Woodlands Online celebrates ‘Best of The Woodlands’ winners at Ale & Ivy party

By: Sean K. Thompson

| Published 04/23/2025

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Every year since 2009, Woodlands Online has hosted a competition to determine the best businesses in The Woodlands based on community voting participation. Over the years, the competition has become outright fierce, with thousands of businesses vying for coveted ‘Best of The Woodlands’ awards that cover more than one hundred categories of sixteen types of business.

The 2025 awards brought the most entries to date. Once the February voting period was over, the tens of thousands of ballots were counted and sorted, and the winners announced as favorite businesses and organizations in multiple categories, including automotive, dining, education, entertainment, financial services, healthcare, home decor & improvement, real estate, retail, and more. There was one up to first place winner and two additional winners per category.

Once again, Woodlands Online held a special Winners Appreciation Party at Ale & Ivy on Sawdust Road, where the winners were invited to come out for hors d’oeuvres, drinks, networking, gathering, photo opportunities, and to grab their ordered winners plaques. The atmosphere was festive and the service impeccable as dozens of representatives showed up to celebrate their businesses’ achievements.

The Gill Center for Plastic Surgery and Dermatology took home the ultimate honors as the 2025 Business of the Year. Doctors Paul and Anita Gill and their staff were in good company with a handful of very special companies that had the unique privilege of winning in our inaugural competition 16 years ago and this year’s competition. These companies included Christian Brothers Automotive, Mr Handyman of The Woodlands, Amazing Spaces Storage Center, Rivela Plastic Surgery, The Strong Firm P.C., Boardwalk at Town Center, Lawn Ranger Company, Inc., The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and Bio-Tech Pest Control.