Macaroni Kid of Greater Cleveland Gold Daisy Award Winners are here!
Congratulations to all of these amazing local businesses and organizations! The winners are:
Arts & Recreation
Best Bowling Alley Winner: The Corner Alley Runner-Up: Yorktown Lanes
Best Family-Friendly Gym Winner: Play.Love.Learn. Runner-Up: Burn Boot Camp Best Festival Winner: Feast the Assumption Runner-Up: Duck Tape Festival Best Indoor Play Center Winner: Play: CLE Runner-Up: Play.Love.Learn. Best Kept Secret Winner: Memphis Kiddie Park Runner-Up: Goldfish Swim School Best Library Winner: Lakewood Public Library Runner-Up: Avon Lake Public Library Best Miniature Golf Winner: Swings-N-Things Runner-Up: Sweeties Golfland Best Movie Theater Winner: Cinemark at Valley View Runner-Up: Regal Crocker Park Stadium Best Museum Winner: The Children's Museum of Cleveland Runner-Up: Cleveland Museum of Art Best Nature Center Winner: Rocky River Nature Center Runner-Up: Holden Arboretum Best Park Winner: Lakewood Park Runner-Up: Preston's H.O.P.E. at the Mandel Jewish Community Center (Mandel JCC) Best Places for Teens to Hang Out Winner: Cedar Point Runner-Up: Play: CLE Best Place to Take the Kids for the Afternoon Winner: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Runner-Up: Memphis Kiddie Park Best Playdate Winner: Memphis Kiddie Park Runner-Up: Play.Love.Learn. Best Public Pool Winner: Goldfish Swim School Runner-Up: Beachwood Aquatic Center Best Rainy Day Visit Winner: The Children's Museum of Cleveland Runner-Up: Rainforest, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Best Rec Center Winner: Middleburg Heights Community Center Runner-Up: Broadview Heights Rec Center Best Sports Venue Winner: Progressive Field Runner-Up: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Best Youth Theater Winner: Best Center for the Arts Runner-Up: Heights Youth Theatre | Classes
Best Art Class Winner: Play.Love.Learn. Runner-Up: Beck Center for the Arts Best Dance Center Winner: Beck Center for the Arts Runner-Up: Revolution Dance Academy Best Gymnastics Studio Winner: The Little Gym Runner-Up: Above the Barre Best Kids Yoga Winner: Play.Love.Learn. Runner-Up: Yoga Squirrel Best Martial Arts Studio Winner: Master Marr's Taekwon-do Runner-Up: J.K.Kang's Taekwondo Center Best Music Class Winner: Play.Love.Learn. Runner-Up: Kindermusik at Thrive Arts Center Best Summer Camp Winner: Play.Love.Learn. Runner-Up: KidsFirst Learning Center Best Swim Lessons Winner: Goldfish Swim School Runner-Up: Westlake Recreation Center
Let's Eat Best Candy Store Winner: b.a. Sweetie Runner-Up: Malley's Chocolates Best Coffee Shop Winner: Erie Island Coffee Co. Runner-Up: Phoenix Coffee Best Cupcakes Winner: Three Girls Cupcake Shop Runner-Up: Kelsey Elizabeth Cakes Best Custom Cookies Winner: Luna Bakery & Cafe Runner-Up: Katie Cakes Best Family-Friendly Restaurant Winner: The Lazy Bee Runner-Up: Yours Truly Restaurants Best Frozen Treats Winner: Mitchell's Ice Cream Runner-Up: Honey Hut Ice Cream Best Pizza Winner: Angelo's Pizza Runner-Up: Dewey's Pizza Best Place to Buy Healthy Food Winner: Heinen's Grocery Runner-Up: North Union Farmers Market |
Shopping & Services
Best Arts & Craft Supplies Winner: Pat Catan's Arts and Crafts Store Runner-Up: A.C. Moore Best Bicycle Shop Winner: Eddy's Bike Shop Runner-Up: Century Cycle Best Children's Consignment/Resale Shop Winner: Once Upon a Child Runner-Up (tie): Big Red Wagon Runner-Up (tie): Munchkins' Kloset Best Daycare Winner: Play.Love.Learn. Runner-Up: KidsFirst Learning Center Best Family Photographer Winner: Sarah Marie Photography Runner-Up: Ever After Imagery Best Kids Cut Winner: Cuts N Curls Runner-Up: Cookie Cutters Best Preschool Winner: Play.Love.Learn. Runner-Up: KidsFirst Learning Center | We Like to Party
Best Children's Entertainer Winner: Jungle Terry Runner-Up: Play.Love.Learn. Best Party Rental Winner: Memphis Kiddie Park Runner-Up: Goldfish Swim School Best Party Venue Winner: Memphis Kiddie Park Runner-Up: Get Air Cleveland
Family Wellness* *all businesses were nominated and voted on my Macaroni Kid readers. This is not an endorsement of these medical services. Best Pediatrician Office Winner: Senders Pediatrics Runner-Up: Kids in the Sun Best Special Needs Services Winner: Gigi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center Runner-Up: Youth Challenge Best Speech Therapy Winner: Sprout Therapy Runner-Up: Bright Beginnings Best Pediatric Dentist Winner: Spring and Sprout Pediatric Dentistry Runner-Up: Dr. Marie Calabrese Best Orthodontist Winner: Parker & Streem Orthodontics Runner-Up: Minich Orthodontics Best Chiropractor Winner: Healthiest You Runner-Up (tie): Dr. Jessica Shelley at Cuyahoga Chiropractic Runner-Up (tie): Parma Family Chiropractic |
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