Culture

Best film festival

1. Reno Film Festival
925 Riverside Drive, 334-6707

2. Banff Mountain Film Festival
J.A. Nuggett, 1100 Nuggett Ave., 356-3300

Best place to people-watch

1. Truckee River/Riverwalk

2. Downtown

3. Wingfield Park, 1 W. First St.

Best reason to live in Reno

1. Proximity to beautiful scenery and outdoor recreation

2. Weather/seasons

3. Entertainment

Best day trip

1. Tahoe

2. Virginia City

3. San Francisco

Best neighborhood

1. Old Southwest

2. South Reno

3. Northwest

Best place to meet singles, gay

1. Tronix
303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696

2. 5 Star Saloon
132 West St., 329-2878

3. Queer Student Union
The Center for Student Cultural Diveristy, UNR; 784-4936

3. La Bussola
254 W. First St., 348-8858

3. Online

Best place to meet singles, straight

1. Imperial Bar & Lounge
150 N. Arlington Ave., 324-6399

2. 210 North
210 N. Sierra St., 786-6210

2. 5 Star Saloon
132 West St., 329-2878

Best art gallery

1. La Bussola
254 W. First St., 348-8858

2. Nevada Museum of Art
160 W. Liberty St., 329-3333

3. Stremmel Gallery
1400 S. Virginia St.; 786-0558

Best local band

1. Sol Jibe

2. Days No Different

3. Black Year

3. Left of Centre

Best local band CD

1. Surrender the Mystery by Days No Different

2. Mind Your Head by Drinking with Clowns

3. Multiformity by Mark Sexton

3. Road to Nowhere by Left of Centre

Best local dance company

1. A.V.A. Ballet Theatre
73 W. Plumb Lane, 762-5165

2. Controlled Burn
info@controlledburnreno.com

2. A Wing & a Prayer
925 Riverside Drive, 323-0766

Best local theater company

1. Bruka Theatre
99 N. Virginia St., 323-3221

2. Reno Little Theater
246 E. Arroyo St., 329-0661

3. Truckee Meadows Community College Theater Department, Redfield Performing Arts Center
505 Keystone Ave., 789-5671

Best church

1. First United Methodist Church
209 W. First St., 322-4564

1. Grace Church of Reno
1220 Robb Drive, 747-9000

1. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church
1138 Wright St.; 323-6894

Best grassroots organization

1. Kidscape Productions
10580 N. McCarran Blvd.; 787-3900

2. Conscious Community Network
1698 Meadowood Lane, No. 100; 721-3287

3. Barack Obama campaign

Best political cause

1. Environment/Climate Change

2. AIDs and HIV

3. Obama for president

Best political battle

1. Obama vs. McCain

2. Gibbons vs. Gibbons (divorce)

3. Voting out/Impeaching Republicans

3. Yucca Mountain

Best new building

1. Joe Crowley Student Union, UNR
87 W. Stadium Way, 784-6505

2. Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St., 784-4636

3. The Montage
155 W. Second St., 329-2800

Best architecture on a public building

1. Nevada Museum of Art
160 W. Liberty St., 329-3333

2. Joe Crowley Student Union, UNR
87 W. Stadium Way; 784-6505

3. Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center, UNR
1664 N. Virginia St., 784-4636

Best farmers’ market

1. Sparks Hometowne Farmers Market
Victorian Square

2. Village Shopping Center Farmers Market
Corner of California Avenue and Booth St.

3. West St. Market
West Street between First and Second streets

Best dog park

1. Rancho San Rafael
1595 N. Sierra St., 785-4512

2. Sparks Marina
300 Howard Drive, Sparks; 353-2376

3. Wingfield Park
1 W. First St.; 334-2260

Best local website

1. Renopassport.com

2. Downtownmakeover.com

3. Newsreview.com

Best special event in downtown Reno

1. Artown

2. Hot August Nights

3. Street Vibrations

Best special event in downtown Sparks

1. Rib Cookoff

2. Farmers Market

3. Hot August Nights

Best Fourth of July fireworks

1. Sparks

2. Rancho San Rafael

3. Tahoe

Best gay pride event

1. Gay Pride Parade

2. Pink Party at La Bussola

3. Salon 7’s White Party

Best monthly event

1. Wine Walk

2. Reno Beer Crawl

3. First Thursday at the Nevada Museum of Art

Best charity race or walk

1. Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

2. AIDS Walk

3. Moms on the Run

Best radio station

1. KTHX, the X, 100.1

2. KRZQ, 100.9

3. BOB, 97.3

Best non-casino thing to do downtown

1. Float/Play/Hang out/Kayak by the River

2. Wine Walk

3. Go to bars and clubs

Best scandal

1. Jim Gibbons’ administration

2. Jim and Dawn Gibbons divorce

3. Jim Gibbons, cheating/affairs/texting

Best artist hangout

1. La Bussola
254 W. First St., 348-8858

2. Java Jungle
246 W. First St., 329-4484

3. Dreamer’s Coffeehouse & Deli
17 S. Virginia St., 322-8040

Best podcast

1. Yourgayreno.com

2. Risky Biscuit Hayseed Hoot
(currently on hiatus at kthxfm.com)

Best online community

1. Planetboho.com

2. Yourgayreno.com

3. MySpace.com