TOP REAL ESTATE AGENT
Bob McCranie, Texas Pride Realty
6505 W. Park Blvd., Suite 306-279, Plano
972-754-0582
TexasPrideRealty.com
If real estate is all about location, location, location, when it comes to finding a great Realtor, it’s all about personality, personality, personality. Since 2003, Bob McCranie has been delivering his special brand of customer service to buyers and sellers alike. His approach is simple and honest: help the consumer make a well-educated decision … even if that decision leads away from a purchase or sale. Bob also devotes himself to learning as much about his industry as possible, boasting more than 600 hours of real estate courses under his belt. And while he may seem all business, he’s not all boring — just take a peek at the Halloween photos on his Texas Pride Realty website. Who could resist buying a house from a guy dressed as a 13-foot Christmas tree or the Travelocity gnome?
— Jef Tingley
TOP DRYCLEANER
Sunshine Laundry and Dry Cleaner
4114 Maple Ave.
Open daily at 6:30 a.m.
214-521-9921
SunshineDallas.com
There’s that expression about not airing your dirty laundry in public, and then there are the people who do it for a living. So the next time that stain of unknown origin makes its way on to your best Ted Baker shirt, turn to Sunshine Laundry & Dry Cleaning to get that garment back in shape. Since 1941, this family-owned operation has been washing, folding, pressing and impressing some of the most beloved fibers in our community (it’s conveniently located on Maple Avenue). They even offer alteration services should you need to heighten the hemline on your favorite pair of hot pants. For the guy or gal on the go, Sunshine will pick up and deliver orders, ensuring that you’ll never have to run errands again in that mix-and-match look of your only remaining clean clothes known as “laundry day chic.”
— Jef Tingley
TOP CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY
Chad West
614 N. Bishop Ave., Suite 2
Open Monday–Friday at 8:30 a.m.
214-509-7555
ChadWestLaw.com
When disco icons The Village People penned the song “Go West” in 1979, little did they know it would be the perfect anthem for an award presented in 2013. For the third year in a row, criminal attorney Chad West takes home the Readers Voice Award — presumably, for keeping his clients out of jail so they could vote for him. But that’s not the only thing West has going these days: He’s expanding his booming business with a new office in Oak Cliff (smack dab between Bishop Arts and the Kessler Theater), opening in May. And he was the primary drafter for the medical marijuana bill that is in committee right now in Austin. He does this all while assisting clients with serious legal matters ranging from assault to embezzlement, conjuring up another great disco theme: “The Hustle.”
— Jef Tingley
TOP REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Hewitt and Habgood Realty Group
2828 Routh St., Suite 100
Call for appointment
214-752-7070
HewittHabgood.com
TOP MORTGAGE LENDER
Shelter Mortgage Company
5950 Sherry Lane, Suite 415
214-763-8767
Shelter-Mortgage.com
TOP INSURANCE AGENT
(TIE)
Melanie “Angel” Irvin, Farmers Insurance Agency
14651 Dallas Parkway, Suite 110
Open Monday–Friday at 8:30 a.m.
972-367-6200
Farmers.com
Steven Graves
2919 Welborn St., Suite 100
Open Monday–Friday at 8:30 a.m.
214-599-0808
StevenGravesInsurance.com
TOP CIVIL/FAMILY ATTORNEY
Rebecca S. Covell
3710 Rawlins St., Ste 950
Open Monday–Friday at 9 a.m.
214-443-0300
CovellPC.com
TOP ACCOUNTANT/TAX PREPARATION
Ron Allen, C.P.A., P.C.
2909 Cole Ave., Suite 300
214-954-0042
RonAllenCPA.com
TOP FINANCIAL PLANNER
Brian Walker, C.L.T.C., New York Life
12201 Merit Drive, Suite 1000
972-774-2046
NewYorkLife.com
TOP COMPUTER SERVICES
Celeratec Managed Services
4145 Travis St., Suite 204
Open Monday–Friday at 9 a.m.
888-423-5372
Celeratec.com
TOP MANI-PEDI
The Nail Spa
4020 Cedar Springs Road
Open daily
214-526-6245
TheNailSpaDallas.net
TOP HAIR SALON
SuperCuts
4107 Lemmon Ave.
Open daily at 9 a.m. (10 a.m. Sunday)
214-552-1441
TOP HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE
Fierce Cleaning Services
Call for appointment
682-200-9169
FierceCleaningServices.com
TOP MOVING COMPANY
Fantastic Moves
10610 Metric Drive
Call for appointment
214-349-6683
FantasticMoves.com
TOP HANDYMAN
Sardone Construction
3909 Swiss Ave., Suite 1449
972-786-5849
SardoneConstruction.com
TOP MASSAGE THERAPIST
(TIE)
Mark Berry, My Dallas Massage
1500 Jackson St.
Call for appointment
214-810-4531
MyDallasMassage.com
Bill Richard, LMT, Massage by Bill
Call for appointment
214-923-0786
DallasBill.com
David Gates, LMT, Massage Envy West Village
3699 McKinney Ave., Suite 104
Open daily at 8 p.m. (10 a.m. Sunday); call for appointment
214-522-2727
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition March 22, 2013.