CITY LIFE
1. Best candidate for mayor
Greg Nickels
2. Best-dressed public official
Gary Locke
3. Best activist/hell-raiser
Charlie Chong
4. Best municipal scandal
WTO
5. Best off-leash area
Marymoor Park
6. Best nude beach
"There is one?"
7. Best historical building
Smith Tower
8. Best jogging route
Green Lake
9. Best affordable neighborhood
Ballard
10. Best unaffordable neighborhood
Queen Anne
11. Best Seattle pro athlete
Gary Payton
12. Best amateur Seattle sports team
UW women's softball
13. Best downtown all-day parking deal
Metro bus
14. Best radio traffic reports
KIRO 710
15.a) Best TV weather reports (station)
KING-5
15.b) Best TV weather reports (person)
Steve Pool, KOMO-4
16. Best place for pick-up basketball
Green Lake
17. Best place to propose to your significant other
Space Needle
18. Best place to rent space for your dot-com startup
Pioneer Square
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
19. Best live-music club
Showbox
20. Best dance-music night
Re-bar "Queer Disco" (Thurs.)
21. Best place to rent an obscure foreign film
Scarecrow Video
22. Best movie theater lobby to wait in
Harvard Exit
23. Best intermission people-watching
Paramount Theater
24. Best pre-show valet parking
5th Avenue Theater
25. Best all-ages club
"There are none left."
26. Best place to bump into a Chihuly
Benaroya Hall
27. Best TV news theme music
KING-5
28. Best place to heckle slam poets
OK Hotel
29. Best place to sit in Benaroya Hall
Prime Orchestra
30. Best karaoke
Sunset Bowl
31. Best bowling alley
Sunset Bowl
32. Best mini-golf
Interbay Family Golf Center
33. Best museum
Seattle Art Museum
34. Best gallery
Greg Kucera Gallery
35. Best dot-com to buy your tickets online
Ticketmaster.com
FOOD, BARS & RESTAURANTS
36. Best new restaurant
Tango
37. Best nonsmoking bar
Virginia Inn
38. Best burger
Red Mill
39. Best pot stickers
Snappy Dragon
40. Best waitstaff
Metropolitan Grill
41. Best restaurant table decorations
Icon Grill
42. Best pizza
Pagliacci
43. Best barista banter
Vivace
44. Best burritos
Taco Del Mar
45. Best coffee joint to bring your laptop
Starbucks
46. Best place to expect a huge tip if you're a waiter
Canlis
47. Best neighborhood Italian joint
Bizzarro
48. Best grocery store salad bar
QFC
49. Best tofu dishes
Bamboo Garden
50. Best place to order five-star spicy food
Tup Tim Thai
51. Best corporate cafeteria
Microsoft
52. Best bartender
Ben Dougherty, Zig Zag Caf鼯B>
53. Best dot-com food delivery service
HomeGrocer.com
STORES & SERVICES
54. Best in-person travel agency
Doug Fox Travel
55. Best independent shoe store
Woolly Mammoth
56. Best grocery store checkout line
QFC
57. Best aerobics instructor
Trisha Murphy, Pumakicks Conditioning Club
58. Best car detailing
Elephant Car Wash
59. Best diaper service
Baby Diaper Service
60. Best place to buy power tools
Home Depot
61. Best department store sales staff
Nordstrom
62. Best place to get a keg
Red Hook Ale Brewery
63. Best place to gear up for climbing Rainier
REI
64. Best tattoo/piercing parlor
Slave to the Needle
65. Best place to buy vinyl records
Cellophane Square
66. Best antique store
Pelayo Antiques
67. Best place to buy eyeglasses
Market Optical
68. Best pet grooming
Kristi's Grooming Co.
69. Best high-end computer store for your dot-com startup
CompUSA
70. (BONUS) Best idea for becoming a dot-com billionaire
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PRIZE WINNERS
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Meet Jeffrey Smith! He's won a getaway for two to Vancouver, BC!
Q: Where are you from?
A: "I'm from Bellevue, born in Seattle."
Q: What do you do for a living?
A: Dishwasher
Q: Hobbies?
A: Reading, dog walking, and music
Q: Who will you take to Vancouver?
A: "I'll be taking my life partner, Jacqueline."
Q: What'll you do in Canada, eh?
A: "I'll be relaxing and walking in BC. Thanks!"
RUNNER-UP
Michael Harkovitch! You've won a dinner for two at the NEW Wild Ginger!
Q: Where are you from?
A: Fairbanks, Alaska
Q: What to you do?
A: Library assistant for Seattle Public Library; "However, I am an aspiring librarian. (Subject to change at a moment's notice.)"
Q: What's your favorite dinner spot?
A: "Currently, it's Bamboo Garden."
Q: Any final words?
A: "Wow, this is so cool! Thanks a lot!"
HONORABLE MENTION
Christie Overland! You've won a fabulous Seattle Weekly T-shirt!
Q: Where are you from originally?
A: Seattle
Q: What do you do?
A: Merchandising
Q: What will you do with your T-shirt?
A: "Wear it."
