LOCAL HERO Mayor Pat McCrory
LOCAL ZERO (tie) Gloria Pace King & Mayor Pat McCrory
BEST ACTIVIST (INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP) Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN)
BEST LOCAL CHARITY Habitat for Humanity
3815 Latrobe Drive
704-376-2054
BEST NEW SLOGAN FOR CHARLOTTE "Don't Bank On It"
BEST MEMBER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT Mayor Pat McCrory
WORST MEMBER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT County Commissioner Bill James
PUBLIC OFFICIAL MOST IN NEED OF TASERING County Commissioner Bill James
BEST USE OF TAX MONEY Light Rail
BIGGEST WASTE OF TAX MONEY Light Rail
BEST LOCAL ATHLETE Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers
BEST THING TO SHOW OFF TO OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS U.S National Whitewater Center
5000 Whitewater Center Parkway
704-391-3900
BEST NEW BUILDING/ATTRACTION EpiCentre
210 E. Trade St.
MOST MISSED OLD BUILDING Athens Restaurant
WORST EYESORE The Arlington (aka "The Pink Building")
315 Arlington Ave.
704-373-1766
BEST HOTEL The Westin
601 S. College St.
704-375-2600
BEST MUSEUM Discovery Place
310 N. Tryon St.
704-372-6261
BEST AREA TO LIVE IN CHARLOTTE Dilworth
BEST PRE-GAME HANGOUT DOWNTOWN Parking Lot Tailgating Parties
WORST INTERSECTION Queens, Queens, Providence and Providence
BEST FESTIVAL Festival in the Park
BEST PLACE FOR OUTDOOR EXERCISE Freedom Park
1900 East Blvd.
704-432-4280
BEST PLACE TO GET BACK TO NATURE U.S. National Whitewater Center
5000 Whitewater Center Parkway
704-391-3900
BEST PLACE TO PEOPLE-WATCH SouthPark Mall
4400 Sharon Road
704-364-4411
BEST GOLF COURSE Quail Hollow Country Club
3700 Glen Eagles Road
704-552-1800