Media
Best local news: WIS-TV
Best local TV personality: Joe Pinner
Best local TV anchorperson: Susan Audé Fisher
Best weatherperson: Joe Pinner
Best sportscaster: Joe Daggett
Best hair: Joe Pinner
Best local radio personality: Benji Norton
Best radio station: WMFX-FM
Best local writer: Russ Bellamy
Best local politician: Bob Coble
Best presidential candidate: Bill Clinton
Food
Best new restaurant: Beulah's
Best overall dining experience (tie): Ava D's, Columbia's, Yesterday's
Best 24-hour restaurant: Martin's EATS
Best drive-thru: Rush's
Best quick lunch: Groucho's
Best take-out food: Egg Roll Station
Best Sunday Brunch: Motor Supply Company
Best service: Ava D's
Best wine list: Ava D's
Best cup of coffee: Goatfeather's
Best breakfast: Original Pancake House
Best subs: Subway
Best vegetable plate: Lizard's Thicket
Best soul food: The Back Porch
Best barbecue: Piggie Park
Best pizza: Zorba's
Best deli (tie): Andy's Deli, Groucho's
Best chicken wings: Beulah's
Best hot dog: Sandy's Hot Dogs
Best hamburger: Eddie's
Best onion rings: Eddie's
Best french fries: McDonald's
Best salad bar: Ryan's
Best steakhouse: Longhorn Steakhouse
Best Mexican restaurant: Monterrey
Best Italian restaurant: Villa Tronco
Best Chinese restaurant: Egg Roll Station
Best French restaurant: Le Petit Chateau
Best Japanese restaurant: Kyoto
Best restaurant for non-smokers: Piggie Park
Best place for dessert: Goatfeathers
Best ice cream: Baskin-Robbins
Music
Best new artist: Pearl Jam
Best live performance: U2
Best male vocalist: Michael Bolton
Best female vocalist: Whitney Houston
Best LP: Pearl Jam, Ten
Best single: "Tears in Heaven", Eric Clapton
Best music video: "Jeremy", Pearl Jam
Best pop/rock band (tie): REM, U2
Best rap band (tie): Public Enemy, Ice T, Arrested Development
Best jazz group: Pat Metheny
Best blues/R&B band: En Vogue
Best country band: Alabama
Best band to damage your eardrums: Metallica
Best local band: Creel Taylor & Brown
Best local musician: Kyle Fuller
Best record/tape/CD store: Manifest Discs & Tapes
Best used record store: Papa Jazz Record Shop
Best musical instrument store: Pecknel Music Co.
Clubs & Bars
Best new club: Beulah's
Best bartender: Craig Volz (Beulah's)
Best rock n' roll club: Rockafella's
Best jazz club: Beulah's
Best C&W bar: Bubba ‘n' Buck
Best college bar: Group Therapy
Best gay bar: Badlands
Best neighborhood pub (tie): Beulah's, Rockaway Athletic Club
Best karaoke bar: i.b.'s Sports Bar
Best people-watching bar: Group Therapy
Best club DJ: David Riddle (Badlands)
Best jukebox: Captiol Cafe
Best happy hour buffet (tie): Group Therapy, Nite Lites
Best pitcher cocktail (tie): Jungle Jim's, Sneakers
Best sports bar: i.b.'s Sports Bar
Best pool hall: Opening Break
Best place to dance: Bubba N' Buck
Best bottled beer selection: Rockaway Athletic Club
Best draft beer selection: Beulah's
Best drink selection: Goatfeathers
Arts & Entertainment
Best art gallery (tie): Charleston Gallery, Havens Framemakers & Gallery
Best local artist: Blue Sky
Best annual indoor event: USC Basketball
Best annual outdoor event: St. Patrick's Day in Five Points
Best place to take children: Riverbanks Zoo
Best free entertainment: Summer Concerts in Sidney Park
Best movie: Dracula
Best movie theater: Litchfield Cinemas
Best movie rental selection: Blockbuster Video
Best local actor/actress: David Holland
Best local theater production: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (Trustus)
Best current TV show: "Northern Exposure"
Favorite cable channel (tie): A&E, The Discovery Channel
Best book: Tale of the Body Thief, Anne Rice
Best play: Lend Me a Tenor
Best magazine: Rolling Stone
Goods & Services
Best bakery: Cribb's Bakery
Best place for fresh seafood: Dixie Fish & Oyster
Best place for fresh produce: Farmer's Market
Best natural food store: Rosewood Market
Best bookstore (new): Happy Bookseller
Best bookstore (used): G. Leon's Bookstore
Best thrift store (tie): Community Thrift, Salvation Army
Best Gamecock store: SC Bookstore
Best Clemson: store: Jewelry Warehouse
Best new age store: Superior Feet
Best audio equipment store: Circuit City
Best hospital to have a baby: Baptist Medical Center
Best activist group: Greenpeace
Most important event: Presidential Election
Sports & Leisure
Best public golf course: Linrick
Best public tennis (tie): Parklane, Spring Valley
Best public basketball (tie): USC, Friarsgate
Best fitness center/health club: YMCA
Best bowling alley: Anchor Lanes
Best pro athlete: Michael Jordon
Best day trip from Columbia: Charleston
Favorite park: Sidney Park
Best SC beach: Edisto Beach
Best swimming pool: Maxcy Gregg
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