- Issue Archive for
- Jul 18-24, 2007
- Vol. 21, No. 22
Best Of
Best New Store (Opened In Last 12 Months)
Glamour Puss
Local Hero
Mark Englander
Best Radio Station
WFAE
Local Hero
Slain Police Officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton
Best New Store (Opened In Last 12 Months)
Crate & Barrel
Best Clothing Store
Boris & Natasha
Local Zero
Jim Pendergraph
Best Art Exhibit
“Body Worlds” at Discovery Place
Best Radio Personalities
Ace & TJ, WNKS
Local Zero
Mayor Pat McCrory
Best Shoe Store
Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
Best Shoe Store
Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
Best Activist (Individual Or Group)
Summer Lipford
Best Drive-Time Radio Show
The Ace & TJ Show, WNKS
Best Activist (Individual Or Group)
Habitat for Humanity
Best Local Artist
Amy Sanders
Best Hair Salon
Modern Salon & Spa
Best Restaurant Wine List
Bonterra Restaurant & Wine Room
Best Local TV Newscast
Eyewitness News, WSOC
Best Local Charity
YWCA
Best Local Charity
Habitat for Humanity
Best New Artist
Sharon Dowell
Best Tattoo/Piercing Parlor
Ace Custom Tattoo
Best Local TV Anchor
Debi Faubion, WSOC
Best New Slogan For Charlotte
“Crown Town”
Best New Slogan For Charlotte
“More Dollars Than Sense”
Best Local TV Personality
Steve Crump, WBTV
Best Local Male Actor
Mike Collins
Best Local TV Sports Anchor
Delano Little, WBTV
Best Local Female Actor
Kim Watson Brooks
Best Member Of Local Government
Anthony Foxx
Best Gourmet/Specialty Food Store
Pasta & Provisions
Best Health Club
YMCA
Best Gourmet/Specialty Food Store
Dean & DeLuca
Best Local TV Meteorologist
Larry Sprinkle, WCNC
Best Member Of Local Government
Pat McCrory
Best Local TV Sports Anchor
Delano Little, WBTV
Worst Member Of Local Government
(Tie) Pat McCrory & Bill James
Best Performing Arts Group
North Carolina Dance Theatre
Best Health Food Store
Earth Fare
Best Audio/Video Store
Best Buy
Worst Member Of Local Government
Dan Bishop
Best Martial Arts Studio
Charlotte Martial Arts Academy
Best Health Food Store
Talley’s Green Grocery
Best Local TV News Reporter
(Tie) Ashlea Kosikowski, WSOC, & Brigida Mack, WSOC
Biggest Waste Of Tax Money
Light Rail
Best Local Newspaper Reporters
Danica Coto & Peter St. Onge, Charlotte Observer
Best Movie Theater (Quality Of Presentation)
Phillips Place Cinema
Best Audio/Video Store
Best Buy
Best Breakfast
Original Pancake House
Best Performing Arts Group
North Carolina Dance Theatre
Best Celebrity Hairdo
DJ Spider
Best Local Columnist
Tonya Jameson, Charlotte Observer
Best Movie Theater (Quality Of Films)
Manor Theatre
Best Local Newspaper Reporter
Tara Servatius, Creative Loafing
Best Place To Buy Cds
Manifest
Best Unsung Environmental Activist
Dee Dee Harris
Best Computer Store
Best Buy
Best Lunch
Izzy’s Café & Catering
Best Place To Buy Cds
Best Buy
Best Barbecue
Mac’s Speed Shop
Best Barbecue
Old Hickory House
Best-Dressed Public Figure
Bob Johnson
Best Video/Dvd Rental Selection
Blockbuster
Local Columnist You’re Sick Of
Ed Williams, Charlotte Observer
Best Local Columnist
Tara Servatius, Creative Loafing
The Lemons-Out-Of-Lemonade Award
U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes
Local Columnist You’re Sick Of
Tara Servatius, Creative Loafing
Best Place To Buy Dvds
Best Buy
Best Buffet
Golden Corral
Best Local Athlete
Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers
Best Local Author
Bob Inman
Local Issue That Needs More Attention
Loss Of Green Space Due To The Downtown Baseball Deal
Biggest Waste Of Tax Money
Coliseum Implosion
Best Display Of Clueless Arrogance
Pat McCrory
Local Issue You’re Sick Of
(Tie) Bitching About Illegal Immigrants, and The Earnhardt Family Drama
Local Issue That Needs More Attention
Traffic/Roads
Best Sex Paraphernalia Store
The Red Door
Best Coffeehouse (Specify Location)
Julia’s Coffee & Tea (Wendover)
Local Boy Or Girl Made Good
Kelly Pickler
Best Place To Find A Present For Someone
Paper Skyscraper
Best Independent Bookstore
Park Road Books
Best Candidate To Lead Stress-Relief Classes For CMS Teachers
George Terry McDonald Jr.
