backgrounds, and while we agree about many principles and core values, we maintain a variety of beliefs. Rather than dictate a creed, we create agree- ments about how we’ll treat each other. For example, every Sunday, visitors are invited to share in reciting our affirma- tion, “Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its gift. This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love and help one another.” We hope you’ll find something in each visit that engages your mind and touches your heart. 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Once again, thank you for your hard work! And to our BBCC Parents & Family, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your love and support! We wouldn’t be here without y’all. We appreciate every like, share, vote and great review you guys put out for Galveston County to see. We will continue to strive to serve you guys with excellence and keep growing and getting better than before. We have no words other than to Thank God and Thank You for trusting us with your most precious children!! 2023 | Readers’ Choice Winners | The Daily News | 39Next >