STRICTLY NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

BEST CHARITY EVENTS

TOP 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Color of Hope, Arkansas Children's Northwest

Dream Big, Children's Safety Center

Heart Ball, American Heart Association

Kiss A Pig Gala, American Diabetes Association

Washington Regional Medical Foundation's Eagle Awards Gala

 

BEST CHARITY CHALLENGES

TOP 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Heart Walk, American Heart Association

JDRF One Walk, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

More Than Pink Walk, Susan G. Komen Ozark Affiliate

Tour de Cure, American Diabetes Association

Walk to End Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Association

 

BEST CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTS

TOP 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Drive and Dine for Dementia, Broyles Foundation

Golf 4 a Cause, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma

Tee off for Taylor, Taylor McKeen Shelton Foundation 

Washington Regional Golf Classic

Will Golf 4 Kids, Arkansas Children's Northwest

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BEST COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

TOP 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Bentonville Film Festival

Bikes Blues & BBQ Motorcycle Rally

Fayetteville Roots Festival

Rogers Frisco Festival

Tontitown Grape Festival

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BEST CRAFT FAIR

War Eagle Fair

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RUNNERS-UP

Bella Vista Arts & Crafts Festival

The Junk Ranch

The Little Craft Show

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BEST PARADE

Fayetteville Lights of the Ozarks Parade 

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RUNNERS-UP

Bentonville Christmas Parade

NWA Pride Parade

Rodeo of the Ozarks 4th of July Parade

 

BEST TOURIST ATTRACTION

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art 

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Bikes Blues & BBQ Motorcycle Rally

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Devil's Den State Park

 

BEST FAMILY/ KIDS' ATTRACTION

Scott Family Amazeum 

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

The Jones Center

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

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BEST NEIGHBORHOOD

Shadow Valley 

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RUNNERS-UP:

Bentonville Historic District

Fayetteville Historic Districts

Pinnacle Subdivision

White Oak Trails

 
BEST APARTMENT COMPLEX

TOP 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Palisades at Pleasant Crossing

The Woods at Johnson Mill

Watercolors of Centerton

Watermark at Steele Crossing

Woodland Park at the Grove

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BEST COUNTRY CLUB

TOP 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Bella Vista Country Club

Fayetteville Country Club

Pinnacle Country Club

Shadow Valley Country Club

Springdale Country Club

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BEST GOLF COURSE

Pinnacle Country Club

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RUNNERS-UP:

Bella Vista Country Club Golf Course

Blessings Golf Club

Stonebridge Meadow Golf Club

 

BEST MEMBERSHIP TENNIS COURTS

Fayetteville Athletic Club

Pinnacle Country Club

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Shadow Valley Country Club

Summerhill Racquet Club

 

BEST PUBLIC TENNIS COURTS

Wilson Park

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Bentonville Memorial Park

C.L. "Charlie" and Willie George Park

Randall Tyson Recreational Complex

 

BEST MARINA

Prairie Creek Marina at Beaver Lake

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Hickory Creek Marina at Beaver Lake

Rocky Branch Marina at Beaver Lake

Starkey Marina at Beaver Lake

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BEST PUBLIC LIBRARY

Fayetteville Public Library 

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Bentonville Public Library

Rogers Public Library

Springdale Public Library

 

BEST PUBLIC PARK

TOP 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

C.L. "Charlie" and Willie George Park, Springdale

Gulley Park, Fayetteville

Lake Atalanta Park, Rogers

Orchards Park, Bentonville

Wilson Park, Fayetteville

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BEST CHILDCARE PROVIDER

Fayetteville Montessori School

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Kindergrove Preschool & Children's Center

The Goddard School

The Children's Hour

WILD About Learning Academy

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BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL

St. Joseph Catholic School 

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Providence Academy

The New School

Shiloh Christian School

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BEST SUMMER CAMP

Camp War Eagle

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Camp Acacia

Camp Siloam

New Life Ranch

 

BEST SUMMER PROGRAM

The New School Summer Camp

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Community Creative Center

Camp Sequoyah

NWACC Kid's College

 

BEST GYMNASTICS/CHEER

Williams Dance and Gymnastics Center 

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Aspire Gymnastics Academy

Hopes and Dreams Gymnastics

Infinity Athletics

 

BEST DANCE STUDIO

The Art of Motion

 

RUNNERS-UP:

All That Dance

High Pointe Performing Arts Studio

Williams Dance and Gymnastics Center

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BEST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Top 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Arrow Sherman Photography

Benfield Photography

Hudson Photography

Jo Johnson Photography

Miles Witt Boyer Photographic Collective

 

BEST PLACES TO GET MARRIED

TOP 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Hunt Chapel at Pinnacle Memorial Gardens

Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel

Stone Chapel at MattLane Farm  

The Chapel Ruins at Sassafras Springs Vineyard

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BEST WEDDING RECEPTION VENUE

The Stables at Sassafras Springs Vineyard

 

RUNNERS-UP:

The Ballroom at I Street

Stone Chapel at MattLane Farm  

Willow Brooke Farm

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BEST MEETING/ SPECIAL EVENTS VENUE

Fayetteville Town Center

 

RUNNERS-UP:

John Q. Hammons Convention Center

Record

The Apollo on Emma

 

BEST PHILANTHROPIC COMPANIES

TOP 5 (PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Johnson & Johnson

Procter & Gamble

Tyson Foods

Unilever 

Walmart/Sam's Club

 

BEST PHILANTHROPIC INDIVIDUAL OR FOUNDATION

Walton Family Foundation

The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Arkansas Children's Foundation

The Chase Family Foundation

Walmart Foundation

 

BEST TV STATION (NEWS TEAM)

KNWA Northwest Arkansas News (NBC)

 

RUNNERS-UP:

40/29 News (ABC)

Fox 24

KFSM (CBS)

 

BEST RADIO STATION

KLRC-FM 90.9 FM

 

RUNNERS-UP:

KFMD-FM 101.5 Star

KKIX-FM 103.9 KIX

KRMW-FM 94.9

KUAF-FM 91.3 National Public Radio

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BEST RADIO SHOWS

Radio Jon/Deek (94.9)  

 

RUNNERS-UP:

Brock and Marci in the Morning (Star 101.5)

Jake and Woody (KIX104)

The KLRC Morning Show with Mark & Keri (90.9 FM)