Best Activity While Intoxicated

Skinny Dipping

Personal Best: Where the Pavement Ends

Michael Kostick, Biker

Best Happy Hour in Broward

Tarpon Bend

Best Happy Hour in Palm Beach

Crabby Jack's

Best Debauched Dance Night

Flaunt Thursdays at Delux Lounge

Best Bar for Smokers

Club M

Best New Bar in Broward

The Brick

Best New Bar in Palm Beach

Yard House

Best New Club

Roxanne's on Main

Best Place to Gamble

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Best Poolside Bar

Big Game Bar & Grill

Best One-Nighter

Respectable Street's "18 Years of Oblivion"

Best Bartender in Broward

Jessica at Duck Soup

Best Bartender in Palm Beach

Rob Husted at Club Safari

Best Beer Selection

Case and Keg Beer World

Best Place for a Perfectly Poured Guinness

Kavanagh & Morrissey's Restaurant & Irish Bar

Best Bloody Mary

Buzz's Lounge

Best Signature Cocktail

"Marilyn Monroe" at Swig Bartini

Best Margarita

Yucatan Mexican Bar & Grill

Best Rock Club

The Culture Room

Best Club DJ

Phoenix

Best Place to Slow-Dance

Round Up Country Western Club

Best Strip Club

Scarlett's Cabaret

Best Place to Play Pool

George's Billiards

Best Biker Bar

Nothin' Fancy Bar and Grill

Best Gay Bar

New Moon

Best Place to Meet Single Women

Dada

Best Place to Meet Single Men

The Treasure Trove

Best Place to Meet Intelligent Women

Sushi Blues Café

Best Place to Meet Intelligent Men

Adult art classes at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art

Best Place to Meet Single Men Who Own Boats

Tiki Waterfront Sea Grill

Best Place to Meet Single Men Who Own Yachts

Club Y

Best Place to Meet Single Men -- Besides a Bar

Best Buy

Best Place for a Second Date

Mai-Kai Restaurant and Lounge

Best Place for the Sleepless

Primanti Brothers

Best Place to Get Drunk in Broward

The Mental Ward

Best Place to Get Drunk in Palm Beach

CJ's Draft House

Best Neighborhood Bar in South Broward

Sauer Apple Saloon

Best Neighborhood Bar in Fort Lauderdale

Grady's Bar

Best Neighborhood Bar in North Broward

Jesse's Xtreme Sports Bar

Best Neighborhood Bar in South Palm Beach

Nippers

Best Neighborhood Bar in Central Palm

The Dirty Dwarf Pub

Best Place to Stay Until Last Call

Foster's Too

Best Place to Drink in Flip-Flops

Bahia Cabana

Best Place to Drink and Skate

Bump & Grind Skate Night at Automatic Slim's

Best Bar Food

Cucina dell'Arte

Best Sports Bar

The Park Sports Club

Best Wine Bar

Kala's Wine Bar

Personal Best Mmm. Cheese Fries

Brent Buckman, TV Reality Contestant

Personal Best: Health Food Blues

Juanita Dixon, Blues Singer

Best Cheap Lunch

Taqueria Guerrero

Best Meal for Cheapskates

Beef Eater

Best New Restaurant in Broward

Serafina

Best Pizza

Red Rock Coal Fired Pizza

Best New Restaurant in Palm Beach

Bova

Best Pizza by the Slice

Sassano's New York Style Pizzeria

Best Service in a Restaurant

SukhoThai

Best Wraps

The Daily Squeeze

Best Pho

Pho Nam Do

Best Restaurant Décor

Jetsetter Lounge

Best Chicken Fried Steak

Lester's Diner

Best Tea House in Broward

One Tea Lounge

Best Tea House in Palm Beach

Serenity Gardens

Best Wings

Tarpon Bend

Best Falafel

Exotic Bites

Best Small Plates

The Cottage

Best Bagels

Boston Bagel Café

Best Restaurant for Intimate Conversation

Food Amongst the Flowers

Best Onion Pletzls and Bialys

Bagels &

Best Restaurant for Out-of-Towners

Joe's Riverside Grille

Best Black-and-White Cookie

Family Bakery

Best Restaurant When Someone Else is Paying

Marcello's La Sirena

Best Diner

Egg 'N' You

Best Reason to Renounce Vegetarianism

La Granja's Peruvian Roast Chicken

Best Breakfast on the Beach

St. Bart's Coffee Co.

