BONW 2021 VOTING OPEN
Vote now in our annual Best of the Northwest Competition! Voting open through July 31. Click here.
Best of the Northwest 2021 Winners Announced
Click here to view the winners of the Best of the Northwest 2021 Reader’s Choice Awards!
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Best of the Northwest 2020 Winners Announced
Click here to view the winners of the Best of the Northwest 2020 Reader’s Choice Awards!
BONW 2019 Feature: Winner’s Announced!
The results are in. You—readers from Whatcom, Skagit, and San Juan counties—cast more than a total half-million votes in 126 categories for your favorite North Sound businesses, places, and people. From Best Date Night to Best Dentist, you made your choices known. Here they are. Thank you to all our readers and followers for participating and voting, and congratulations…
Best of the Northwest 2018 Winners Announced
You voted, and now you can see who is the Best in the Northwest! Here are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in all 126 categories.
Best of the Northwest
Bellingham Alive’s Best of the Northwest is both our biggest magazine issue and biggest shindig of year. The Best of the Northwest (BONW) contest, now in its ninth year, has readers vote for their favorites for everything from best bookstore to best yoga instructor. Top three businesses in each of more than 125 categories get a certificate to hang on their store’s wall, and it has become a badge of honor to have one. After all the votes are counted…
Best of the Northwest 2017
Click below to view the top three businesses in over 120 categories. Congratulations to our 2017 Best Of The Northwest winners!
2016 Best Of The Northwest Winners Announced
Click below to view the top 3 businesses in over 120 categories. Congratulations to our 2016 Best Of The Northwest winners!
Best of the Northwest 2016
The results are in! Our readers have voted on their favorite businesses, services, restaurants, stores, and spas from Blaine to Anacortes. Looking for the go-to places to get the perfect haircut or find the best dentist?…
Best of the Northwest 2015
The results are in! Our readers have voted on their favorite businesses, services, restaurants, stores, spas and more, from Blaine to Anacortes. Looking for the go-to places to get the perfect haircut or find the best dentist? Look no further. Arts & Entertainment BEST CASINO- Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa Silver: Skagit Valley Casino…
Best Of The Northwest 2014
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Best Casino Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa Silver: Skagit Valley Casino Bronze: Swinomish Casino & Lodge With events, expos and activities, there are always reasons to…
Best of the Northwest 2013
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT BEST CASINO Silver Reef Silver: Skagit Valley Casino Bronze: Swinomish If you combine excellent food, great gaming, live national events and a full-service,…
Best of the Northwest 2012
We received more than 30,000 votes within 80 categories for this year’s Best of the Northwest.