Culture

Best film festival

1. Reno Film Festival
925 Riverside Dr. 334-6707

2. Reno Gayla Film Festival
250-0805

2. Banff Mountain Film Festival
John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave., 356-3300

Best place to people-watch

1. Truckee River/Riverwalk

2. Downtown

3. Wingfield Park

Best reason to live in Reno

1. Weather/seasons

2. Proximity to beautiful scenery and outdoor recreation

3. The people

Best day trip

1. Tahoe

2. Virginia City

3. Apple Hill

Best neighborhood

1. Old Southwest

2. Northwest

3. Downtown

Best place to meet singles, gay

1. Tronix
303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696

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

3. Tree House Lounge
555 E. Fourth St.,

Best place to meet singles, straight

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

2. Tonic Lounge
231 W. Second St., 337-6868

3. 5 Star Saloon
132 West St., 329-2878

Best art gallery

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

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

3. Sierra Arts
17 South Virginia St., 329-2787

Best local band

1. Left of Centre

2. Drinking with Clowns

3. Sol Jibe

Best local band CD

1. Blue Skies & Black Shoes by Jason King Band

3. Road to Nowhere by Left of Centre

2. Raices Nuevas by Sol Jibe

Best local dance company

1. Reno Dance Company
2540 Sutro St., 324-7288

2. Controlled Burn
controlledburnreno.com

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

Best local theater company

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

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

3. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada
780 Del Monte Road, 851-7100

Best grassroots organization

1. Great Basin Community Food Cooperative
542 1/2 Plumas St., 324-6133

2. Holland Project
30 Cheney St., 742-1858

3. Equality Nevada
624-8491

Best political cause

1. Health care reform

2. Marijuanna legalization

3. GLBT rights

Best political battle

1. Health care reform

2. GLBT rights

3. Gov. Gibbons vs. Legislature, etc.

Best new building

1. Montage
255 N. Sierra St., 329-2800

2. Ace’s Stadium
corner of Evans and East Second streets

3. Palladio
50 N. Sierra St.

Best architecture on a public building

1. Bruce R. Thompson Courthouse Federal Building
400 S. Virginia St.

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

3. Downtown Reno Post Office
50 S. Virginia St.

Best farmers’ market

1. Sparks Hometowne Farmers Market
Victorian Square

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

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

Best dog park

1. Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
1595 N. Sierra St., 324-4338

2. Sparks Marina Park
300 Howard Drive, Sparks, www.ci.sparks.nv.us

3. Hidden Valley County Park

Best local website

1. yourgayreno.com

2. downtownmakeover.com

3. godhatesreno.com

Best special event in downtown Reno

1. Artown

2. Street Vibrations

3. Hot August Nights

Best special event in downtown Sparks

1. Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off

2. Hot August Nights

3. Farmers Market

Best Fourth of July fireworks

1. Sparks

2. Lake Tahoe

3. Reno Aces Ballpark

Best gay pride event

1. Reno Gay Pride Festival
renogaypride.com

Best monthly event

1. Riverwalk District Wine Walk
825-9255

2. Reno Beer Crawl
renobeercrawl.com

3. First Thursday at the Nevada Museum of Art
160 W. Liberty St.

Best charity race or walk

1. Moms on the Run

2. Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

3. Alzheimer’s Association of Northern Nevada Memory Walk

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.Enjoy the river

2. Wine Walk
825-9255

3. Go to bars and clubs

Best scandal

1. Jim Gibbons, pick one

2. John Ensign’s affair

Best artist hangout

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

2. The Tree House Lounge
555 E. Fourth St., 786-2582

3. La Bussola
254 W. First St., (closed)

Best podcast

1. Yourgayreno.com

2. Grammar Girl

Best online community

1. Facebook.com

2. The BunnyRanch forums

3. yourgayreno.com

Best children’s entertainment venue

1. Wild Island’s Water Park
250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927

2. Circus Circus Reno Hotel
500 N. Sierra St., 329-0711

3. Coconut Bowl
Wild Island, 250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927

Best bed and breakfast

1. Plumas House
1000 Plumas St., 786-1164

2. Shooting Star Bed & Breakfast
325 Olive St., Carnelian Bay (888) 985-7827

3. Hania’s Bed & Breakfast Truckee
10098 High St., (888) 600-3735

Biggest Little Best of Songwriting Contest

Judges’ choice

1. “Anyway”
David Berry

2. “A Story about Love”
James Cavanaugh & The Charm Of Hugo

3. “I Got Time”
Royal Noble

3. “Out of Anger”
David Wrenn & Georgina Arze-Wrenn

Readers’ choice

1. “American Blues”
Gil Gaus

2. “Master Baiter”
Canyon White

3. “Butterflies”
Erika Davidson & Eric Stangeland