Media
Best local TV personality: Joe Pinner
Best weatherperson: Jim Gandy
Best sportscaster: Joe Daggett
Best local radio personality: Benji North
Best radio station (tie): WMFX-FM and WUSC-FM
Best local writer: Eric Shaw Quinn

Food
Best new restaurant (tie): Columbia's, Devine Foods, Sharky's
Best overall dining experience: Al's Upstairs Italian
Best place to eat alone (tie): The Basil Pot, home
Best place to play with your food: Yesterday's
Best 24-hour restaurant: Martin's (EATS)
Best drive-thru: Big Ed's Ranchburger
Best quick lunch: Nice n' Natural
Best take-out food: Eggroll Station
Best Sunday Brunch: Shoney's
Best service: Garibaldi's
Best wine list: Gibson's Peddler
Best cup of coffee: Goatfeather's
Best doughnut shop: Krispy Kreme
Best breakfast: Shoney's
Best biscuits: Bojangles
Best subs: Sub Station II
Best vegetable plate: Basil Pot
Best soul food: Rainbow Café
Best barbecue: Maurice Bessinger's
Best pizza: Pizza Hut
Best deli: Andy's Deli, Groucho's
Best chicken wings: Rupert's Wings
Best hot dog: Sandy's Hot Dogs
Best hamburger (tie): Fuddrucker's, Wendy's
Best onion rings (tie): Burger King, What-A-Burger
Best french fries: Bojangles
Best salad bar: Quincy's
Best steakhouse: Gibson's Peddler
Best Mexican restaurant (tie): Monterey, Monterrey Jack's
Best Italian restaurant (tie): Al's Upstairs Italian, Villa Tronco
Best Chinese restaurant: Egg Roll Station
Best French restaurant: Pierre's
Best Japanese restaurant: Kyoto
Best restaurant for non-smokers (tie): Nice n' Natural, Red Lobster
Best place for dessert: Goatfeathers
Best ice cream: Rossini's

Music
Best new artist: Psychotoy
Best live performance: The Rolling Stones
Best male vocalist: Dale Simmons (Psychotoy)
Best female vocalist: Robin Wilson (Bachelors of Art)
Best LP: Monster, Fetchin Bones
Best single (tie): "Cult of Personality", "Running Down a Dream", "When Love Comes to Town"
Best local band name: Psychotoy
Best stage presence/appearance: The Rolling Stones
Best rock band: Bachelors of Art
Best jazz group: Black Market
Best blues/R&B band: Blues Blasters
Best country band: Alabama
Best band to damage your eardrums: The Neighborhoods
Best record store: Manifest Discs & Tapes
Best used record store (tie): Manifest Discs & Tapes, Papa Jazz Record Shop
Best musical instrument store: Star Music
Best place to buy CD's: Manifest Discs & Tapes

Clubs & Bars
Best new club: Club 638
Best bartender: Bill Thorpe (Rockafella's)
Best rock n' roll club: Rockafella's
Best jazz club: Pug's
Best C&W bar: Merlin's
Best college bar: Group Therapy
Best gay bar: Playground
Best public nuisance bar: Group Therapy
Best people-watching bar: Group Therapy
Best club DJ: David Riddle
Best jukebox: Martin's (EATS)
Best game selection: i.b.'s
Best happy hour buffet: Beau's
Best pitcher cocktail: California Dreaming
Best restroom graffiti: Group Therapy
Best sports bar: Champs
Best bar to get in a fight: Group Therapy
Best pool hall: Opening Break
Best neon sign (tie): Hair'Em, Rockafella's
Best bar to take a first date: Goatfeathers
Best bottled beer selection: Goatfeathers
Best exotic drink selection (tie): California Dreaming, Goatfeathers
Best line heard in a bar: "I just counted my sperm, and there's one missing!"

Arts & Entertainment
Best art gallery: Columbia Museum of Art
Best annual indoor event: USC Christmas Pageant
Best annual outdoor event: St. Patrick's Day
Best place to take children: Riverbanks Zoo
Best free entertainment: Free nights at Rockafella's
Best movie theater: Jefferson Square Theatre
Best movie rental selection: Blockbuster Video
Best local actor/actress: Stan Brown
Best local theater production: "Steel Magnolias"
Best current TV show: "Married with Children"
Favorite cable channel: MTV

Goods & Services
Best bakery: Cribb's
Best place for fresh seafood: Fresh Market
Best place for fresh produce (tie): Farmer's Market, Fresh Market
Best natural food store: Rosewood Natural Foods
Best bookstore (new): Happy Bookseller
Best bookstore (used): Book Dispensary
Best message service: Dial Page
Best thrift store: Community Thrift
Best Gamecock store: USC Bookstore
Best Clemson: store: Jewelry Warehouse
Best new age store: Joyful Alternative
Best hospital to have a baby: Baptist Medical Center
Best cemetary: Elmwood Cemetary

Sports & Leisure
Best public golf course: Putt-Putt
Best public tennis court: USC
Best public basketball court: Mays Park
Best fitness center/health club: Columbia Athletic Club
Best bowling alley: Park Triangle Lanes
Best pro athlete: Michael Jordon
Best amateur athlete: Tony Rice
Best day trip from Columbia: Charleston
Favorite park: Riverfront Park
Best SC beach: Edisto Island
Best place to make out: home

The '80s
Best artist: (tie) REM, U2
Top 12 LPs: 1. The Joshua Tree ­ U2, 2. Steel Wheels ­ Rolling Stones, 3. (tie) Faith ­ George Michael, Love ­ The Cult, The Real Thing ­ Faith No More, Tattoo You ­ The Rolling Stones, 4. Document ­ REM, Full Moon Fever ­ Tom Petty, Life's Rich Pageant ­ REM, So ­ Peter Gabriel, Straighten Up ­ Paula Abdul, War ­ U2
Top 12 Movies: Raiders of The Lost Ark, 2. (tie) Amadeus, Batman, 3. (tie) The Big Chill, Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, sex, lies & videotape, 4. (tie) Alien, Back to the Future, Blue Velvet, Dead Poets Society, Fatal Attraction, Rainman
Most Significant Event: Downing of Berlin Wall
Best Fashion Statement: Miniskirts
Weirdest Fad: Slam Dancing
Best Food Fad (tie): Frozen Yogurt, Sushi