Gila Valley Made tops with four noms in Best of Safford Awards

Trcia Garrett, co-founder of Gila Valley Made, right, helps a customer purchase a large dreamcatcher and wagon wheel from the Whiskey & Wine display during Gila Valley Made's opening Friday. - David Bell Photo/Gila Valley Central

SAFFORD — The nominees are in and the public can decide which businesses are the Best of Safford.

Best of Safford voting is open at Vote for the Best of Safford 2021 Survey (surveymonkey.com).

Gila Valley Made leads the way with four nominations, followed by Ginaveve’s Market Place and Dug’s Blow N Smoke BBQ with three nominations each.

The Best of Safford is sponsored by the Safford Downtown Association.

“We like to recognize, or want to recognize, some of our best businesses in the City of Safford,” said Safford Downtown Association President Danny Smith. “It’s meant to encourage and recognize folks who do a great job.”

The nominees are:

Best dining experience

● The Branding Iron

● Ginaveve’s Market Place

● Casea Manana

● Dug’s Blow N Smoke BBQ

● El Charro

● Red Oven Pizzeria

Best customer service

● Dug’s Blow N Smoke BBQ

● Safford Builders Supply/Ace Hardware

● Gila Valley Made

● Ginaveve’s Market Place

● Kempton Chevrolet Buick

● Misfits Vapes and More

Best remodel

● 5th and Main Office Suites

● Gila Valley Made

● Los Jilbertos

● Thriftee Food and Drug

Best business newcomer

● Tiny Bean Coffee Co.

● Gila Valley Made

● Red Oven Pizzeria

● Bargain Bin

Best service business

● Big O Tires

● Copper Hills Dental

● Kempton Chevrolet Buick

● Palmer/Johnson Family Dentists

● Rustic Lace Wax Bar and Salon

● Top Notch

Best retail business

● Gila Valley Made

● Marcia’s Garden Soap Shop

● Dug’s Blow N Smoke BBQ

● Enchanted Boutique

● Ginaveve’s Market Place

● The Wear

Once the votes are tallied, the winners will be announced at the Downtown Association’s Appreciation Luncheon, Wednesday, April 27, at the historic Safford Theatre, starting at noon.

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