For twenty years, the Central Virginia Bridal Showcase has been a place for top businesses and organizations to provide answers and services to Lynchburg couples who are planning their wedding day. We are inviting you to be part of this spectacular event – with awesome vendors and huge giveaways, the 20th annual Bridal Showcase is an essential event for all brides! Thank you to all of our amazing vendors and to all of the brides, family, and friends that attended the Showcase! We will see you next year!
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Lynchburg Living Top Teacher Award Winners 2019-2020
Top Lawyers 2020
Even if you walk the straight and narrow, we’ll all need legal help at some point in our lives. Whether it’s a typical home purchase or a rare estate settlement following the death of a relative, lawyers are there to guide us through some of life’s biggest moments.
For the fourth year in a row, Lynchburg Living is your source to find the region’s best lawyers. We once again partnered with Date Joe Research Company to conduct a peer-to-peer survey within the local legal community.
The lawyers included on this list were nominated by fellow lawyers. That says something about their integrity and professionalism.
You’ll find the full list of this year’s lawyers on the following pages—plus, we’re taking a closer look at real estate law and the top mistakes people make when buying a home.
Best Of Winners 2020
Chosen by the people, for the people of greater Lynchburg.
After gathering a staggering 106,000 votes on our website, the results of the 2020 Best Of Lynchburg Awards are in. Dozens of area businesses, destinations, people and more are getting recognition for their strong local following—all thanks to you, our loyal readers.
Flip through to see who earned gold, silver, bronze and honorable mention in numerous categories—and congratulations to this year’s winners!
2019 Community Impact Appreciation
The Community Impact Awards honor Lynchburg for-profit businesses that are making a tangible, measurable impact on their communities. That impact might be the result of any number of activities including job creation, workforce development programs, volunteer efforts, or innovative business models that promote a healthy work environment. The 2019 Community Impact Appreciation honors local businesses for their work in the community.
2019 Giving Back Awards
Lynchburg Living Magazine is pleased to present the 2019 Giving Back Awards, designed to honor Lynchburg’s outstanding nonprofit organizations and recognize the often unsung groups living among us who transform our communities and enrich the lives of others.
Best of Winners Toolkit
Dear Best of Lynchburg Best of Participant,
Congratulations on being the BEST OF THE BEST in Lynchburg! In order to help you have as much exposure as possible, we’ve designed a marketing toolkit available for your use. We have created separate campaigns below. Please feel free to use these marketing materials in any way you see fit. If you have social media channels and you will be posting about your Best Of win, please consider using the hashtag #LynchburgBestof. We hope these materials aid in spreading the word of your Best Of success! Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. kkelly@vgnet.com
–Web Marketing and Promotions Manager, Kathryn Kelly.
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Earning a “Best Of Lynchburg” award should be celebrated. Earning this recognition year after year should be too!
To place in our “Best Of Lynchburg” Hall of Fame, a business, person or place needs to have won a gold level in a category the majority of years since VistaGraphics started conducting the contest in 2014.
Flip through to see who is the best of the best in the region! (And be on the lookout for our Best Of Lynchburg 2020 winners—they will be published in the January/February issue of Lynchburg Living!)
