CITY LIFE
Best Mobilian Right Now
Sandy Stimpson
Best Baldwinian Right Now
Lynn Oldshue
Quintessential Mobilian
Powell Hamlin
Quintessentially Baldwin
Lucy Buffett
Awesome Octogenarian (Or Somewhere in That Neighborhood)
Arlene Mitchell
Best Police Officer
Trey Tomberlin
Best Firefighter
Trenton Emrick
Best Annual Fundraising Event
American Cancer Society Chili Cook-Off
Best Hotel
The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
Best High School Marching Band
Baker High School
Best Mardi Gras Parading Society
Mystics of Time
Best Mardi Gras Marching Society
Joe Cain’s Merry Widows
Best Mardi Gras Ball
Order of Osiris
Best Mardi Gras Organization – Baldwin
Shadow Barons
Best Mardi Gras Throw
Crichton Leprechaun Plush
Coolest Church or House of Worship
Christ United
Best Clergy/Pastor/Spiritual Leader
Pastor Alan Floyd, Cottage Hill Baptist Church
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners (Attraction)
Bellingrath Gardens & Home
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners (Restaurant)
Bluegill
Best Local Merch or Apparel Company
The Nutria Rodeo Trading Co.
Coolest Apartment Community
D’Iberville Apartments
Best Retirement Community
Seabrook Pointe
Best Local Company to Work For (Under 50 Employees)
Gardberg & Kemmerly, Attorneys at Law
Best Local Company to Work For (Over 50 Employees)
USA Health
Best Local College or University
University of South Alabama
Best Local College Professor
Missy Curtis, University of South Alabama, Radiologic Sciences
Best Local College President
President Jo Bonner, University of South Alabama
Best Local Athlete – High School Boys
Mendes Barber, McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, Soccer
Best Local Athlete – High School Girls
Gracie Dees, Saraland High School, Softball
Best Movie Theater
Nexus Cinema Dining
Mobile Bay’s Most Adorable Dog
Charlie Hammond
Mobile Bay’s Cutest Cat
Twix Salmon
Most Pet-Friendly Bar or Restaurant
HopHounds Brew Pub & Dog Park
Mobile Bay’s Best New Small Business (Less Than 2 Years Old)
Petal & Groove Flower Bar
Best Woman-Owned Business
A Touch of Serenity
Best Veteran-Owned Business
CertaPro Painters of Mobile & Baldwin Counties
Best Minority-Owned Business
Class 101 Mobile, College Planning/Test Preparation
You Are So Mobile If You …
Know Who Mel Showers and John Edd Thompson Are
Best Animal Rescue Organization
Wags & Whiskers
Best Local Nonprofit
Aubreigh’s Army
Nappies Category for 2025
Best Place to Volunteer
My Business is Awesome But There Is No Category for Me
Hall’s Sausage & Wholesale Meats/Sausage and Wholesale Meats Company