IF I HAD A HAMMER | Make Ready Group owner Steven McFarland does have a hammer — and knows how to use it. (Arnold Wayne Jones/ Dallas Voice)
Not every gay guy has that HGTV touch to turn a bathroom into a Zen spa. Nor does every lesbian put on a toolbelt for a weekend of fun. That’s where The Make Ready Group steps in. The team can take care of repairing leaky pipes or faulty switches like any home service, but they’ll scrape off that popcorn ceiling, add that new countertop and even mow the lawn — whatever you don’t want to do, that’s what they specialize in. The Make Ready Group even gets your house or apartment ready when it’s time to move on out. The only thing we’re not sure about them just yet is if they can leap tall buildings in a single bound.
— Rich Lopez
BEST HANDYMAN
The Make Ready Group
Call for appointment.
214-599-8757
TheMakeReadyGroup.com
BEST REAL ESTATE AGENCY
(TIE)
Ebby Halliday Realtors
2828 Routh St., Suite 100 (and additional locations)
Call for appointment.
214-526-6600
Ebby.com
Keller Williams Realty
3131 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 100
Call for appointment
214-774-1796
KW.com
BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT
Kathy Hewitt, Hewitt and Habgood Realty Group
of Dave Perry-Miller
2828 Routh St., Suite 100
Call for appointment.
214-303-1133
DavePerryMiller.com
BEST INSURANCE AGENT
(TIE)
Melanie “Angel” Irvin, Farmers Insurance Agency
14651 Dallas Parkway, Suite 110
972-367-6200
Farmers.com
Steven Graves
2919 Welborn St. Suite 100
214-599-0808
StevenGravesInsurance.com
BEST ACCOUNTANT/
TAX PREPARATION
Ron Allen, C.P.A., P.C.
2909 Cole Ave., Suite 300
Call for appointment
214-954-0042
RonAllenCPA.com
BEST FINANCIAL SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL
Brian Walker, C.L.T.C.
12201 Merit Drive, Suite 1000
Call for an appointment
214-629-8558
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BEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Bank of America
4023 Cedar Springs Road. (and additional locations)
Open Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.
214-520-0473
BankofAmerica.com
BEST MORTGAGE LENDER
Prime Lending
3500 Oak Lawn Ave.
Open Monday–Friday at 8:30 a.m.
214-987-0500
DallasCentralAdmin.PrimeLending.com
BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY
Chad West
614 N. Bishop Ave., Suite 2
214-509-7555
ChadWestLaw.com
BEST CIVIL/FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY
Rebecca S. Covell
3710 Rawlins St., Suite 950
214-443-0300
CovellPC.com
BEST MANI-PEDI
The Nail Spa
4020 Cedar Springs Road
Open daily
214-526-6245
TheNailSpaDallas.net
BEST HAIR SALON
Salon Kindle
15400-A Addison Road, Addison
Open Tuesday–Wednesday, Friday–Saturday
972-490-0882
SalonKindle.com
BEST MASSAGE THERAPIST
Mark Berry, My Dallas Massage
1500 Jackson St Suite 515
Call for appointment
214-810-4531
MyDallasMassage.com
BEST BODY ART
Obscurities Tattoos and Piercings
4008 Cedar Springs Road
Closed Mondays
214-559-3706
Obscurities.com
BEST AESTHETIC BEAUTY SERVICES
Advanced Skin Fitness
2928 Oak Lawn Ave.
Open Tuesdays–Saturdays at 10 a.m.
214-521-5277
AdvancedSkinFitness.com
BEST MOVING COMPANY
Fantastic Moves
10610 Metric Drive
Call for appointment
214-349-6683
FantasticMoves.com
BEST CLEANING SERVICES
Get Sparkled
Call for appointment
214-244-0406
DFWHousekeepingService.com
BEST COMPUTER SERVICES
Celeratec Managed IT Services
4145 Travis St., Suite 204
888-423-5372
Celeratec.com
THE BRONZING AGE | Tan Bar’s Terry Ehrle and Leslie Lopez can turn you from pale to pretty — with no UV rays.
Fun in the sun used to be an innocent pastime. But we all know better now. Harmful UV rays can not only destroy the skin, but (even worse!) make us look old beyond our years. That’s why readers chose The Tan Bar as their favorite place for a no-bake glow. Conveniently located on Cedar Springs for a pre-club bronzing, Tan Bar specializes in the fine skill of airbrush tanning. No icky booths or beds with gazillion-watt light bulbs here. Instead, they utilize natural and organic products to produce a tan that’s as healthy as it is healthy-looking. They can give you an all-over treatment if tan lines drive you mad, or focus on exactly the areas you need it most. Perhaps one of the best services they offer is one that will help you turn heads at the beach, the pool or even just the gym locker room. Through expert shading and contouring they can give you the look of six-pack abs without a single crunch. That’s something you’d never get from an hour in the sun.
— Steven Lindsey
BEST TANNING SALON
The Tan Bar
3818 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 106
Open Tuesday–Saturday
214-716-0810
TanBarStudios.com
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition March 16, 2012.
