Carlyle Wins Arlington's Best Brunch
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The votes are in, with more than 5,000 Arlingtonians choosing their favorite local
businesses and venues in the 2009 People’s Choice Arlington Best Business “ABBIE” Awards.
Among the big winners: Whitlow’s on Wilson Bar & Grill, which won in the
categories of Best Neighborhood Bar and Best Happy Hour. Lost Dog Cafe's South Arlington location won Best New Business, and both Lost Dog locations picked up awards for
Best Family Friendly Restaurant and Best "Bargain" Restaurant. New category
winners were ShoeFly for Best Boutique; Carlyle for Best Brunch; the
Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) for Best Community-Based Nonprofit; and
the Tony-award winning Signature Theatre for Best Performing Arts Organization.
The winners in the 15 different ABBIE categories were announced by County Board Chair,
Barbara Favola at the November 17th Board meeting.
Click here for a complete
list of award winners.
All nomination submissions and voting for the People’s Choice ABBIES took place online.
Those without access to a computer at home or work were encouraged to use Arlington
Public Library Internet stations.
In addition to recognition from the Arlington County Board, this year’s ABBIE winners
will receive a year’s worth of acknowledgment from AED including promotion on the
Arlington County Web sites, in Arlington e-newsletters, Arlington Virginia Network (AVN)
television spots, newspapers advertisements and special placement in the Arlington County
Visitors Guide and Map.
