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We Have Our Winners
Crowd at the 2008 Best of Buffalo Party
It was an affair to remember, no question. On Monday night, thousands of Artvoice readers converged on the Town Ballroom to celebrate the region’s best—the best restaurants, the best shops, the best music, the best artists. The best of everything. In keeping with the theme, it was the the best Best of Buffalo Bash Artvoice has thrown yet, with music by DJs Lil Joe and Lady Atram, and performances by Babik and the Stripteasers, plus fine fare provided by the region’s top restaurants. If you missed it, oh well...
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ARTS & LETTERS
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Best Actor Vincent O’Neill Best Actress Lisa Ludwig Best Cinema North Park Best Cultural Asset Albright-Knox Art Gallery Best Dance Company Configuration Dance Best Dancer Aaron Piepszny Best Genre-defying artist Aaron Piepszny |
Best New Arts/Performance Space ALT Theatre Best Painter AJ Fries Best Photographer Jim Bush Best Playwright Jon Elston Best Spoken Word Venue/Series Allen Street Hardware Best Poet/Spoken Word Artist Celia White |
Best Sculptor David Derner Best Small Art Gallery CEPA Best Supporter of the Arts M&T Bank Best Theater Company Irish Classical Best Theater Production To Kill a Mockingbird Best Video or Film Artist Brian Milbrand Best Writer Gary Earl Ross |
THE PLACE WE LIVE
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Best Annual Festival Allentown Art Festival Best Annual Fundraiser MASH Bash Best Place to Eavesdrop Spot Coffee On Chippewa Best Outdoor Public Space Delaware Park |
Best People-watching Elmwood Avenue Best Place to Take Visitors Niagara Falls The Year’s Biggest Mistake Eliot Spitzer’s A Building You Want Renovated Central Terminal |
A Building You Want Torn Down The Aud Favorite Building City Hall Most Promising Green Project The SteelWinds wind turbines One Thing You Hope Happens in 2008 Buffalo’s waterfront redevelopment begins |
THE MUSIC YOU HEAR
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Best Blues Act Jony James Best Club DJ DJ Lil Joe Best Country Act West of the Mark Best Folk/Bluegrass Act Skiffle Minstrels |
Best Hip Hop Act Soul Alignment Best Female Vocalist Kelly Wahl Best Male Vocalist Mark Valentino Best Jazz Act Babik |
Best Open Mic Night Nietzsche’s Best Rock Act Hit n Run Best Vocal Ensemble Gay Men’s Chorus Best Regular Gig Babik @ Allen Street Hardware |
Govindan Kartha: Best Record Store (New World Record)
Sweet & Dirty: Best Women's Clothing
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THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW
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Unsung Hero Dennis Delano Best Activist Group PUSH Buffalo Best Drag King Bud Wyzer Best Drag Queen Fantasee Island Best Individual Activist Kevin Gaughan |
Best Local Blogger Newell Nussbaumer Best Local Politician Brian Higgins Best Print Journalist Donn Esmonde Best Radio Personalities Shredd & Ragan Best TV Personality Chesley McNeil |
Biggest Cheerleader Newell Nussbaumer Loudest Complainer Frank Clark Worst Local Politician Byron Brown |
THE PLACES YOU GO
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Best Bathroom Graffiti Old Pink Best Beer Selection Pearl Street Best Bowling Alley Voelker’s Best Cocktails Chocolate Bar Best Dance Club Level Best Dive Bar Old Pink Best Bartender, Female Jenn Parker @ Club Diablo |
Best Bartender, Male Jimmy @ Cathode Ray Best Gay-friendly Bar Club Marcella Best Lesbian-friendly Bar Roxy’s Best Happy Hour Soho Best Jukebox Essex Street Pub Best Karaoke Roxy’s Best Live Music Mohawk Place |
Best Neighborhood Pub Allen Street Hardware Best New Bar Bayou Best Place to Shoot Pool Pearl Street Best Place to Throw Darts Macaroons Best Place to Watch a Game Pearl Street Best Upscale Bar Stillwater Best Wine List Bacchus |
Best Yoga/Pilates: East Meets West
Jon Elston: Best Playwright
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WHERE YOU BUY THINGS
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Best Accessories Clutch Best Antique Shop The Antique Man Best Bakery DiCamillo’s Best Barber Vito’s Barber Shop Best Bike Shop Bert’s Bikes Best Bookstore Talking Leaves Best Butcher Federal Meats Best Car Dealer West Herr Best CD/Record Store New World Record Best Customer Service Wegmans Best Day Spa Excuria Best Fish Market Hayes Best Florist Maureen’s |
Best Furniture/Home Decor Room Best Gift Shop Everything Elmwood Best Hair Salon Studio 806 Best Head Shop Terrapin Station Best Health Club BAC Best Jewelry Wild Things Best Liquor Store Premier Best Massage Studio 806 Best Mens Clothing Urban Best Music Store Jackson Music Best Natural Foods Lexington Coop Best Pedicure/Manicure Studio 806 Best Pet Store Elmwood Pet Supplies |
Best Piercing Cowpok Best Plastic Surgeon Dr. Shirley Anain Best Produce Wegmans Best Sex Shop Video Liquidators Best Shoes Shoe Fly Best Outdoor Store Campus Wheelworks Best tanning Salon Total Tan Best Tattoos Hand of Doom Best Thrift Shop Amvets Best Video Store Mondo (RIP) Best Women’s Clothing Sweet and Dirty Best Yoga/Pilates East Meets West |
Best Female Bartender: Jenn Parker @ Diablo
Best Club DJ: DJ Lil Joe
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THE PLACES YOU EAT
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Best Bagels Bagel Jay’s Best Bar Menu Cole’s Best Barbecue Fat Bob’s Best Beef on Weck Charlie the Butcher Best Brunch Left Bank Best Burger Grover’s Best Chinese Great Wall Best Coffee Spot Best Deli Globe Market Best Dessert Sweet Tooth Best Diner Lake Effect Best Fish Fry Papa Jake’s Best French Fries Ted’s Best French Rue Franklin |
Best German Ulrich’s Best Greek Pano’s Best Hot Dog Ted’s Best Italian Chef’s Best Japanese Kuni’s Best Late-Night Eats Jim’s Steakout Best Latin Niagara Cafe Best Mexican Gramma Mora’s Best Middle Eastern Falafel Bar Best New Restaurant Black & Blue Steak & Crab Best Patio Cozumel Best Pizza La Nova Best Place for a Cheap Date Pano’s Best Place to Talk Business Spot Coffee |
Best Polish Polish Villa Best Salad Globe Market Best Sausage Spars Best Seafood La Marina Best Service Left Bank Best Soul Food Gigi’s Best Soup Brodo Best Steak Buffalo Chophouse Best Sub Jim’s Steakout Best Takeout/Delivery La Nova Best Thai/Vietnamese Saigon Cafe Best Vegetarian Amy’s Place Best Wings Duff’s Most Romantic Restaurant Left Bank |
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