1. Landscaper Dana Landscaping Inc. Downer Brothers Landscaping ND Landscape Inc. Proscape LLC

Other: ________________________________

2. Kitchen Design American Cabinet Cyr Kitchen & Bath Home Design Center Heartwood Kitchen & Bath Design J&K Kitchen, Bath & Stone Jackson Kitchen Designs Michael James Design, Inc. Moynihan Lumber PrideCraft Inc.

Other: ________________________________

3. Outdoor Furnishings Goldenteak Patio Place at Ski Haus The Stove Shoppe Yankee Fireplace & Grill City

Other: ________________________________

4. Lighting Design Lighting & Electrical Supplies Lighting 101 Inc. Newburyport Lighting Company Rockingham Electric Supply

Other: ________________________________

5. Fixtures The Bath Showcase at Peabody Supply Fixtures, Etc. Splash! Bath Showroom & Remodeling The Ultimate Bath Showroom

(The Granite Group)Other: ________________________________

6. Home Décor American Traditions More Space Place Sense of Wonder Webster Greene Antiques & Interiors

Other: ________________________________

7. Appliance Retailers Baron’s Major Brands C&K Appliance Dracut Appliance Center Greg Foucault Appliances

Other: ________________________________

8. Retail Art Galleries Art 3 Gallery The Brush Gallery & Studios Essex Art Center Lorica Artworks Western Avenue Studios

Other: ________________________________

9. Garden Center / Supply Lake Street Garden Center Landscapers Depot The M. O’Mahoney Company Rogers Spring Hill Garden Center Susan’s Interior Plantscaping Inc.

Other: ________________________________

10. Window Treatments Anastasia’s Curtains & Gifts Classic Curtains Curtains ‘n More Not Just Curtains

Other: ________________________________

good eats11. American Restaurant

Cobblestones of Lowell Cotton Keon’s 105 Bistro Phat Cats Bistro Stagecoach Grille Restaurant Waterside Tap and Grille

Other: ________________________________

12. Artisanal Breads Fantini Baking Co. George’s Bakery Klemm’s Bakery Lowell Portuguese Bakery Tripoli Bakery

Other: ________________________________

13. Romantic Restaurant Angelina’s La Boniche Samuel’s at the Andover Inn Trattoria Amalfi

Other: ________________________________

14. Gourmet Pizza 900 Degrees Pizzeria Angela’s Coal Fired Pizza Flatbread Company Oregano Pizzeria & Ristorante Piro’s Bakery & Pizzeria

Other: ________________________________

15. Restaurant Bar Brasserie 28 Buono Bistro Centro Restaurant & Bar David’s Tavern Glenn’s Restaurant & Cool Bar

Other: ________________________________

16. Steakhouse Chama Grill Hanover Street Chophouse Mission Oak Grill On the Bone

Other: ________________________________

17. Seafood Restaurant Fishbones in the Village Hooked Seafood Restaurant Joe Fish Seafood Restaurant & Bar Lobster Q Seaglass

Other: ________________________________

18. Italian Restaurant Buono Panini Capri Seaside Giuseppe’s Joseph’s Trattoria & Bakery Luna Rossa Ristorante Orzo Trattoria

Other: ________________________________

19. Mexican Restaurant Cafe Azteca Casablanca Grande Mexico Plaza Azteca

Other: ________________________________

20. Middle Eastern Restaurant Babylon Phoenician Restaurant Sahtaine Restaurant Taza Mediterranean Cuisine Yella Grille

Other: ________________________________

21. Asian Restaurant Blue Taleh New Tokyo Japanese Steak House Pho 88 Sushi Time Tokyo Steakhouse and Sushi Bar

Other: ________________________________

22. World Cuisine Restaurant 50 Warren Restaurant & Lounge Amphora Aprile’s European Moonstones Prelude

Other: ________________________________

23. Catering Amesbury Sports Park Catering Lenzi’s Simply Elegant Catering The Party Connection Two Chefs Are Better Than One Catering

Other: ________________________________

24. Alfresco Dining Michael’s Harborside Palmers Restaurant & Tavern The Patio at Hilton Garden Inn Salvatore’s Stripers Grille & Inn