Best Ice Cream Parlor

Jaxson's

Best Gelato

Nonna's Cafe

Best Sunday Brunch

Victoria Park

Best Hamburger

Hamburger Mary's

Best Restaurant for Kids

Biddy Early's Irish Restaurant & Bar

Best Barbecue

Texas Hold 'Em

Best Salsa

Jalisco Restaurante

Best Carryout Chinese

Pepper's Chinese Restaurant and Lounge

Best Comfort Food

Deco

Best Asian Market

A Dong Oriental Food Mart

Best Restaurant in South Broward

Chez Andrée

Best Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale

3030 Ocean

Best Tofu

Myung Ga Tofu & BBQ Restaurant

Best Hot Dog

Fat Lou's

Best Restaurant in North Broward

Romantico Ristorante

Best French Fries

Hot Dog Heaven

Best Restaurant in Palm Beach

Saporissimo

Best Steak House

Gotham City

Best Sticky Sweets

Nirala Sweets BBQ

Best Argentine Restaurant

Che, Pibe

Best Milkshake

Doc's All American

Best Caribbean Restaurant

Sugar Reef

Best Chocolate Shop

Galler

Best Chinese Restaurant

Hong Kong City BBQ

Best Coffee

Bacio

Best Crepe

La Creperie

Best Cuban Restaurant

Mario's Catalina

Best Farmers' Market in Broward

Tater Town

Best French Restaurant

Chez Jean-Pierre

Best Farmers' Market in Palm Beach

Woolbright Farmer's Market

Best Indian Restaurant

Taj

Best Expensive Italian Restaurant

Rino's Tuscan Grill

Best Winetastings

Naked Grape Wine Co.

Best Inexpensive Italian Restaurant

Papa Pistola's

Best Raw Bar

Southport Raw Bar

Best Fish Sandwich

Tiki Waterfront Sea Grill

Best Jamaican Restaurant

Annie's Fresh Fish and Baked Goods

Best Japanese Restaurant for Pyrotechnics

Sakai Japanese Restaurant

Best Sub

Colombino Italian Bakery and Deli

Best Croissant

EuroBread & Café

Best Mexican Restaurant

Silvana

Best Bread

German Bread Haus

Best Philippine Restaurant

Horizon International

Best Bakery

Le Petit Pain French Bakery

Best Salvadoran Restaurant

El Tamarindo

Best Prepared Foods

C'est Si Bon

Best Sushi in Broward

Wasabi Cafe

Best Seafood Market in Broward

Fish Peddler East

Best Sushi in Palm Beach

Sushi Bon

Best Seafood Market in Palm Beach

Palm Beach Fish Market and Bistro

Best Tapas

Paella Seafood Grill

Best Conch Fritter

Calypso

Best Thai Restaurant

Tamarind Asian Grill

Best Key Lime Pie

Aruba Beach Café

Best Seafood Restaurant

Blue Moon Fish Co.

