Reader Raves 2013 winners by category


1	Business
2	Best Accountant	Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C.
3	Best Appliance Store	Manny's TV & Appliance
4	Best Bargain Store	The Final Markdown
5	Best Car Wash	Vin's Carwash, Holyoke
6	Best Chamber of Commerce	Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce
7	Best Collision Repair	J.L. Massa Collision, Ludlow
8	Best Computer Service	Fix Your PC.Com, Southwick
9	Best Craft Supplies	Life's Memories & More, Palmer
10	Best Dating Service	match.com
11	Best Dry Cleaner	Belmont Laundry
12	Best Electrician	Goodless Electric, West Springfield
13	Best Full-Service Gas Station	Bernie's Service Station, Chicopee
14	Best Funeral Home	Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home, Holyoke
15	Best Furniture Store	Bob's Discount Furniture, West Springfield
16	Best General Contractor	Keith G. Roy Construction
17	Best Home Furnishings Store	Home Goods, East Longmeadow
18	Best Home Heating Oil Dealer	Pioneer Valley Oil, Westfield
19	Best Lawyer	Hyman Darling
20	Best Mortgage Lender	PeoplesBank
21	Best Pediatrician	Dr. James Bell, Fairview Pediatrics, Chicopee
22	Best Plumber	Skibel Plumbing, S. Hadley
23	Best Snow Plow Operator	Springfield Auto & Truck Equipment
24	Best Specialty-Foods Store	Pop's Biscotti & Chocolates, Wilbraham
25	Best Store for Home Cooks	Different Drummer's Kitchen, Northampton
26	Best Supermarket	Big Y
27	Best Tanning Center	Luminous Glow, East Longmeadow
28	Best Tire Dealer	Rucki & Son Tire Co., Holyoke, MA
29	Best Toy Store	A 2 Z, Northampton
30	Best Used Car Dealer	Sarat Ford Lincoln, Agawam


1	Entertainment
2	Best Bakery	La Fiorentina
3	Best Bed-and-Breakfast	Parker's Bed and Breakfast and Sugar House, Granby
4	Best Brew Pub	Northampton Brewery
5	Best Brunch	The Delaney House
6	Best Buffet Restaurant	Golden Corral
7	Best Business Lunch Spot	The Fort/Student Prince
8	Best Cocktails	Tunnel Bar, Northampton
9	Best Deli	Gus & Paul's, Springfield
10	Best Doughnuts	Mrs. Murphy's Donuts, Southwick
11	Best Family-Run Restaurant	Partner's Restaurant, Feeding Hills, Agawam
12	Best French Fries	Five Guys
13	Best Italian Restaurant	Felix's Family Ristorante, Springfield
14	Best Local Brew	Berkshire Brewing Company
15	Best Nightclub	Geraldine's, West Springfield
16	Best Pick-Your-Own Strawberries	Dickinson Farm, Granby
17	Best Place to Dance	Divas, Northampton
18	Best Place to See a Movie	Rave Cinemas
19	Best Restaurant for Family Dining	Partner's Restaurant, Feeding Hills, Agawam
20	Best Special Occasion Dining	The Federal, Agawam
21	Best Sugarhouse	Gould's Maple Sugarhouse, Shelburne Falls
22	Best Video Game Arcade	Game Play, Eastfield Mall, Springfield
23	Best Waitstaff	The Fort/Student Prince, Springfield
24	Best Wine List	Table & Vine, West Springfield
25	Best WMass Charity-Fundraising Event	Rays of Hope Walk Springfield
26	Favorite TV meteorologist	Ashley Baylor, WWLP


1	Pioneer Valley Life
2	Best Antique Shop	The Palmer Co-op Center, Palmer
3	Best Assisted-Living Community	Glenmeadow, Longmeadow
4	Best Barber	Nick's Barbershop of Chicopee
5	Best Bookstore	Barnes & Noble
6	Best Caterer	Partner's Restaurant and Catering Feeding Hills
7	Best Coffee Shop	The Dam Cafe, Holyoke
8	Best Dance Studio	LHQ Danceforce, Agawam
9	Best Day Spa	Ochoa
10	Best Flower Shop	Ivy Lane Flowers and Gifts, Three Rivers
11	Best Gift Shop	Springfield Museums, Springfield
12	Best Health Food Store	Whole Foods
13	Best Hotel	Sheraton, Springfield
14	Best Kids' Clothing Store	The Children's Place
15	Best Liquor Store	Table and Vine, West Springfield
16	Best Local Artist	Hannah Roux
17	Best Men's Clothing Store	Williamson's, Chicopee
18	Best Museum	Springfield Museums
19	Best Nail Salon	Red Carpet Nails, E. Longmeadow
20	Best Place to Hold a Special Event	Log Cabin
21	Best Place to See a Sunset	Tavern on the Hill, Easthampton
22	Best Place to Shop for a Valentine's Gift	Smith & Son Jewelers, Springfield
23	Best Rainy-Day Family Destination	Springfield Museums
24	Best Shoe Store	DSW
25	Best Winter Recreation Spot	Blandford Ski Area, Blandford
26	Most Romantic Western Mass. Getaway	Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge


1	Sports
2	Best Bar for College Sports	Rafter's, Amherst
3	Best Bowling	Shaker Bowl of East Longmeadow
4	Best Place to Ice Fish	Oxbow, Northampton
5	Best Place to Snowmobile	Worthington, MA
6	Best Place to Watch "The" Game	Samuel's, Springfield
7	Best Skating Rink	Interskate 91
8	Best Ski, Snowboard Shop	Competitive Edge
9	Best Skiing	Blandford Ski Area, Blandford
10	Best Sledding Spot	Barney Hill, Forest Park, Springfield
11	Best Western Mass. Patriots Bar	JP's, Holyoke


1	News
2	Best City or Town Elected Official	Devin Sheehan, Holyoke
3	Best College or University	UMass-Amherst
4	Best Municipal Snow Removal	Chicopee
5	Best Non-Profit Organization	American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter
6	Best Place to Hear Political Gossip	MassLive.com forums
7	Best Private School	Holyoke Catholic High School
8	Best Teacher	Stacy Augusto, Quarry Hill Elementary, Monson
9	Best Trade School	Putnam Vocational, Springfield
10	Friendliest Community	Northampton
11	Friendliest Police Officer	Chip Kielbasa, Westfield