BEST BUSINESSES
BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM Davidson, Doyle & Hilton, LLP
BEST APARTMENT LIVING Legacy at Linden Park
BEST AUTO SERVICE Harris Tire
BEST BED AND BREAKFAST Acorn Hill Lodge
BEST BOOKSTORE Givens Books-Little Dickens
BEST CAR DEALERSHIP Billy Craft Honda
BEST CAR WASH Express Jet Car Wash
BEST CATERER Charley’s Restaurant and Catering
BEST CHILDCARE FACILITY Liberty Christian Academy Early Learning Center
BEST CLOTHING BOUTIQUE Gladiola Girls
BEST CHILDRENS CLOTHING BOUTIQUE Once Upon a Child
BEST COMMUNITY BANK Bank of the James
BEST CREDIT UNION Central Virginia Federal Credit Union
BEST CONSIGNMENT/THRIFT SHOP On Second Thought
BEST FINANCIAL PLANNING COMPANY DePaul Wealth Management
BEST FLORIST bloom by Doyle’s
BEST FUNERAL SERVICE COMPANY Whitten Funeral Homes
BEST JEWELRY STORE Bowen Jewelry Company
BEST LAW FIRM Overbey Hawkins & Wright
BEST MUSIC STORE Lynchburg Music Center
BEST TANNING SALON Sun Tan City
BEST TATTOO STUDIO Caspian Tattoo
BEST TOWING COMPANY Cranford Towing
BEST TRAVEL AGENCY Travel Lovers
BEST VETERINARIAN Peaks View Animal Hospital Riverside Veterinary Hospital
HEALTH & WELLNESS
BEST CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE Light Chiropractic
BEST COUNSELING SERVICE Horizon Behavioral Health
BEST DENTAL PRACTICE Forest Family Dentistry
BEST DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE Dermatology Consultants
BEST EYE CARE Piedmont Eye Center
BEST HOME HEALTH PROVIDER Centra
BEST PEDIATRIC PRACTICE F. Read Hopkins Pediatric Associates
BEST PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER Rehab Associates of Central Virginia
BEST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Westminster Canterbury
BEST WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE Women’s Health Services of Central Virginia
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BEST ELECTRICAL COMPANY Drummond Electrical
BEST FLOORING COMPANY Piedmont Floors
BEST HOME FUEL COMPANY Foster Fuels
BEST HOME BUILDER Custom Structures, Inc
BEST HOME FURNISHINGS Grand Home Furnishings
BEST KITCHEN AND BATH COMPANY MB Tile and General Contracting
BEST LAWN AND GARDEN SUPPLY Rustic View Home and Gardens
BEST PEST CONTROL Specialty Exterminating Company
BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT Jeremiah Cochenour
LIFESTYLE
BEST ART STUDIO The Academy Center of the Arts
BEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA WINERY Peaks of Otter Winery
BEST FAMILY FRIENDLY SPOT Amazement Square
BEST FESTIVAL OR EVENT The Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival Get Downtown
BEST GOLF COURSE London Downs Golf Club
BEST TOURIST ATTRACTION Blue Ridge Parkway
OUTDOORS
BEST BIKING/HIKING/RUNNING TRAIL Blackwater Creek Trail
BEST FISHING SPOT Smith Mountain Lake
BEST PARK Peaks View Park
BEST VIEW OF THE CITY Candlers Mountain/Snowflex/LU Monogram
PERSONALITIES
BEST CIVIC LEADER Pastor Jonathan Falwell
BEST LOCAL BAND Dragonfly
BEST LOCAL NEWS ANCHOR Danner Evans
RESTAURANTS
BEST ASIAN/ETHNIC FOOD King’s Island Restaurant
BEST BAR Bräuburgers Craft Burgers & Beer
BEST BARBECUE Pok-E-Joes
BEST BREAKFAST Market At Main
BEST BREWERY Apocalypse Ale Works
BEST BURGER Bräuburgers Craft Burgers & Beer
BEST COFFEE Joe Bean’s
BEST DESSERTS Mrs. Joy’s Absolutely Fabulous Treats (Closing in October 2019)
BEST FOOD TRUCK Mama Crockett’s Cider Donuts
BEST FROZEN DESSERT Mister Goodies
BEST ITALIAN Isabella’s Italian Trattoria
BEST KID FRIENDLY RESTAURANT Chick-fil-A
BEST LOCALLY OWNED RESTAURANT Bräuburgers Craft Burgers & Beer
BEST MEXICAN La Carreta Mexican Restaurant
BEST NIGHT SPOT FOR LIVE MUSIC Benjamin’s Jimmy’s on the James
BEST PIZZA Waterstone Pizza
BEST PLACE FOR A BUSINESS LUNCH The Neighbors Place
BEST RESTAURANT FOR VEGETARIAN/VEGANS Zoë’s Kitchen Crisp
BEST STEAK New London Steakhouse
BEST TEA SHOP/TEA ROOM Ploughcroft Tea Room
BEST WAIT STAFF Chick-fil-A on Wards Rd.
2022 Best OF Bridal Winners Toolkit
Dear Best of Bridal Participant,
Congratulations on being Voted one of the BEST OF THE BEST in the Bridal Industry in Lynchburg! In order to help you have as much exposure as possible, we’ve designed a marketing toolkit available for your use. We have created separate campaigns below. Please feel free to use these marketing materials in any way you see fit. If you have social media channels and you will be posting about your Best Of Bridal win, please consider using the hashtag #LynchburgBestOfBridal. We hope these materials aid in spreading the word of your Best Of Bridal success! Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