Best Waterfront Dining

Windows at Ireland's

Best Museum Café

Café 1451 at the Norton Museum of Art

Best Place to Dine With Gramps

Brazilian Tropicana

Best Outdoor Dining

Ristorante Luna Rosa

Best Place to Dine Alone

Lemongrass Asian Bistro

Best Late-Night Dining

The Floridian

Best Wine Deal

Wine Living's Wine of the Month Club

Best Soul Food

Jesse's Place

Best Deli in Broward

Pomperdale New York Style Deli

Best Deli in Palm Beach

Ben's Kosher Deli of Boca

Best Restaurant for Gluttons

The Jungle Queen

Best Sunday Sauce

Ruggero's

Best Supper Club

Spice Resto-Lounge

Best Breakfast Special

Rendez-vous Bakery & Bistro

Best Food Court

Swap Shop

Best Coffeehouse

Brew Urban Café

Best Desserts

Shore Restaurant and Beach Bar

Personal Best: The Masked Man

Asa Boynton, Community Activist

Best Record/CD Store

CD Collector

Best Vintage Store

Vintage Diversity

Best Adult Video Store

Complete Adult Video

Best Massage

Las Olas Beauty

Best Stuffed Fish

Atlantic Taxidermy

Best Seafarer's Guides

Bluewater Books & Charts

Best Dive Shop

Divers Cove

Best Pet Store

Underground Reptiles

Best Hair Salon

The Strand

Best Baseball Shop

Batter's Box

Best Motorcycle Shop

Crotchrockets to Barhoppers

Best Place to Buy Used Rubber

Friendly Tire Co.

Best Cheap Thrill in Broward

Skinny-Dipping on Fort Lauderdale Beach

Best Cheap Thrill in Palm Beach

The Bathrooms at Sloan's Ice Cream Parlor

Best Not-So-Cheap Thrill

East Coast Kiteboarding

Best Dollar Store

Dollar Heaven

Best Gift Shop

Jezebel

Best Place to Donate Your Clothes

Women in Distress Blooming Sales

Best Sex Toys Shop

Catalog X

Best Shoe Shop

Strut

Best Hole in the Wall

Asian Market

Best Place to Rent a Scooter

Fun Rentals

Best Tattoo Parlor

Tattoo Paradise

Best Middle Eastern Grocery

Sahara

Best Indian Market

Bedessee East-West Indian Foods

Best Cigar Bar

Smoke Café

Best Cigars

Ultimate Cigars and Fine Wines

Best Liquor Store

Hollywood Vine

Best Life-Sized Jesus

Moroneys' Religious Art

Best Splurge

Water Fantaseas Yacht Charter

Best Skateboard Shop

BC Surf & Sport

Best Toy Store

RC Boca Hobbies

Best Mechanic

Volvostop

Best Pawn Shop

Davie Pawn and Jewelry

Best Leather

Leatherwerks

Best Hardware Store

Executive Hardware

Best Place to Buy Castanets

Guitar Center

Best Place to Game

OffWorld Game Center

Best Comic-Book Shop

Tate's Comics

Best Used-Book Store

Archives Book Café

Best Gym

Sweat!

Best Health Food Store

Freshly Organic

Best Place for Musicians

George's Music

Personal Best: Hook the Kids

Kevin McCarthy, Chef

Best Local Album

Awesome New Republic

Best Hip-Hop Artist

Wrekonize

Best Band to Break Up

AC Cobra
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Best Cultural Turnaround

Gumwrappers Bikini Dance Club

Best Movie Theater

Sunrise Cinemas Gateway

Best Free Movies

Friday Night Flicks at Old School Square

Best Local Rock Band

The Freakin' Hott

Best Female Rock Vocalist

Jolie Lindholm of Popvert

Best Electronica Artist

Wicked Dream Foundation

Best Live Band

The Fabulous ShuttleLOUNGE

Best Metal Band

Red State Riot

Best Solo Art Exhibition

"The Many Faces of Balcomb Greene: Abstractionist Against the Tide"

Best Exhibition Title

"I Feel Mysterious Today"

Best Visual Artist

Matthew Carone

Best Art Gallery

New River Fine Art

Best Group Art Exhibition

"Reduced"

