Personalities

Best veterinarian

1. Andee Cooper

Spanish Springs Veterinary Hospital

2. Courtney Williams

Veterinary Specialists of Nevada

3. Tom Dose

Dose’s Pet Vets

Best barback

1. Chris Lashelle

Imperial Bar and Lounge

2. Beau Dean

Tonic Lounge

2. Mike Lacey

Imperial Bar and Lounge

2. Chris Jimenez

Imperial Bar and Lounge

Best barista

1. Joey Trujillo

The Hub Coffee Co.

2. Lucas Alvarez

The Hub Coffee Co.

3. Caroline Heddy

Topsy Lane Starbucks

Best music teacher

1. Eric Stangeland

Maytan Music

2. Ted Owens

Truckee Meadows Community College

3. Bryan Smith

Best looking man

1. Frank Garrett

2. Phillip Brown

Best looking woman

1. Anna Suvari

2. Kristen Remington

3. Natalia Jean Montes

Best magician

1. Kalin & Ginger

2. Eli Kerr

Best social networker (an individual, not a site)

1. Anna Suvari

2. Oliver X

3. Tommy Inglis

Best volunteer

1. Alfred Walking Bull

2. Evelyn Mount

2. Pete Parker

Best local comedian

1. Kinsie Damon

2. The Utility Players

3. Dave Mencarelli

Best club doorman/bouncer

1. Pat Freeman

Tonic Lounge

2. Mike Mcfarland

Imperial Bar and Lounge

Best dentist

1. Anthony Brunelli

852-1770

2. Andrew Getas

883-8811

3. Zeny Ocean

329-1333

Best athletic coach

1. Chris Ault

Nevada

2. Roy Callahan

McQueen High School

3. Brett Butler (manager)

Reno Aces

Best high school athlete (male)

1. Garrett Winkelmaier

Reno High School

Best high school athlete (female)

1. Sara Plater

McQueen High School

Best college athlete (male)

1. Colin Kaepernick

University of Nevada, Reno football

2. Luke Babbit

University of Nevada, Reno basketball

3. Luke Lippincott

University of Nevada, Reno football

Best professional athlete (male)

1. Trent Oeltjen

2. Frank Gore

3. Lance Armstrong

Best professional athlete (female)

1. Gina Carano

1. Serena Williams

Best sports announcer

1. Brian Samudio

KRNV

2. Chris Ciarlo

Silver Sox

3. Jimmy Coleman

action sports

Best architect

1. Gail Richie

Richie Architect

1. Jack Hawkins

Hawkins and Associates

2. Lewis Zaumeyer

ArchideA

Best home builder

1. Pulte Homes

2. DiLoreto Construction

2. Homecrafters

Best minister/spiritual advisor

1. Anthony Vercellone

Immaculate Conception church

2. Harvey Turner

Living Stones

3. Neal Anderson

Unitarian Univeralist Fellowship

Best public figure to fantasize about: male

1. Phillip Brown

2. Tad Dunbar

Best public figure to fantasize about: female

1. Anna Suvari

2. Kristen Remington

3. Jessica Sferrazza

3. Meredith Tanzer

Best politician

1. David Aiazzi

2. David Bobzien

3. Bob Cashell

Best interior designer

1. Aspen Leaf Interiors

287-1168

2. John Ludwigat Hedwig Ludman Interiors

786-2000

2. Dana Rose Design Group

329-9888

Best handyperson

1. Rachel Williams

2. Jimmy Martini

Best local political activist

1. Bob Fulkerson

2. Shaun Gray

3. Scott Kelley

Best local blogger

1. Tracy Viselli

Myrna the Minx

2. Mike

Downtown Makeover

3. Ryan Jerz

Reno Blogger

Best local columnist

1. Cory Farley

2. Oliver X

3. Erin Breen

Best local TV news anchor

1. Kristen Remington

KTVN

2. Wendy Damonte

KTVN

3. Tad Dunbar

KRNV

Best local TV news

1. KTVN Channel 2

2. KRNV Channel 4

3. KOLO Channel 8

Best local TV news hairstyle

1. Kristen Remington

KTVN

2. Wendy Damonte

KTVN

3. Sarah Johns

KOLO

Best local radio DJ or DJ team

1. Chris Payne

KRZQ

2. Bill & Connie

KLCA (Alice)

3. Amy Mattingly

KJZS (Smooth Jazz)

Best realtor

1.Gena Gregory

Sell State Dreams

1. Bill Bowden

U.S. West Investments

Best real estate agent

1. Bonnie Lowder

Dickson Realty

2. Bill Bowden

U.S. West Investments

3. Clay Alder

Dickson Realty

Best bartender, male

1. Jesse Reeves

Lincoln Lounge

1. Elijah Edwards

Brew Bros.

