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Arts & Entertainment
Best Band That Plays Originals Los Blancos
Best Community Theater Merry-Go-Round
Best Live Music Venue Westcott Theater
Best Club Deejay Deejay Seedz
Best Interactive Museum Museum of Science and Technology
Best Local Author Bruce Coville
Best Free Music Event M&T Syracuse Jazz Fest
Best Place to Purchase Art Downtown Arts & Crafts Festival
City Life
Best Visionary Elected Official Stephanie Miner
Best Iconic Building National Grid
Best Local Hot Topic Destiny USA
Best Neighborhood Strathmore
Best Ethnic Festival Festa Italiana
Best Music Festival M&T Syracuse Jazz Fest
Food & Drink
Best Breakfast Spot Stella’s
Best Italian Restaurant Dominick’s
Best Thai Restaurant Erawan
Best Steakhouse Scotch ‘N Sirloin
Best Asian Restaurant Ichiban
Best Mexican Restaurant Boom Boom Mex Mex
Best Creative Menu Gentile’s
Best Wings Patsy’s Pizza
Best Pizza Patsy’s Pizza
Best Ice Cream Gannon’s Isle
Best Fish Fry Doug’s Fish Fry
Best Draft Beer Selection Blue Tusk
Best Java Freedom of Espresso
Best Place to Eat When Someone Else is Paying Lemon Grass
Best Patio The Retreat
Best Mixed Drink Martini at World Martini Bar
Best Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant Strong Hearts Cafe
Best Barbecue Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
Best Burger Blarney Stone
Best Local Brew (Not Brewery) Swallow Wit (Middle Ages)
Best Finger Lakes Wine Red Cat (Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards)
Best Sushi Sakana-Ya
Best Restaurant Appetizer Tully’s Tenders
The Media
Best Blog Matt’s Morning Memo
Best TV News Hottie/Male Chris Brandolino
Best TV News Hottie/Female Kaylea Nixon
Best Accurate Meteorologist Wayne Mahar
Best Radio Station WNTQ-FM 93.1 (93Q)
Best Local Radio Morning Show Ted & Amy (93Q)
Best Local Cheesy Commercial Billy Fuccillo
Love & Sex
Best LGBT Bar Rain
Best Hook-Up Joint Woody’s Jerkwater Pub
Best Outdoor Makeout Spot Onondaga Lake Park
Best Spot for Lunch for Two Kitty Hoynes
Best Romantic Getaway Finger Lakes
Best Adult Club Paradise Found
Going Shopping
Best Used Bookstore Books and Memories
Best Musical Instrument Store Guitar Center
Best Hip Clothing Store Boom Babies
Best Bargain Clothing Spot Rescue Mission
Best Place to Buy Vintage Goods Boom Babies
Best Lingerie Isadora
Best Neighborhood Market Nichol’s
Best Auto Repair Shop Tobins Garage
Best Jewelry Story Egon Ehrlinspiel
Sports & Leisure
Best Local Coach Jim Boeheim
Best Bowling Alley Strike N Spare Lanes
Best Mini-Golf Fairmount Glen Mini-Gold
Best Place to Learn to Ski Toggenberg Ski Center
Best Ice Skating Clinton Square
Best Pool Hall Cap’s Cue Club
Best Day Spa Mirbeau Inn & Spa
Etc.
Best Guess at if/when Destiny Will Open (Never Doesn’t Count)
Best “Green” Project Destiny USA
Best Beautification Effort Armory Square
Best Civic Booster Chris Fowler
Best Suburb Liverpool
Best Urban Greenspace Onondaga Park
