Mount Pleasant Magazine Jan/Feb2016

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20 BEST OF 2016
2015
people in Mount Pleasant – well-off retirees and
everyone else who hopes to become a well-off retiree.
Edward Jones gets high financial marks from readers
of Mount Pleasant Magazine, ranking third overall and
first through agent Philip Cingolani.
Second – E & R Wealth Management
Third – Edward Jones
Best Gymnastics Facility
If you don’t know a Shaposhnikova from a side aerial
or a Kolman from a kip, drop by Tapio School of
Dance and Gymnastics and find out. Better yet, bring
your budding Nadia Comaneci to learn either
competitive or non-competitive gymnastics in a
pleasant, safe environment.
Second – GymMasters Gym Academy
Third – The Little Gym/Rock Solid Gymnastics (tie)
Best Hair salon
The Bard wrote,
“Vanity, thy name
is woman.” Here in
Mount Pleasant,
Vanity is Kim
Coleman, who
established
Vanity Salon a
decade ago. It
quickly became
the go-to place
not only for “routine” hair and makeup but for bridal
and special events styling as well – even spray tanning.
Second – Stella Nova Spa Salon
Third – DonVia Salon
Best HeatinG and air company
Unlike people,
when it comes to
your heating and
air unit, you want
it to blow hot and
cold. And if it
doesn’t? You can
call C & C Myers
Heating & A/C
according to our
trusted readers.
Soon that perfect
Hawaii-esque
temperature will be yours again.
Second – Carolina Custom Air
Third – Austin Air LLC
Best Home cleaninG service
You’ve probably heard of organic produce, organic
chocolates and
even organic
coffee. But have
you ever heard of
organic house
cleaning? Meet
Maid Pure , a
company that will
leave your abode
immaculate
without using
harsh, toxic materials. Try them, then invite Ralph
Nader over for dinner.
Second – Molly Maid
Third – Mount Pleasant Cleaning Technicians/Have It
Maid (tie)
Best Hotel
Within living memory, the term“Mount Pleasant hotel”
would have been
an oxymoron.
Today, there are
numerous places
where a traveler
(or a not-so-close
friend or relative)
can lay his or her
head comfortably
in our town.
Rating these
excellent hostelries is a tough task but one our readers
took to with gusto, citing Comfort Suites at the IOP
Connector as the top place to stay.
Second – Hampton Inn and Suites
Third – WyndhamGarden
Best insurance aGent
Woody Allen once speculated that the worst torture in
the world would
be to be sealed in
an underground
box with an
insurance agent.
Clearly, Mr. Allen
never met the
man behind Billy
Swails State
Farm . Former
councilman;
former mayor; current chairman of the Charleston
Best Heating
and Air
Company
- C & C Myers
Heating & A/C
Best Hair
Salon
-Vanity Salon
Best Home
Cleaning
Service
- Maid Pure
Best Hotel
- Comfort
Suites
Best Insurance
Agent
- Billy Swails
State Farm