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HIDE BLURBS 2016 INTRO / TABLE OF CONTENTS
Best Apartment Locator
A+ Apartment Locators
These people helped me in the worst time of my life. I owe them a lot. An agent named Ingrid was an angel in disguise. – Natalie Killian
11150 Research #208, 512/231-1400 www.aplusapartments.com
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Best Auto Repair/Service
Flamingo Automotive
They have saved me and my Honda countless times! Great service with a fair price every time … And, they care. – Rachel Yeager
3512 Guadalupe, 512/459-9917, www.flamingoautomotive.com
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Best Barbershop
Birds Barbershop
Their haircuts get you laid! – Vivian Rusk
Multiple locations, www.birdsbarbershop.com
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Best Bike Shop/Repair
The Peddler Bike Shop
These guys know bikes and are quick, easy to work with, and very detail-oriented. A true neighborhood bike shop for sure! – Andy Jones
10526 W. Parmer #419, 512/218-5062; 5015 Duval, 512/220-6766, www.peddlerbike.com
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Best Computer/Appliance Repair
Discount Electronics
Always fixed on the spot. – Mike MacKenna
Multiple locations, www.discountelectronics.com
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Best DWI Lawyer
TIE: Rick Flores; Mary Ann Espiritu
Rick Flores: Rick is not only experienced, effective, and professional, but he's not hard to look at either. – Zooey Cuilla Mary Ann Espiritu: She's like an attorney you'd see in a movie – beautiful, demure, perfectly coiffed, and deadly as hell in the courtroom. – Bronwen Butler
Mary Ann Espiritu: The Law Office of Mary Ann Espiritu, 1307 Nueces, 512/777-1394, www.austintexasdwidefense.com Rick Flores: Minton, Burton, Bassett & Collins, 1100 Guadalupe, 512/476-4873, www.mbfc.com
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Best Home Maintenance/Services
ABC Home and Commercial Services
ABC restored my faith in handyman services. Fast, affordable, and reliable. But mainly fast. – Kaci Beeler
Multiple locations, www.abchomeandcommercial.com
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Best Hotel/Motel
The Driskill Hotel
I hear it's haunted, but isn't that half the fun? – Brittney Cassel
604 Brazos, 512/439-1234, www.driskillhotel.com
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Best Laundromat/Dry Cleaner
EcoClean
An ecological must! What a difference it makes to pick up clothes that don't smell of gasoline! – Pamela Ferguson
Multiple locations, www.ecocleanaustin.com
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Best Mani/Pedi
Great Nails & Spa
You get the best service and prices here, and Lord knows we all need a 30-minute leg massage. – Anastacia Uriegas
2911-B S. First, 512/804-5228
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Best Movers
Einstein Moving Co.
These guys moved us last year and simply amazed us. I don't ever want to move again, but if I do I have found my guys! – James Tessmann
Multiple locations, www.einsteinmoving.com
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Best Music Services/Equipment
Strait Music Co.
Strait does and has it all, from classical to rock to school band. Family-owned, knowledgeable and friendly staff – what more could you want? – Rebecca Raphael
2428 W. Ben White, 512/476-6927; 13945 Hwy. 183 N., 512/918-3743, www.straitmusic.com
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Best Pet Services
Mud Puppies
The best pet service ever! Our dogs go here twice a week and have for many years. With Mud Puppies, I have no reason to even think about worrying about my dogs. They love my dogs and my dogs love them. – Glynda Cox
12233 FM 620 N. Ste. 110-A, 512/249-2498 2015 E. Riverside, Bldg. 9, 512/912-0200 www.mud-puppies.com
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Best Psychic/Tarot
Sister Temperance
Angeliska is a magical being. She's guided me through many chapters of my life by being an empath to her core, with a wild intuition and deep wisdom. – Ashley Halligan
1051 Springdale, 512/466-5124 www.sistertemperance.com
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Best Realtor
Samantha Soletti Adler
The most personable, honest Realtor around. No detail left undone. Goes beyond what is expected and watches out for the good of her clients always. – Elaine Carty
Eanes Properties 1 Yellow Tail Cv., 512/263-7333 www.eanesproperties.com
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Best Salon
Salon by Milk + Honey
Heaven on Earth. – Mercedes Madiedo
Multiple locations, www.milkandhoneyspa.com
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Best Spa
Milk + Honey
Heaven on Earth. – Mercedes Madiedo
Multiple locations, www.milkandhoneyspa.com
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Best Tailor/Alteration
Ace Custom Tailors
Nicest ladies in town, honest about when I should repair vs. call it quits on something. – Karlene Berger
Multiple locations, www.acetailors.com
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Best Tattoo
Atomic Tattoo
The staff at Atomic Tattoo went above and beyond to make my first ink something special. They spent hours getting the design just right, understood my pain tolerance, and went out of their way to make me comfortable. – Gwen Sanger
Multiple locations, www.atomic-tattoo.com
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Best Veterinarian
Emancipet
One of the best nonprofits around and their mission is amazing! Much like education, they attack the issue of animal overpopulation from the inside out, which results in exponential lives being saved! – David Reimherr
Multiple locations, www.emancipet.org
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