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Media
Best local TV personality: Susan Audé Fisher
Best weatherperson: Jim Gandy
Best sportscaster: Joe Daggett
Best local radio personality (tie): Gene McKay, Woody Windham
Best radio station: WUSC-FM
Best local writer: James Dickey

Food
Best new restaurant: Harper's
Best overall dining experience (tie): Al's Upstairs Italian, Columbia's
Best place to eat alone: Yesterday's
Best place to play with your food: Dixie Seafood
Best 24-hour restaurant: Martin's (EATS)
Best drive-thru: Rush's
Best quick lunch: Subway
Best take-out food: Egg Roll Station
Best Sunday Brunch: The Marriott
Best service: Yesterday's
Best wine list (tie): Columbia's, Goatfeathers
Best cup of coffee: The Gourmet Shop
Best doughnut shop: Krispy Kreme
Best breakfast (tie): Martin's (EATS), Shoney's
Best biscuits: Bojangles
Best subs: Subway
Best vegetable plate: Lizard's Thicket
Best soul food: Bert's Grill
Best barbecue: Little Barbecue Hut
Best pizza: Parthenon
Best deli: Andy's Deli
Best chicken wings: Rupert's Wings
Best hot dog: Sandy's Hot Dogs
Best hamburger: Rush's
Best onion rings: Dairy Bar
Best french fries: McDonald's
Best salad bar: Quincy's
Best steakhouse: Gibson's Peddler
Best Mexican restaurant: Monterrey
Best Italian restaurant: Al's Upstairs Italian
Best Chinese restaurant: Egg Roll Station
Best French restaurant: Le Petit Chateau
Best Japanese restaurant (tie): Kyoto, Yamato
Best restaurant for non-smokers: Basil Pot
Best place for dessert: Goatfeathers
Best ice cream: Rossini's

Music
Best new artist: Black Crowes
Best live performance: Dread Zeppelin
Best male vocalist: Harry Connick, Jr.
Best female vocalist (tie): Kelly Hogan Murray (Jody Grind), Robin Wilson (B.O.A.)
Best LP (tie): Black Sheets of Rain, Bob Mould, Rhythm of Saints, Paul Simon
Best single: "Groove is in the Heart", Deee-Lite
Best music video: "Groove is in the Heart", Deee-Lite
Best local band name (tie): Hootie & The Blowfish, Voodoo Chili
Best stage presence/appearance: Robert Plant
Best rock band: The Rolling Stones
Best rap band: Public Enemy
Best jazz group: Pat Metheny
Best blues/R&B band: Stevie Ray Vaughn
Best country band: Kentucky Headhunters
Best band to damage your eardrums: Metallica
Best record store (tie): Manifest Discs & Tapes, Sounds Familiar
Best used record store: Papa Jazz Record Shop
Best musical instrument store: Pecknel Music Co.
Best place to buy CD's: Manifest Discs & Tapes

Clubs & Bars
Best new club: Club 638
Best college bar: Group Therapy
Best rock n' roll club: Rockafella's
Best jazz club: Greenstreet's
Best C&W bar: Bubba 'n' Buck
Best gay bar: Affairs
Best bartender: Bill Thorpe (Rockafella's)
Best public nuisance bar: Group Therapy
Best people-watching bar: Group Therapy
Best club DJ: Vinnie Vitale (Night Lites)
Best jukebox (tie): Opening Break, Yesterday's
Best game selection: Frank's Hot Dogs
Best happy hour buffet: Saints
Best pitcher cocktail: Cracker Jack's
Best restroom graffiti: Rockafella's
Best sports bar: i.b.'s Sports Bar
Best bar to get in a fight: Group Therapy
Best pool hall: Opening Break
Best neon sign: Rockafella's
Best bar to take a first date: Goatfeathers
Best place to dance: Club 638
Best bottled beer selection: Goatfeathers
Best exotic drink selection (tie): California Dreaming, Monterrey Jack's
Best line heard in a bar: "Want to get on the guest list the hard way?"

Arts & Entertainment
Best art gallery: Lewis & Clark
Best annual indoor event: Circus
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: Ghost
Best movie theater: Litchfield Cinemas
Best movie rental selection: Blockbuster Video
Best local actor/actress: Len Marini
Best local theater production (tie): "Leader of The Pack", "Threepenny Opera"
Best current TV show: "Cheers"
Favorite cable channel: ESPN

Goods & Services
Goods and Services
Best bakery: Cribb's Bakery
Best place for fresh seafood: Fresh Market
Best place for fresh produce: Farmer's Market
Best natural food store: Rosewood Natural Foods
Best bookstore (new): Happy Bookseller
Best bookstore (used): Book Dispensary
Best thrift store: Community Thrift
Best Gamecock store: Addam's
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: Linrick
Best public tennis court: Martin Luther King Park
Best public basketball court: Heathwood
Best fitness center/health club: YMCA
Best bowling alley: Brunswick
Best pro athlete: Bo Jackson
Best amateur athlete: Rahjib Ismail
Best day trip from Columbia: Charleston
Favorite park: Sidney Park
Best SC beach (tie): Edisto Island, Isle of Palms
Best place to make out: home