She’ll take expert care of your canines, as in teeth, but the delightful part about having Anne Sellas as your dental hygienist is how much she cares about your canines, as in dogs. Her enclave in the offices of Dr. Patrick Chase, the excellent St. Petersburg dentist, is distinguished by bulletin boards plastered with named photos of all of her patients’ pet pups, a visual that is lots more soothing than novocain. Plus, she’s full of stories about her own two Labs, Cabo and Tenny, and good if slightly odd advice. For instance, ask her about “popcorn toes” (it has to do with the smell, as she perceives it, of doggie paws) and using dryer sheets as an anti-panic technique for the thunder-shy. For dog lovers, having Anne as your dental hygienist is almost as good as a warm puppy. —David Warner
Goods & Services: Local business is good business.
Local business is good business.
Who would’ve known that we’d spend our mid-30s (and beyond) collecting buttons and pins for our lapels and guitar straps? Thanks to the comic book-inspired selection at Tampa’s Bronze Age Buttons and veteran local comics artist/musician Josh Sullivan’s wide variety of enamel pins both cute and snide, getting older (and throwing around our disposable income) never felt — or looked — so cool. —Ray Roa/Scott Harrell
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- Runner Up: Seminole Heights Community Acupuncture
- Runner Up: A Touch of Wellness
- Runner Up: Knot on Main Street
- Runner Up: Dysfunctional Grace
- Runner Up: Beacon 430 (St. Petersburg)
- Runner Up: West Park Village (Westchase)
- Runner Up: Dimmitt Automotive Group
- Runner Up: Brandon Ford
- Runner Up: Murray Motive (Oldsmar)
- Runner Up: Tires Plus (Multiple Locations)
Suncoast Credit Union Website. Convenient local branches, access to thousands of ATMs, exclusive member seminars and sponsored events throughout the community. www.suncoastcreditunion.com
- Runner Up: Bank of America
- Runner Up: Chase
- Runner Up: Sapia's Barber Shop
- Runner Up: Billy's Corner Barber Shop
