BARS

  • Best Bartender: Cheryl – Callahan’s
  • Best All Around Bar: Callaghan’s
  • Best Dive: The Garage
  • Best New Bar (Under a year old): The Royal Scam
  • Best E-Sho Bar: The Pub
  • Best WeMo Bar: Metropolitan Groove
  • Best MiMo Bar: Double Olive
  • Best SoMo Bar: Zebra Lounge
  • Best LoDa Bar: The Garage
  • Favorite Casino: Beau Rivage
  • Best Alternative Lifestyle Bar: B-Bob’s
  • Best Bar Bathroom: Double Olive
  • Bar Bathroom Most Likely to be Replicated in Hell: Hayley’s
  • Bar Where You Are Most likely to Get Lucky: Grand Central
  • Best Place to Hear all the Latest Gossip: The Garage
  • Best Jukebox: The Bike Shop
  • Best Place to Shake Your Booty: Martinis
  • Best Beer Selection: Heroes
  • Bar with Coldest Beer: Heroes
  • Best Wine Selection: Wine Loft

SHOPPING & SERVICES

  • Best Hairstylist: Jennifer Kennedy – La Moda
  • Most Eligible Bachelor: Bob Poppa
  • Most Eligible Bachelorette: Lois White-spunner

MUSIC

  • Best Club to See Live Music: Soul Kitchen
  • Best Outdoor Bar to See Live Music: Bluegill
  • Best Non-Bar Venue: Saenger Theatre
  • Best Local Band: Peek
  • Best New Local Band (under one year old): El Cantador
  • Local Band w/the Hottest Groupies: Phar Fletcher
  • Local Band w/the Homeliest Groupies: Grayson Capps
  • Best Solo Musician: Wes Loper
  • Best Area Guitar Player: Corky Hughes
  • Best Area Singer: Lisa Mills
  • Best Area Drummer: John Milham
  • Best Area Bass Player: Johnny Gwin – El Cantador
  • Best Area Piano Player: Bo Roberts
  • Favorite Act at Bayfest Last Year: The Wreckers
  • Best non-local Band who plays here regularly: Grayson Capps

CUISINE

  • Best Locally Owned Restaurant: La Pizzeria
  • Best New Restaurant (under one year old): Royal Scam
  • Best Chain Restaurant: Zea’s
  • Best Chef : Sidney Klein – The Bakery
  • Most Underated Restaurant: Osman’s
  • Best Outdoor Dining: Bluegill
  • Best Sweet Tea: Spot of Tea
  • Best Service: Ruth’s Chris
  • Best Wings: Wings
  • Best Chicken Fingers: Foosackley’s
  • Best Ice Cream: Old Dutch
  • Worst Service : Butch Cassidy’s
  • Best Lunch Spot: Café 219
  • Best Deli: Naman’s
  • Best Gumbo: Wintzell’s
  • Best Po Boy: The Boiling Pot
  • Best Sushi: Liquid
  • Best Bakery: Pollman’s
  • Best Hamburger: Callaghan’s
  • Best Steak: Ruth’s Chris
  • Best Seafood: Felix’s
  • Best Brunch: Spot of Tea
  • Best Ethnic Food: Busabas
  • Best Atmosphere: La Pizzeria
  • Best Mexican : Los Rancheros
  • Best Margarita: El Giro
  • Best Italian Restaurant: La Pizzeria
  • Best Pizza: La Pizzeria
  • Best Coffeehouse: Carpe Diem
  • Best BBQ: Saucy Q
  • Best Fake Grouper: Asian Catfish
  • I Can’t Believe They’re Still Open: T.G. Jokers

Media – Radio

  • Favorite Radio Station: WZEW
  • Best Radio Morning Show or DJ: Sean Sullivan – WZEW
  • Best Local DJ: Sean Sullivan – WZEW
  • DJ Whose Voice Leads you to believe you may want to see HIM naked: Dan Brennan – WKSJ
  • DJ Whose Voice Leads you to believe you may want to see HER naked: Shelby Mitchell – WKSJ
  • Best Talk Radio Host: Uncle Henry

Media – Television

  • Best Local Evening Newscast: FOX 10
  • Best Local Morning Newscast: WPMI
  • Best Anchor: Anissa Centers
  • Best Investigative Reporter: Bruce Mildwurf
  • Best Sports Coverage: WKRG
  • Sexiest Local News Person (Male): Scott Walker – WPMI
  • Sexiest Local News Person (Female): Anissa Centers – WALA
  • Biggest TV news story/feature: ThyssenKrupp
  • Which fired WPMI employee do you  miss the most?: Peter Albrecht

MEDIA – Print

  • Favorite Lagniappe Section: Music
  • Favorite Lagniappe Column: Mobile Magnified
  • Favorite Lagniappe Feature Story: Griffith Shell
  • Favorite Lagniappe Cover: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  • Favorite Press-Register Reporter: Eddie Curran
  • Favorite Press-Register Columnist: Bill Finch
  • Craziest Mobile Register Street Hawker (Specify intersection): Government/Broad
  • Best Loal Web site/Blogger: Mobile Bay Times – Chip Drago

POLITICS

  • Hardest-Working City Councilperson (Mobile): William Carroll
  • Hardest-Working City Councilperson (Eastern Shore): Cathy Barnette – Daphne
  • Worst Mobile County School Board Member: Hazel Fournier
  • Best Political Move of the Past Year (Mobile): ThyssenKrupp
  • Best Political Move of the Past Year (Eastern Shore): Electing Bradley Byrne as chancellor
  • Worst Political Move of the Past Year (Mobile): Not renewing Dodge’s contract
  • Worst Political Move of the Past Year (Eastern Shore): Building condos on marsh
  • Lamest local campaign move of the year (Mobile): Termination of Dodge
  • Lamest local campaign move of the year (Eastern Shore): Wal-Mart
  • Issue You Are Most Tired of Hearing About? (Mobile): The School Board
  • Issue You Are Most Tired of Hearing About? (Eastern Shore): Wal-Mart