Vet Clinic

Winner: Boulevard Animal Hospital

298 Prince Ave. · 706-425-5099

Your neighborhood vets prove daily that attention and concern make pets and owners feel comfortable and cared-for.

Runner Up: Firehall 4 Animal Hospital

815 Hawthorne Ave. · 706-583-9191

Photo Credit: Porter McLeod

Boulevard Animal Hospital: Winner, Favorite Vet Clinic.

Pet Groomer

Winner: The Dawg House Grooming and Gifts

2095 Milledge Ave. · 706-355-9911

When your pet feels like $1 million and looks like it, too, how does that make you feel? The Dawg House is good for the whole family.

Runner Up: Pet Supplies Plus

191 Alps Rd. · 706-353-0650

Place to take Kids on a Rainy Day

Winner: Sandy Creek Nature Center

205 Old Commerce Rd. · 706-613-3615

This is a treasure house of fun and education, worth coming back repeatedly for all it has to offer inquiring eyes. Parents will enjoy watching their kids learn while learning a lot themselves.

Runner Up: Athens-Clarke County Library

2025 Baxter St. · 706-613-3650

Kids' Classes: Movement

Winner: Canopy Studio

160 Tracy St. · 706-549-8501

Strength, poise, confidence, fun: Canopy takes movement to a higher level for kids of all ages and physical conditioning.

Runner Up: Dance FX

396 Foundry St. · 706-355-3078

Kids' Classes: Creative

Winner: Treehouse Kid and Craft

815 W. Broad St. · 706-850-8226

The moment you walk in the door, you know this place is designed with children in mind, and its classes are kid-centric, absorbing their time and attention.

Runner Up: Good Dirt

510 N. Thomas St. · 706-355-3161