Other: ________________________________

25. Restaurant Wine List The Left Bank Restaurant

at Stonehedge Inn & Spa Napa East Wine Lounge & Shop Tuscan Kitchen Unwine’d

Other: ________________________________

26. Retail Wine Shop Andover Liquors Harrington Wine & Liquors Lucia’s Bodega Port Wine & Spirits Tutto Bene The Wine Steward

Other: ________________________________

27. Specialty Market Butcher Boy Market Cote’s Market Thwaites Market Tuscan Market

Other: ________________________________

28. Farm Stand Cider Hill Farm Mack’s Apples Mann Orchards Farmstand & Bakery Parlee Farms Shaw Farm

Other: ________________________________

29. Breakfast Connector Café & Grill Eggie’s Diner Mad Martha’s Island Cafe Riverside Cafe Three Sisters Owl Diner

Other: ________________________________

pampering30. Skincare

Andrea’s Skin Care LaseAway Skin & Laser Centre Lillea Medical Aesthetics Moksha Spa & Wellness Center

Other: ________________________________

31. Bridal Shop Abbey Bridal Bella Sera Bridal Chantilly Place Cristina’s Bridal Pure Bliss

Other: ________________________________

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32. Hair Salon Aphrodite Salon & Spa Heather’s Hair Design Monte Carlo Salon Spa ni’Joli

Other: ________________________________

33. Health Club Cedardale Health & Fitness Choice Fitness Latitude Sports Clubs The Workout Club

Other: ________________________________

34. Fitness Class/Program Breakaway Computraining CrossFit Lowell Edge Fitness Fitness Together Shaperella

Other: ________________________________

35. Medispa Begin with Skin Kira Medspa Renew MediSpa Skin Serenity MediSpa

Other: ________________________________

shopping36. Eyewear

Andover Eye Care Eyes on Main Eyewear by Giorgio Tallman Eye Associates

Other: ________________________________

37. Men’s Fashion The Andover Shop J. Farley Clothiers George’s Apparel Giblee’s Sterlingwear Boston

Other: ________________________________

38. Women’s Fashion Dino International Furs Humanity Izzy’s Emporium Merrimack Premium Outlets

Other: ________________________________

39. Jewelry Crown Jewelers Hot in Hollywood Long’s Jewelers Naser Jewelers Nazarian Jewelers Pandora Store Pretty Poppy Quiet Pleasures Jewelry Zemenian Jewelers

Other: ________________________________

40. Gifts Annie’s Hallmark / Baldoria Ashley’s Hallmark Gold Crown Plum Island Soap Company Rose & Dove Specialty Gift Shop

Other: ________________________________

41. Consignment Clothing and Accessories

Chic Consignment Boutique Gentry’s Lulu’s Closet Boutique Wear It’s At

Other: ________________________________

42. Florist Flowers by Steve Ford Flower Co. Greenery Designs McLay’s Florist

Other: ________________________________

guilty pleasures43. Pastry

Andyman Dessert & Baking Co. Baked On Pastries Fisichelli’s Pastry Shop Frederick’s Pastries

Other: ________________________________

44. Special Occasion Cakes Cakes by Design Cakes by Erin Eat Cake Kéyks

Other: ________________________________

45. Cupcakes Good Day Cafe I Dream of Jeanne Cupcakes Mill City Cupcake Co. Queen City Cupcakes

Other: ________________________________

46. Burger The Grog The Loft Lowell Beer Works Milley’s Tavern Sauce

Other: ________________________________

47. Lobstah Roll The Beach Plum French’s Catering Larry’s Clam Bar Markey’s Lobster Pool

Other: ________________________________

48. Fried Seafood Brown’s Lobster Pound Flints Corner Pizza & Seafood New England Seafood The Park Lunch

Other: ________________________________

49. Frappe Carter’s Ice Cream Gary’s Ice Cream Hodgie’s Kimball Farm Richardson’s Ice Cream

Other: ________________________________

50. Chicken Barb Norm’s White Horse Rolf’s Pub Sweetheart Inn Three Dogz Diner

Other: ________________________________

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