ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BEST AM RADIO PERSONALITY
Mark Wheat - Radio K

BEST ART GALLERY
Walker Art Center

BEST COLUMNIST
Dara Moskowitz

BEST FM RADIO PERSONALITY
Remy Maxwell - 93X

BEST HIP-HOP RADIO PROGRAM
The Beat Box - Radio K

BEST MOVIE THEATER
Lagoon Cinema

BEST MUSEUM
Science Museum of Minnesota

BEST RADIO PROGRAM AFTER MIDNIGHT
X-Treme Metal Shop - 93X

BEST RADIO STATION
93X

BEST TV NEWSCASTER
Don Shelby

BEST TV SPORTS ANCHOR
Randy Shaver - KARE-TV

BEST TV STATION
KARE-TV (Channel 11)

BEST TV WEATHERPERSON
Belinda Jensen

BOUGHT & SOLD

BEST BIKE SHOP
Erik's Bike Shop

BEST BOOKSTORE (NEW)
Barnes & Noble

BEST BOOKSTORE (USED)
Half Price Books

BEST CAR WASH
The Downtowner Car Wash

BEST CD STORE (NEW)
The Electric Fetus

BEST CD STORE (USED)
Cheapo

BEST GARDEN CENTER
Bachman's

BEST HAIRCUT
Great Clips

BEST HARDWARE STORE
Ace Hardware

BEST HOTEL
Le Meridien

BEST MALL
Mall of America

BEST MECHANIC
Autópia

BEST PAWN SHOP
Pawn America

BEST THRIFT STORE
Saver's

BEST TOY STORE
Toys R Us

BEST VIDEO RENTAL
Blockbuster

FOODSTUFF

BEST BAGELS
Bruegger's Bagels

BEST BAKERY
Wuollet Bakery

BEST BBQ
Famous Dave's

BEST BURGERS
Matt's Bar

BEST COFFEE BY THE POUND
Dunn Bros

BEST FRESH PRODUCE
The Wedge Community Co-op

BEST FRIES
McDonald's

BEST GOURMET GROCERY
Byerly's

BEST NATURAL FOODS GROCERY
The Wedge Community Co-op

BEST PIZZA
Pizza Lucé

BEST SALAD
Olive Garden

BEST SUSHI
Fuji-Ya

BEST WINE AND LIQUOR STORE
Surdyk's

OUT & ABOUT

BEST BEACH
Lake Calhoun

BEST BOWLING ALLEY
Bryant-Lake Bowl

BEST COACH
Flip Saunders

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE
Lindsey Whalen

BEST GOLF COURSE
Hiawatha Golf Gourse

BEST LYNX PLAYER
Katie Smith

BEST PICNIC SPOT
Minnehaha Falls

BEST PLACE TO ICE SKATE
The Depot

BEST PLACE TO PLAY POOL
City Billiards Bar & Cafe

BEST PUBLIC PARK
Como Park

BEST TIMBERWOLVES PLAYER
Kevin Garnett

BEST TWINS PLAYER
Torii Hunter

BEST VIKINGS PLAYER
Randy Moss

BEST WILD PLAYER
Marian Gaborik

RESTAURANTS

BEST BREAKFAST
Sunny Side Up Cafe

BEST CHEAP EATS
Chipotle

BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT
Rainbow Chinese Restaurant and Bar

BEST COFFEEHOUSE
Dunn Bros

BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT
Vincent A Restaurant

BEST GREEK/MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT
It's Greek to Me

BEST HANGOVER BREAKFAST
The Uptown Diner

BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT
Taste of India

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT (CHEAP)
Olive Garden

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT (NOT CHEAP)
Buca di Beppo

BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Fuji-Ya

BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Pepito's

BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Solera

BEST RESTAURANT FOR DESSERT
Café Latte

BEST RESTAURANT FOR LATE-NIGHT DINING
Pizza Lucé

BEST RESTAURANT FOR OUTDOOR DINING
Black Forest Inn

BEST RESTAURANT FOR ROMANCE
La Belle Vie

BEST RESTAURANT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING
Oceanaire Seafood Room

BEST STEAK HOUSE
Manny's Steakhouse

BEST TAKEOUT
Sawatdee

BEST THAI RESTAURANT
Sawatdee

BEST VEGETARIAN-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT
Café Brenda

BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT
Quang Restaurant

BEST WINE LIST
Zander Café

SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL

BEST ALL-AGES VENUE
First Avenue

BEST BEER SELECTION IN A BAR
Old Chicago

BEST BLUES BAND
The Lamont Cranston Blues Band

BEST CLUB DJ
Jake Rudh

BEST COCKTAILS
Chino Latino

BEST CONCERT OF THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Summer Sanitarium Tour (Metallica)

BEST DANCE CLUB
First Avenue

BEST GAY BAR
The Gay 90's

BEST HAPPY HOUR
Lyle's Bar & Restaurant

BEST HIP-HOP ARTIST
Atmosphere

BEST IRISH PUB
Kieran's Irish Pub

BEST JAZZ ARTIST
Happy Apple

BEST KARAOKE
Grumpy's Bar & Grill

BEST LESBIAN BAR
Lucy's Saloon

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR--MINNEAPOLIS
Chatterbox Pub

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR--ST. PAUL
O'Gara's Garage

BEST R&B ARTIST
Prince

BEST ROCK BAND
Skywind

BEST ROCK CLUB
First Avenue

BEST STRIP CLUB
Déjà Vu

THE CITY GRITTY

BEST BOONDOGGLE
Bus Strike

BEST LOCAL BOY MADE GOOD
Prince

BEST LOCAL GIRL MADE GOOD
Lindsey Whalen

BEST MAYOR
R.T. Rybak

BEST MONTH TO BE IN THE TWIN CITIES
June

BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST DATE
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

BEST PLACE TO DUMP SOMEONE
Mall of America

BEST PLACE TO PEOPLE-WATCH
Minnesota State Fair

BEST POLITICIAN
Paul Wellstone

BEST STATE FAIR FOOD
Cheese Curds