2. Bobby O’Brian

Best bartender, female

1. Georgette Leary

Amendment 21

2. Shana Catlett

Tonic Lounge

3. Vonnie Allen

Tronix

Best cocktail server

1. Jamie Farley

St. James Infirmary

1. Brook Clupper

Imperial Bar and Lounge

2. Susan Bradley

3rd Street

Best food server

1. Andrea Raines

Great Basin Brewing Co.

2. Albert Condry

Roxy Bistro

Best local actor

1. Mary Bennett

Bruka Theatre

2. Erin Slimak

Good Luck Macbeth

3. Rhiannon Box

Reno Little Theater

Best local musician

1 Jerry Tomlinson

2. Kate Cotter

2. Adam Goings

Best principal

1. Robert Sullivan

Reno High School

2. Don Angotti

Stead Elementary

3. Tom Brown

Galena High School

Best elementary school teacher

1. Christine Lund

Mamie Towles Elementary School

1. Kelly Bowden,

Mamie Towles Elementary School

Best middle school teacher

1. Joe Nannini

Swope Middle School

1. Jessica Wixom Ligon

Billinghurst Middle School

2. Nina Sawyer

Clayton Middle School

Best high school teacher

1. Levi Watson

Galena High School

2. Brent Busboom

Reno High School

2. Kelly Wetzler

Reno High School

Best college intructor

1. Ted Owens

Truckee Meadows Community College

2. Bob Felten

University of Nevada, Reno

3. Bill Eubank

University of Nevada, Reno

Best local filmmaker

1. Jason Newmark

2. Michael Albright

2. Gwen Clancy

Best visual artist

1. Asa Gilmore

2. Ahren Hertel

3. Mairin Kareli

Best sculptor

1. Rebekah Bogard

Best poet

1. Hank Sosnowski

Best novelist

1. Thomas Lloyd Qualls

2. Christopher Coake

2. Dan Brown

Best exotic dancer

1. Ryland

Wild Orchid

1. Deidre

Fantasy Girls

2. Jezebel

Fantasy Girls

Best legal prostitute

1. Anna Suvari

2. Donice Armstrong (Air Force Amy)

Best local journalist

1. Dennis Myers

2. Oliver X

3. Anjeanette Damon

3. Guy Clifton

Best police officer

1. Laura Conklin

Reno Police Dept.

2. Robert Russo

Washoe Sheriff’s Office

Best massage therapist

1. Kim Marshall

Peak Performance

2. Anastasia Bobdilla

La Petite

3. Cheryl Kiraly

Best chiropractor

1. Todd Stevenson

2. Daniel Barlow

3. Tom Herrera, Amanda Rammel and Liz Stevenson

Best plastic surgeon

1. Louis Bonaldi

2. James Murphy

3. Joseph Kiener

Best gynecologist

1. Corinne Capurro

2. Larry Klaich

2. Harold Chotiner

3. Cookie Bible

Best family practice doctor

1. Dennis Brown

2. Helen Hong

2. Patricia Levan

Best attorney

1. Jerry Snyder

2. Roger Harada

Best local candidate

1. David Bobzien

2. Scott Kelley

3. Xiomara Rodriguez

Best pet groomer

1.Caroline Johnson

Just Four Paws

2. Judy Walls

Paddywacks

3. Kristi Joanis

Kristi’s Pet Grooming

Best photographer

1. Lauren Randolph

2. Christian Aragon

3. Kendall Price

Best fitness instructor

1. Kimberly Lenzi

2. Jaime Placido

2. Joel Lacuesta

2. Brian Lemmons

Best drag queen

1. Ashley Stone

2. Anna Duvet

3. Ginger Divine

Best dance instructor

1. BB Flanders

Salsa Reno

2. Nayte [no last name given by voters]

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