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The Valley’s sister city to the south aptly nicknamed”The Sunshine Factory” is bursting with its very own Best of accolades. Check out the best people, places, and things Old Pueblo \u00a0has to offer\u00a0according AZFoothills.com<\/em>\u00a0readers top picks for Tuscon.<\/p>\n

These are Arizona Foothills <\/span><\/i>Best of Our Valley 2017 <\/b>contest winners. Winners will be featured in the April 2017 issue of Arizona Foothills Magazine,\u00a0a tell-all guide to the best people and places in the Valley of the Sun, as chosen by its residents.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

As a special thanks to the winners and those who helped them attain their Best Of status, a celebratory bash will be held in May 2017. Stay tuned for details on the fabulous fete!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Winners, download your 2017 Winners logo<\/span><\/i> <\/i>here<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>and reserve space for the Collector’s Edition<\/i> <\/i>here<\/i><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

THE WINNERS LIST: TUCSON<\/b><\/p>\n

Best Annual Tucson Event – <\/span><\/strong>Tuscon Fashion Week<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Boutique: TIE<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>ZOE Boutique<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Avenue Boutique<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Breakfast\/Brunch Spot<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Prep & Pastry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best College Party Bar<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Gentle Bens<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Dentist<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Dr. Beverly Agnew, DDS<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Golf Course<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Sewailo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Lawyer<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Scott D. Gibson, The Law Office Of Scott D Gibson PLLC<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Lunch Spot<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>R<\/span><\/a>eilly Craft Pizza and Drink<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Ranch Escape<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>White Stallion Ranch<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Resort or Hotel<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Casino del Sol<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Resort Restaurant<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>PY Steakhouse<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Shopping Center<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>La Encantada<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Spa<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Hiapsi Spa at Casino Del Sol<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Tucson Lifestyle Instagram<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>@WhyILoveWhereILive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Tucson-Based Fashion Designer<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Dorota Zglobicka, Theo Doro<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Wedding Venue<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Merci Gallery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Favorite Couple in Tucson<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Angela & Michael Kapp, Brand Consultant & Head Coach – UofA Woman’s Lacrosse<\/span><\/p>\n

Most Fashionable in Tucson – Men<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Richard Oseran, Hotel Congress owner<\/span><\/p>\n

Most Fashionable in Tucson – Women<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Adaleta Avdic, blogger<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Most Influential Tucson Man<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Felipe Garcia, EVP Visit Tucson<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Most Influential Tucson Woman<\/b> –\u00a0<\/b>Randi Dorman, R+R Develop\/Chairwoman, Downtown Tucson Partnership\/Past President, Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Valley’s sister city to the south aptly nicknamed”The Sunshine Factory” is bursting with its very own Best…\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13],"class_list":{"0":"post-3018","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-places","8":"tag-featured","9":"cs-entry","10":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\nBest in Tucson: 2017<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Valley's sister city to the south aptly nicknamed"The Sunshine Factory" is bursting with its very own Best of accolades. 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