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MEMBERFDIC NOT FDIC- INSURED May lose value No bank guarantee 10 | The Daily News | Readers’ Choice Top 5 | August 2024August 2024 | Readers’ Choice Top 5 | The Daily News | 11 Best Nursing Facility • Bayou Pines Care Center • K’s Place Personal Care Home • Regent Care Center of League City • The Shoal Best Orthodontist) • AvA Orthodontics & Invisalign of League City • Gallerano Orthodontics • Magruder Family Dentistry & Orthodontics • Meredith Scott at Scott Orthodontics • Space City Orthodontics - League City Best Pediatrician • Adri Smith at UTMB • Cindy Binder at UTMB • Hannah Peterson at UTMB • Matthew Hay at UTMB • Suzanne LaForte UTMB Best Pharmacy • CVS • H-E-B • Kroger • Lone Star Pharmacy • Randalls Best Physical Therapy • Elevated Physical Therapy and Wellness • HealthMatters Chiropractic • Physical Therapy Services of Galveston • Swell Galveston • Tideway Physical Therapy & Rehab • University of Texas Medical Branch Best Rehabilitation Facility • Island Chiropractic & Rehab • Swell Galveston • The Shoal • Tideway Physical Therapy & Rehab Best Retirement Community / Senior Living • Bayou Pines Care Center • Grand Living at Tuscan Lakes • The Crossings Retirement Community • The Delaney at South Shore • The Meridian Best Urgent Care • Affinity Urgent Care • St. Elizabeth Urgent Care & Family Practice • UTMB Health Urgent Care • West Isle Urgent Care EDUCATION & LEARNING Best Dance Studio / Lessons • Bay Area School of Dance • Carolyn Ehman’s Dance Academy • Diva Stars Dance Company • Fanfare! 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