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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