Culture
Readers’ choices
Best place to people-watch
1. Downtown by the river
2. Meadowood Mall
Best reason to live in Reno
1. 24-hour lifestyle (booze and gambling)
2. The climate
Best day trip
1. Lake Tahoe
2. Virginia City
Best neighborhood
1. Old Southwest Reno
2. Northwest Reno
Best place to meet singles, gay
1. Tronix
303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696
2. The Patio
600 W. Fifth St., 323-6565
Best place to meet singles, straight
1. Bubinga Lounge at Eldorado Hotel Casino
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
2. Silver Peak Restaurant & Brewery
124 Wonder St., 324-1864; 135 N. Sierra St., 284-3300
Best art gallery/museum
1. Nevada Museum of Art
160 W. Liberty St., 329-3333
2. Never Ender Gallery
518 W. Second St., 322-7278
Best local band
1. Sol Jibe
2. Livitz Livitz
Best local band CD
1. Sol Jibe On Your Feet
2. Livitz Livitz Footlong
Best local dance company
1. Controlled Burn
2. AVA Ballet Theatre
Best local theater company
1. Brüka Theatre
99 N. Virginia St., 323-3221
2. Reno Little Theater
246 E. Arroyo St., 329-0661
Best church
1. reno Buddhist Church
820 Plumas St., 348-6603
2. First United Methodist Church of Reno
209 W. First St., 322-4564
Best grassroots organization
1. Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
2. Conscious Community
Best farmers’ market
1. Sparks Farmers’ Market
Victorian Avenue, Sparks, Thursday evenings.
2. California Avenue and Booth Street on Saturday mornings
Best dog park
1. Sparks Marina
2. Rancho San Rafael
Best local Web site
Best special event in downtown Reno
1. Artown
2. Hot August Nights
Best special event in downtown Sparks
1. Best of the West Nugget Rib Cook-off
2. Farmers’ Market
Best radio station
1. KRZQ, 100.9
2. KTHX, 100.1
Best non-casino thing to do downtown
1. River walk
2. Kayak/play in the river
Best scandal
1. Darren Mack hoopla
2. Kathy Augustine’s death
Best free wifi access point
1. Walden’s Coffeehouse, 3940 Mayberry Drive, 787-3307
2. Java Jungle
246 W. First St., 329-4484