Best of 2002

The ballots are counted. The selections are made. Once again,our readers have spoken.

SHADIEST PUBLIC OFFICIAL

1. Sa’ad el-Amin

2. Sheriff Michelle Mitchell

3. REVA TRAMMELLGREEDIEST COMPANY

1. Dominion Virginia Power

2. CAPITAL ONE / AT&T BROADBAND

MOST EMBARRASSING DECISION

1. Sheriff spending taxpayers money and getting reelected

2. ICE UNDER THE BASKETBALL COURT

BEST IDEA

1. Downtown renovations

2. REMOVING GRACE STREET BARRIER

DUMBEST IDEA

1. 6th Street Marketplace

2. STOP SIGNS IN FANBEST LOCAL WRITER

1. Patricia Cornwell

2. John Grisham

3. ED SLIPEK

BEST PLACE TO WORK

1. Capital One

2. UKROP’S

BEST PLACE TO SKIP WORK

1. Belle Isle

2. PATIO AT INNSBROOK TEXACO

QUIETEST PARK

1. Byrd / Maymont

2. BRYAN PARK

MOST TROUBLING MONUMENT

1.

ARTHUR ASHE

BEST ANNUAL EVENT

1. Easter Parade

2.

WATERMELON FESTIVAL

BEST RENOVATION

1.

BROAD STREET (BY VCU)

MOST SCENIC VIEW OF THE JAMES:

1.

HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY

DECREPIT OLD BUILDING THAT NEEDS TO GO

1. City Hall (new and old)

2.

THALHIMERS

BEST PLACE TO BE SEEN

1. Carytown

3.

JUMPIN’ AT VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

BEST PLACE TO HIDE

1. Home / Maymont (tie)

2.

BYRD THEATRE

BEST FORWARD THINKER

1. Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine

3.

GOV. MARK WARNER

MOST ECCENTRIC/ NUTTIEST

1. Happy (the clown /the artist)

3.

REVA TRAMMELL

ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA

MOST GLAMOROUS RECORDING STUDIO

1. In Your Ear

2. FULL MOON/EAST COAST

BEST CLUB DJ

1. RICK DANGER / STEVE “MR. BEACH” LEONARD (TIE)SLEAZIEST CLUB NIGHT

2. ANY NIGHT AT MULLIGAN’S / WET T-SHIRT NIGHT (TIE)

BEST FREE ENTERTAINMENT

1. Dogwood Dell

2. Friday Cheers

(HONORABLE MENTIONS: CITY COUNCIL, KRISPY KREME ON BROAD (FRIDAY NIGHT), THE DRUNKS OF GRACE STREET.)

BEST VIDEO CHAIN

1. Blockbuster Carytown

2. FAN VIDEO

BEST LOCAL ACTOR

1. Justin Dray

SMARMIEST TV PERSONALITY

1. Gene Cox

2. JUAN CONDEMOST

SHAMELESS EXCUSE FOR TV JOURNALISM

1. 12 on Your Side

2. ANDREA MCDANIEL

BEST LOCAL ADS

1. ALL UKROP’S ADS

BEST ART GALLERY

1. Virginia Museum

2. 1708

Best Movie Theatre: Regal Cinemas’ Short Pump 14 Megaplex

BARS AND RESTAURANTS

Most filling: JOE’S INN

3.

Kuba Kuba / Melting Pot

Best all-around bar

1.

AVALON / BUDDY’S / CABO’S / SIDEWALK CAFé (FOUR-WAY TIE)

BEST BAR TO HOBNOB

1. Tobacco Company

2.

CABO’S

BIGGEST MEAT MARKET

1. Tobacco Company

2. Tiki Bob’s

(HONORABLE MENTION: UKROP’S)

FROTHIEST LOCAL BEER

1. Legend

3.

RICHBRAU

MACKIN’EST BARTENDER

1. Mark Meadows

2. TOM COLLI

SCARIEST BAR FOOD

1.

BUDDY’S

WINE LIST FOR THE GODS

1. Buckhead’s

2.

CABO’S / MELTING POT / STRAWBERRY STREET CAFé (THREE-WAY TIE)

FASTEST LUNCH

1. Ukrop’s

3.

BILL’S BARBECUE

BEST BUSINESS LUNCH

1.

KUBA KUBA / MAIN STREET GRILL (TIE)

SERVER GOD/ GODDESS

1. Pete Driscoll

2. KEVIN EVANS

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

1. Chianti’s / Pomegranate (tie)

3. CARRABA’S / FOUNDRY GRILL / JOEY’S / WHITE DOG (THREE-WAY TIE)

BEST OLD RESTAURANT

1. Melting Pot

2. JOE’S INN / HELEN’S / STRAWBERRY STREET CAFé (THREE-WAY TIE)

THE SPECIAL-OCCASION RESTAURANT

1. Lemaire

2. MELTING POT

THE CRAPPY OLD STANDBY

1. Julian’s

2. APPLEBEE’S / JOE’S INN / MCDONALD’S / STRAWBERRY STREET CAFé (FOUR-WAY TIE)

BIGGEST GREASE PIT ON EARTH

1. 3rd Street Diner

2. MCDONALD’S

FASTEST DELIVERY

1. Papa John’s

2. CHINA PANDA

WITTIEST BATHROOM GRAFFITI

1. Bamboo

AVALON

GOODS AND SERVICES

BEST NEW STORE

1. Posh

2. DOMICILE/ DSW / CHICO’S (THREE-WAY TIE)

SNOOTIEST BOUTIQUE

1. Levy’s / Pink (tie)

2. COPLON’S / MONKEY’S (TIE)

SHINIEST SHOES

1. Saxon

2. CITY SHOES

BEST MALL

1. Regency

2. CHESTERFIELD TOWNE CENTER

COOLEST ACCESSORIES

1. Pink

2. PENELOPE / WORLD OF MIRTH (TIE)

SWEATIEST GYM

1. American Family

2. YMCA

MOST STYLISH SALON

1. Nesbit

2. SALON DE SOL

MOST GOSSIPY HAIRSTYLIST

1. Jerry at Jerry Atkins

2. DOREER MCCARTHY

SMOOTHEST MAKEOVER

1. Nesbit

2. AUSTIN’S

MOST HONEST MECHANIC

DAVID DANCE (FIRESTONE)

AND FINALLY…

BIGGEST SCANDAL

1. Reva Trammell

2. SA’AD EL-AMIN

BEST-KEPT SECRET IN RICHMOND

1.

JAMES RIVER

LIP SMACKIN’EST DOUGHNUT

1. Krispy Kreme

2.

RAINBOW DONUTS

AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE SHOULD’VE ASKED

… Best neighborhood

… Best barber

… Best outdoor sculpture

… Best radio personality

… Most annoying radio host

… Best place to read Style

… Most shameless excuse for print journalism

… Best local bookstore

… Best local artist

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