The Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (AGLCC) is busy throughout the year, whether it’s hosting networking nights, business summits or mayoral forums. But once a year they gather for a ritzy affair to honor the city’s LGBT business leaders, and such was the case Friday night at the Westin Buckhead Atlanta for the group’s Community Awards Dinner.

Nominees were announced and honored last month (thanks for the nod for Small Business of the Year, folks!). Winners at Friday’s dinner – co-emceed by Tony Kearney and Gabrielle Claiborne – included:

  • Carlton Brown for Business Man of the Year
  • Emma Foulkes for Business Woman of the Year
  • Georgia Equality for Guardian Angel Award
  • Courtney DeDi for Rising Star Award
  • Lab Monkey Communications for Corporate Ally Award
  • Luis Quinones for Member of the Year
  • Creative Approach for Small Business of the Year

Congrats to all the honorees and winners and check out our photo gallery below!

(Photos by Jean Bartlett)

Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis at the announcement that the city was one of nine metro area communities where Google will begin providing high-speed Internet connections.
A rendering of The Roycraft.
Actors Luke Davis and Amber Nash will star in the Atlanta-lensed indie film “How to Ruin the Holidays.”
Writer and producer Kevin Gillese, left, with his brother Mark, who inspired the storyline of “How to Ruin the Holidays.”
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Clock tower at Charlie Loudermilk Park.
Jean Edel Bapteus, 27, of West Palm Beach, Florida, arrested Jan. 29 for sale of heroin in Dunwoody.
Zachary Claude Lopez, 20, of Acworth, arrested Jan. 29 and charged with sale of heroin in Dunwoody.
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Cobb County Fire and Rescue help Ofc. Jeremy Massengil of Dunwoody Police deliver his wife’s baby on Feb. 1. The photo was posted on the Dunwoody Police Department’s Facebook Page on Feb. 2.
Sgt. Jason Dove receives the 2014 Chief’s Award.
Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis pours beer samples for the first beer-making class at Dunwoody Nature Center on Jan. 22.
Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis pours beer samples from Moondog Growlers, a partner of Dunwoody Nature Center, during a beer-making class on Jan. 22.
Brian Sullivan, of Moondog Growlers, shares beer samples with a beer-making class at Dunwoody Nature Center Jan. 22.