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The Best of the Best contest is an advertising supplement of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette


Best art gallery

  • Arkansas Arts Center - Winner
  • Gallery 26 - Finalist
  • Red Door Gallery - Finalist

    Best casino or gaming center

  • Oaklawn Racing & Gaming - Winner
  • Choctaw Casino & Resort - Finalist
  • Gold Strike Casino Resort - Finalist

    Best escape room

  • Mystery Mansion Escape Rooms - Winner
  • Arkansas Escape Rooms - Finalist
  • Central Arkansas Escape Rooms - Finalist
  • The Escape Little Rock - Finalist

    Best festival

  • Greek Food Fest - Winner
  • Hillcrest Harvestfest - Finalist
  • Toad Suck Daze - Finalist

    Best golf course

  • Chenal Country Club - Winner
  • Greystone Golf Course - Finalist
  • Pleasant Valley Country Club - Finalist

    Best live theater

  • Arkansas Repertory Theatre - Winner
  • Murry's Dinner Playhouse - Finalist
  • Robinson Center - Finalist

    Best local radio DJ

  • Heather Brown, Alice 107.7 - Winner
  • Bob Robbins, 105.1 The Wolf - Finalist
  • Pool Boy, Alice 107.7 - Finalist

    Best local radio station

  • Alice 107.7 - Winner
  • 103.7 The Buzz - Finalist
  • B 98.5 - Finalist

    Best local TV morning show

  • Daybreak, KATV Channel 7 - Winner
  • KARK 4 Today, KARK 4 - Finalist
  • THV This morning, THV 11 - Finalist

    Best local TV news anchor

  • Craig O'Neill, THV 11 - Winner
  • Beth Hunt, KATV Channel 7 - Finalist
  • Dawn Scott, THV 11 - Finalist

    Best local TV sports reporter

  • Steve Sullivan, KATV Channel 7 - Winner
  • Hayden Balgavy, THV 11 - Finalist
  • Craig O'Neill, THV 11 - Finalist

    Best local TV weather reporter

  • Todd Yakoubian, KATV Channel 7 - Winner
  • Ed Buckner, THV 11 - Finalist
  • Melinda Mayo, KATV Channel 7 - Finalist

    Best movie theater

  • Cinemark Colonel Glenn 18 and XD - Winner
  • Movie Tavern Gateway Town Center - Finalist
  • Regal Breckenridge 12 - Finalist

    Best museum

  • Museum of Discovery - Winner
  • Arkansas Arts Center - Finalist
  • William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum - Finalist

    Best park

  • Pinnacle Mountain State Park - Winner
  • Burns Park - Finalist
  • Two Rivers Park - Finalist

    Best place to bike

  • Arkansas River Trail - Winner
  • Big Dam Bridge - Finalist
  • Two Rivers Park - Finalist

    Best place to camp

  • Buffalo National River - Winner
  • Greers Ferry Lake - Finalist
  • Petit Jean State Park - Finalist

    Best place to hear live music

  • Verizon Arena - Winner
  • Cajun's Wharf - Finalist
  • The Rev Room - Finalist