Best Actor

Gordon McConnell for Match

Best Actress

Claire Tyler for Educating Rita

Best Director

Nanique Gheridian, Palm Beach Dramaworks

Best New Play

Hand of God at Palm Beach Dramaworks

Best Supporting Actor

Shared by Terrell Hardcastle and Tom Kenaston for Sisters of Swing

Best Supporting Actress

Niki Fridh for And Then She Moved the Furniture

Best Theater for Drama

The Public Theatre of South Florida

Best Design Team

Palm Beach Dramaworks for That Championship Season

Best Production

Exits and Entrances at Florida Stage

Best Ensemble

Deanna Henson, Kathy Ryan, Tania Tesh, and Jennifer Gomez in Bold Girls

Best Museum Curator

Susan Buzzi

Best Museum

The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Best Dinner Theater

Laffing Matterz

Best Video Program

Swept Away TV

Best Dance Club

Gold Coast Roller Skating Rink

Best Venue for Live Music

Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

Best Music Festival

Langerado

Best Local Girl Gone Bad

Cynthia Berman-Miller

Best TV News Reporter

Derek Hayward WSVN-TV (Channel 7)

Best TV Station

WPBT

Personal Best: For the Love of Lizard

Joe LaRue, Competitive Eater

Best Hurricane

Katrina

Best Local Legend

Serial Killer Gerard Schaefer

Best Place to Watch the Sun Set

Tropical Sailing Catamaran Cruises

Best Reason to Live in South Florida

The Critters

Best Festival

Jamaican Jerk Festival

Best Political Protest

CAFTA Protest

Best Power Couple

Charlotte and John Rodstrom

Best Locally Generated Internet Site

www.balancesheetonline.com

Best Local Blog

Stuck on the Palmetto

Best Building

The Kennan Building

Best Charity

Abandoned Pet Rescue

Best Display of Wealth

Blue Martini Valet Parking

Best Car Wash

Prestige Car Wash and Salon

Best Near-Death Experience

Hurricane Wilma Generator Survivors

Best Political Coup

The Chris Kovanes Scandal

Best Politician in Broward

Steve Gonot, Deerfield Beach Commissioner

Best Politician in Palm Beach

Palm Beach County Commissioner Addie L. Greene

Best City in Which to Live

Weston

Best Urban Neighborhood

Best Suburban Neighborhood

Jacaranda in Plantation

Best Public Transportation

Water Taxi

Best Miami Herald Writer

Fred Grimm

Best Sun-Sentinel Writer

John Holland

Best Palm Beach Post Writer

Larry Keller

Best AM Radio Personality

Pat Montague, WAVS-AM (1170)

Best FM Radio Personality

Joseph Cooper, WLRN-91.3

Best FM Radio Station

WLRN-91.3

Best TV News Anchor

Belkys Nerey, WSVN (Channel 7) Anchor

Best Sportscaster

Tommy Hutton, FSN Florida Marlins Analyst

Best Weathercaster

Don Noe, WPLG (Channel 10)

Best New Novelist

Heidi Boehringer

Best Gadfly

Asa Boynton

Best Lawyer

Khurrum Wahid

Best Flack

Stephen Gaskill

Best Place to Walk Along the River

Smoker Park, south side of the New River atop the U.S. 1 Tunnel

Best Value on Las Olas

Christian Science Reading Room

Best Public Restroom

The Atlantic Hotel

Best Landmark

The Crystal Palace

Best Hotel

Hibiscus House

Best Candidate for Urban Renewal

Sears Town at Federal Highway and Sunrise Boulevard

Best Weekend Getaway

Bimini Island

Best Place for a First Date

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Best Meet-Up Group

Broward County Atheists Weekly Meetup Group

Best New Trend

Plastic Credit for Plastic Surgery

Best Place to Escape Bill Gates

Florida Linux User Exchange

Best Quote

Mara Giulianti

Best Place to Get Stuck

The Swing Bridge Over the North Fork of the New River

Best Road to Avoid

Hallandale Beach Boulevard

Best Local Boy Made Good

Mike Mularkey

Best Local Girl Made Good

Amy "Lita" Dumas