Best Takeout Or Sidewalk Stand
Price’s Chicken Coop
Local Issue You’re Sick Of
Light Rail
Best Place To Find A Present For Someone
Paper Skyscraper
Best Takeout Or Sidewalk Stand
Thai Thai
Charlotte’s Sexiest Man
Jake Delhomme
Best Chain Bookstore
Barnes & Noble
Best Used Bookstore
Book Buyers
Best Seafood
Upstream
Best Pet Store
PetSmart
Charlotte’s Sexiest Woman
Morgan Fogarty
Best New Band, Formed In Last 12 Months
Stone Figs
Best Local Athlete
Gerald Wallace, Charlotte Bobcats
Best Pizza
Brixx
Best Bike Shop
Bike Source
Best Hotel
The Westin Charlotte
Best Local Band/Artist
The Avett Brothers
Best Deli
Common Market
Best Lawn & Garden Shop
Lowe's
Local Boy Or Girl Made Bad
Tony Snow
Best Local Songwriter
Lindy Dobbins
Best Diner
The Penguin
Best Diner
The Penguin
Best Hardware Store
Blackhawk Ace Hardware
Best Chinese
PF Chang’s
Best Place To Live In Charlotte
Plaza-Midwood
Charlotte’s Sexiest Man
Constantine
Best Local Male Vocalist
Scott Weaver
Best Place to Jog
Freedom Park
Best Indian
Copper Modern Indian Cuisine
Worst Intersection
Independence Boulevard & Sharon Amity
Best Local Female Vocalist
Big Mamma D
Best Asian (Other Than Chinese Or Indian)
Thai Taste
Best Festival
Speed Street
Best Club/Party DJ
DJ Spider
Best Chain Bookstore
Barnes & Noble
Best Greek
Greek Isles
Best Place To Jog
Freedom Park
Best Used Bookstore
RealEyes
Best Place To Get Back To Nature
Freedom Park
Best Italian
Dolce Ristorante Italiano
Best European (Other Than Greek Or Italian)
Waldhorn Restaurant
Best New Band, Formed In Last 12 Months
Project Bluebird
Best Museum
Levine Museum of the New South
Best Place To People-Watch
SouthPark
Best Day Trip
Asheville
Best Mexican
Cocina Latina
Best Local Band/Artist
The Houstons
Best Mexican
Cantina 1511
Best Golf Course
Quail Hollow
Best Local Songwriter
Ben Best, Pyramid
Best Middle Eastern
Kabob Grill
Best Place To Jog
McMullen Creek Greenway
Best Local Male Vocalist
Mike Mitschele, Alternative Champs
Best Steakhouse
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
Best Restaurant For Vegetarians
Woodlands
Best Local Female Vocalist
Erika Blatnik
Best Restaurant For Vegetarians
Woodlands
Best Place To Get Back To Nature
Latta Plantation
Best Club/Party DJ
DJ Jah-Sun Rising
Best Place To People-Watch
Purgatory
Best Bagels
Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery
Best Day Trip
Hollywild Animal Park
Best Golf Course
Ballantyne Golf Club @ The Resort
Best Milkshakes
Cook Out
Best Desserts
The Cheesecake Factory
Best French Fries
McDonald's
Best Hamburger
The Penguin
Best Hot Dog
The Penguin
Best Ice Cream
Ben & Jerry's
Best Wings
Wild Wing Café
News & Culture
Joe "Robo Cop" White Gets Tough
Citizen Servatius
Lois Witham
Profile
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Ask the Editor
Fake questions. Real answers.
Break Us Off
Caught between rock and an art place
No Child Left behind
Breaking the Sound Barrier
CL and The Sol Kitchen presents:
The Plug
Finnegan Bell’s Top 5
Culture SurfingFinnegan Bell's Top 5
Fear of a black Uptown
The N Word
The seven deadly sins of kid culture
One dad runs interference against the worst of children's entertainment
Music
gogoPilot goes pop
Jeff Williams returns to guitar rock roots on new album
At Warped Speed
Hit & Run Reviews 76Music Menu / Soundboard 79
Offering up A Side of Blues
Your local music scene column
Down and Dirty
Keeping funky jazz alive with Johnny SketchBetta Listen
Wheels
CD Review: Carey Sims
Sunday funday
Plenty to do on the last day within weekend
CL Previews Upcoming Shows
DMX, The Secretions, others
Anonymous
CD Review: Tomahawk
The Return of the Magnificent
CD Review: DJ Jazzy Jeff
Film
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Film Clips
Capsule reviews of recently released movies
When Harry Met Hairy
Film Clips 32Films In A Flash 34
Arts
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Comic Proportions
Reviews of the latest comic books
Chicks with Swords in Eden
Arts Agenda 41Comic Proportions 44
Food & Drink
Sox It to Me
Kitchen Witch 56Corkscrew 58Good Eats 61
Lodi Rules
Corkscrew
Summer's Sandwich
Kitchen Witch
Sex & Love
Not So Big Of Him
Savage Love
Bad Habits
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Karma Cleanser
Will it come back to bite you?
She Knows
Moodswing
Blogs & Podcasts
See & Do
Columns
Free-thinking Son of the South
Boomer With Attitude
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Stargazer
July 18 -- 24, 2007
