ONLINE SURVEY RESULTS:
Best Nightclub: Harlow’s
Best Radio Station Overall: KNCI New Country 105.1 FM
Best Talk Radio Station: KFBK NewsTalk 1530 AM
Best AM Drive Radio Station: KDND The End 107.9 FM
Best TV Station Overall: CBS 13
Best TV Morning Show: “Good Day Sacramento”: Mark S. Allen, Marianne McClary and Cody Stark
Best TV Evening News Station: KCRA 3
Best Day Spa: Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa
Best Health Club: California Family Fitness
Best Grocery Store: Raley’s/Bel-Air
Best Wine & Spirits: Nugget Markets
Best Website: sacbee.com
Best Boutique: Serendipity Boutique
Best Hair Salon: Hoshall’s Salon & Spa
Best Live Theater: Music Circus
Best Local Band: Mumbo Gumbo
Best Carwash: Quick Quack Car Wash
EDITORS’ PICKS:
Best Adult Toy Store: DRAGATOMI
Best Discount Denim: RENEW DENIM
Best Blowout: REPUBLIC BLOW OUT BAR
Best Designer Vintage: MADEMOISELLE,
Best Sunless Tan: EYECANDY SUNLESS SPA
Best Bet for the Full-Figured Bride: SPARKLE
Best Place To Buy a Car: THE HYUNDAI STORE in Downtown Plaza
Best Product for an Expectant Mom: PURE BELLY WRAP
Best Thrift Store: GOODWILL’S MIDTOWN BOUTIQUE.
Best Old-Fashioned Barbershop: UNLCLE JED’S CUT HUT
Best Gourmet Doughnuts: DOUGHBOT
Best New Bakery: SUGAR AND SPICE
Best Use of Social Media: Jason Azevedo’s MEATUPS
Best Food Movement: GOURMET FOOD TRUCKS
Best New Bottle Shop: PANGAEA BOTTLE SHOP
Best Way To See the Real Old Sac: OLD SACRAMENTO UNDERGROUND TOURS
Best Way To Spend a Day: SACRAMENTO DAY TRIPPERS
Best Way To Expand Your Mind: California State Library’s FOOD FOR THOUGHT cultural program
Best Place To Spot a Celebrity: CALIFORNIA HALL OF FAME
Best Modern Furniture: CPOPP WORKSHOP
Best Place To Stock Your Backyard Henhouse: BRADSHAW FEED & PET SUPPLY
Best New Florist: EAST SAC FLORIST
Best Home Décor: FLEURI
Best Wine Design: HELWIG WINERY & SAGE ARCHITECTURE
Best Maloof: ADRIENNE MALOOF
Best Debut Novelist: VANESSA DIFFENBAUGH
Best Local Maestro: MICHAEL NEUMANN
Best Local Leap to Hollywood: ANALEIGH TIPTON
Best Way To See Artistsin Their Natural Habitat: CAPITOL ARTISTS’ STUDIO TOUR
Best Alternative to the Multiplex: MOVIES ON A BIG SCREEN
Best Band To Watch: SISTER CRAYON
Best Splashy New Arts Center THREE STAGES AT FOLSOM LAKE COLLEGE
Best High School Touring Company: MIRA LOMA HIGH SCHOOL
Best Way To Add Sizzle to Your Life: SIZZLING SIRENS,
Best Usable Art: TWO ACCORDIONS quilts
Best Volunteer Idea: LAND PARK VOLUNTEER CORPS and FRIENDS OF FREMONT PARK
Best Urban Revival Project: K STREET MALL
Best Green Idea : ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
Best Civic-Minded Blog: The Bee’s STATE WORKER BLOG
Best Idea To Get Sacramento Reading: The California State Library’s E-READERS
Best New Infrastructure: TERMINAL B at Sacramento International Airport