2024 Family Favorites

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The results are in! Thank you for nominating and voting for the individuals, services, schools and businesses you loved the most this year.

Each year brings an opportunity for local families to share their favorites and learn about other favorites from friends and neighbors. You might just find a new one for yourself! Keep an eye out for next year’s nomination period to submit your recommendations for 2025.

Best Bakery
Black Market Bakers, Annapolis and Edgewater
Runner Up: Nothing Bundt Cakes

Best Burger
Edgewater
Runner Up: Red Robin

Best Ice Cream
Always Ice Cream Company, Annapolis
Runner Up: Cold Stone Creamery

Best Pizza
Ledo’s Pizza, multiple locations
Runner Up: Squisito Pizza and Pasta

Best Restaurant with Entertainment or Diversions
Coconut Joe’s Bar & Grill, Edgewater
Runner Up: Miss Shirley’s Cafe, Annapolis

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant
Bubba’s 33, Glen Burnie
Runner Up: Coconut Joe’s Bar & Grill, Edgewater

Best Academic/Enrichment Program
Annapolis Maritime Museum, Annapolis and Eastport
Runner Up: Music Together Chesapeake, Severna Park

Best After-School Program
The Y in Central Maryland
Runner Up: Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park

Best School Break/Summer Program or Camp
Camp Wabanna, Edgewater
Runner Up: Eco Adventures, Millersville

Best Sports Program
Thrive Gym
Runner Up: Pasadena Soccer Club

Best Dance Program
Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Annapolis
Runner Up: Greater Annapolis Ballet, Annapolis

Best Visual Arts Program
Maryland Hall, Annapolis
Runner Up: Artsy Partsy, Pasadena

Best Performance Art Program
Music Together Chesapeake, Severna Park
Runner Up: Children’s Theatre of Annapolis

Best Preschool
The Y in Central Maryland
Runner Up: Bright Beginning Children’s Learning Center

Best Independent School
Key School, Annapolis
Runner Up: The Summit School, Edgewater

Best Public School
Waugh Chapel Elementary, Odenton
Runner Up: Broadneck (Note: Broadneck has an elementary school in Arnold and high school in Annapolis)

Best Family Event
Mission Escape Rooms, multiple locations
Runner Up: Chesapeake Arts Center, Arts in the Park

Best Farmers Market
Crofton Farmer’s Market
Runner Up: Annapolis

Best Free Family Fun
Anne Arundel County Public Library activities
Runner Up: Annapolis Town Center Summer Concerts

Best Kids’ Deals
Miss Shirley’s Cafe, Annapolis
Runner Up: Mission Escape Rooms, multiple locations

Best Indoor Activity
Mission Escape Rooms, multiple locations
Runner Up: Hyper Kidz, Gambrills

Best Indoor Attraction
Mission Escape Rooms, multiple locations
Runner Up: National Aquarium, Baltimore

Best Kid-Free Night Out
Carrol’s Creek Cafe, Annapolis
Runner Up: The Melting Pot, Annapolis

Best Performance Theater for Young Audiences
Children’s Theatre of Annapolis
Runner Up: Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Annapolis

Best Movie Theater
Cinemark Egyptian 24 and XD, Hanover
Runner Up: AMC Theatres

Best Museum
Maryland Science Center, Baltimore
Runner Up: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.

Best Outdoor Activity
Boy Scouts of America Scout Camps
Runner Up: Naval Academy sports

Best Outdoor Attraction
Kinder Farm Park, Millersville
Runner Up: Terrapin Adventures, Savage

Best Park/Play Area
Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis
Runner Up: Kinder Farm Park, Millersville

Best Party Destination
Mission Escape Rooms, multiple locations
Runner Up: DodgeArrows, Annapolis

Best Professional Sporting Event for Families
Bowie Baysox Baseball Club
Runner Up: Baltimore Orioles

Best Swimming Pool
The Y in Central Maryland
Runner Up: Truxton Park, Annapolis

Best Baby/Family Photography
Casey Elaine Photography, Crownsville
Runner Up: Jess Lombardi Photography, Annapolis

Best Consignment/Trade
Return to Oz, Annapolis
Runner Up: Once Upon a Child

Best Daycare
Bright Beginning Children’s Learning Center
Runner Up: Kiddie Academy of Annapolis

Best Family-Friendly Gym
YMCA
Runner Up: FIT4MOM Chesapeake, Odenton

Best Kids’ Boutique
Once Upon a Child, Glen Burnie
Runner Up: Wee-Sale (pop-up), Millersville

Best Mall to Shop With Kids
Arundel Mills
Runner Up: The Mall in Columbia

Best Party Venue
Mission Escape Rooms, multiple locations
Runner Up: DodgeArrows, Annapolis

Best Place for Kids’ Haircuts
Asili Hair Care Center, Linthicum
Runner Up: Pigtails & Crewcuts, Annapolis

Best Toy Store
Franklin’s Toys
Runner Up: Target

Best Dentist
Naptown Smiles, Annapolis
Runner Up: Dr. Eric Baker, DDS, Dentistry for Children, Gambrills

Best ER for Kids
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center Pediatric ER, Annapolis
Runner Up: PM Pediatric Care, Annapolis

Best Orthodontist
Labbe Family Orthodontics
Runner Up: Family Orthodontics of Annapolis

Best Pediatric Hospital
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore
Runner Up: Children’s National Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Best Pediatric Mental Health Practitioners
Annapolis Pediatrics, Crofton
Runner Up: Arundel Psychological Associates

Best Pediatric Orthopedic Practice
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore
Runner Up: University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, Baltimore

Best Pediatrician
Dr. Maegan Chaney, Bayside Pediatrics, Annapolis
Runner Up: Kay Pessagno, Annapolis Pediatrics

Best Place to Deliver Your Baby
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis
Runner Up: CalvertHealth Medical Center, Prince Frederick

Best Urgent Care
Patient First
Runner Up: PM Pediatric Care, multiple locations