NIGHTLIFE

  • Best Bartender: Nick Frey at Callaghan’s
  • Best All Around Bar: Callaghan’s
  • Best Dive Bar: The Garage
  • Best New Bar: Cell Block
  • Best E-Sho Bar: The Pub
  • Best WeMo Bar; Fabacher’s
  • Best MiMo Bar: The Double Olive
  • Best LoDa Bar: Grand Central
  • Best Dauphin Island Bar: Pelican Pub
  • Best Alternative Lifestyle Bar: Troopers
  • Best Bar Bathroom: Double Olive
  • Bathroom Most Likely to be Replicated in Hell: Hayley’s
  • Bar Where you are most likely to get Lucky: Grand Central
  • Bar with the Best Jukebox: Hayley’s
  • Best Place to Shake Your Booty: Atlantis
  • Best Beer Selection: Heroes
  • Bar with the Coldest Beer: Heroes
  • Bar with the Best Wine Selection: Café 615
  • Bar Where Lagniappe is Most Likely to be Stolen: The Garage
  • Best Free Crawfish: The Garage
  • Best Hair Stylist: William Chesser@ Chesser Gallery
  • Most Eligible Bachelor: Josh Bernstein
  • Most Eligible Bachelorette: Sandra Shaw

CUISINE

  • Best Locally-Owned Restaurant: Cafe 615
  • Best Chain Restaurant: Zea’s
  • Most Underrated Restaurant: La Pizzeria
  • Most Overrated Restaurant: Pillars
  • Best Sweet Tea: Spot of Tea
  • Restaurant with the Best Service: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
  • Restaurant with the Worst Service: Butch Cassidy’s
  • Best Lunch Spot: Café 219
  • Best Brunch: Spot of Tea
  • Best Coffeehouse: Satori Coffeehouse
  • Best Deli: Atlanta Bread Company
  • Best Gumbo: Wintzell’s
  • Best Po-Boy: Wintzell’s
  • Best Sushi: Mikato
  • Best Bakery: Pollman’s
  • Best Hamburger: Callaghan’s Irish Pub
  • Best Steak: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
  • Best Seafood: Original Oyster House
  • Best Ethnic Food; Busaba’s Thai Cuisine
  • Best Atmosphere: Café 615
  • Best Mexican: Los Rancheros
  • Best Margarita: Los Rancheros
  • Best Italian Restaurant: Guido’s
  • Best Pizza: Picklefish
  • Best Barbecue: Saucy Q
  • I Can’t Believe They’re Still Open!: Butch Cassidy’s

MUSIC

  • Best Club to See Live Music: Monsoon’s
  • Best Outdoor Bar to see Live Music: The Blue Gill
  • Best Local Band: Peek
  • Best New Local Band (under one year old): The Lowdown
  • Best Songwriter: Craig Ricci (The Tiles)
  • Local Band with the Hottest Groupies: The Tiles
  • Local Band with the Homliest Groupies: Ugli Stick
  • Best Solo Musician: Eric “the Birdman” Erdman
  • Best Area Guitarist: Craig Ricci
  • Best Area Singer: Craig Ricci
  • Best Area Drummer: John Milham
  • Best Area Bassist: Matt Etheridge
  • Best Area Pianist: Bo Roberts
  • Favorite Act at Bayfest 2004: George Clinton

Media – Radio

  • Favorite Radio Station: 92-WZEW
  • Least Favorite Radio Station: Hot 104.1
  • Best Radio Morning Show/DJ: Sean Sullivan @ 92 ZEW
  • Best Local DJ: Sean Sullivan @ 92 ZEW
  • DJ Whose Voice Leads you to believe you may want to see HIM naked: Sean Sullivan @ 92 ZEW
  • DJ Whose Voice Leads you to believe you may want to see HER naked: Candy @ TK 101
  • Best Talk Radio Host: Uncle Henry @ WPMI 710 AM
  • Most Annoying Local Radio Ad: All car ads

MEDIA – Television

  • Best Local Evening Newscast: WPMI
  • Best Local Morning Newscast: WPMI
  • Best Investigative Reporter: Josh Bernstein – WPMI
  • Best Sports Coverage: WKRG
  • Sexiest Local Newsperson (Male): Mel Showers – WKRG
  • Sexiest Local Newsperson (Female): Sandra Shaw – WPMI
  • Most Memorable TV News Story/Feature: Hurricane Ivan
  • Most Annoying Local Television Ad: Hoffman’s Furniture

MEDIA PRINT

  • Favorite Lagniappe Section: Music
  • Favorite Lagniappe Column: Mobile Magnified
  • Favorite Lagniappe Feature Story: Arch McKay
  • Favorite Lagniappe Cover: Crystal Meth
  • Favorite Mobile Register Reporter: Eddie Curran & Steve Myers (tie)
  • Favorite Mobile Register Columnist: Frances Coleman
  • Craziest Mobile Register Street Hawker: The guy in the tux at Broad & Government

POLITICOS

  • Hardest-working city councilperson: Connie Hudson
  • Who Will be the Next Mayor: Peavy
  • Who will win the District 2 council seat?: Sullivan & Carroll (tie)
  • Who will win District 7: Miller
  • Worst Mayoral Campaign Misstep: $1000 Bedsole dinner
  • Best Political Move of the Past Year: Dow stepping down
  • Worst Political Move of the Past Year: David Thomas
  • Lamest Local Campaign Move of the Year: $1000 Bedsole Dinner
  • Issue You are Most Tired of Hearing About: David Thomas
  • Who’s right – Tillman or Tyson?: Tyson