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For the Love of Zombies
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On Oct. 13, the undead will wander downtown--seriously!
Ten to Scare You
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Tucson Scream Queen Elske McCain on her fave horror flicks
Discount Death
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Shopping for a loved one's final resting place makes for an interesting experience
Food to Die For
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These eats may shorten your life a little--but they're worth it
Cemeteries
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Photos by Sarah Flo Harmon
Chow
Best Caterer
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Blue House Catering
Best Organic Food Store
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Food Conspiracy Co-Op
Best Specialty Shop (TIE)
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AJ's Fine Foods / Trader Joe's
Best Delicatessen
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Feig's Kosher Market and Deli
Best Desserts
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Something Sweet Dessert Lounge
Best Custom Cakes
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Maribelle Cakery and Patisserie
Best Fresh-Baked Bread
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Beyond Bread
Best Burger
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In-N-Out Burger
Best Barbecue
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Famous Dave's
Best Sandwich
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Beyond Bread
Best Pizza
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Magpies Gourmet Pizza
Best Tortillas
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St. Mary's Mexican Food
Best Ice Cream
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Cold Stone Creamery
Best Bagels
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Bruegger's Bagel Bakery
Best Burrito
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Nico's Mexican Food
Best Smoothie
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Xoom Juice
Best Sonoran Hot Dogs
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El Guero Canelo
Best Fish Tacos
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TIE: Chuy's / Rubio's
Best Butchers
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American Meat Co.
Best Fishmongers
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17th Street Market
Best Ice Cream Truck
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Truck
Best Reason Not to Widen Grant Road
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Bobo's Restaurant
Best Make-Believe Beach
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Mariscos Chihuahua
Best Food Tour
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Best of the Barrio Tour
Best Place to Buy Fresh Shrimp
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Rodriguez Seafood/La Costa Brava
Best Chicago Dog (or Best Place to Meet Chicagoans)
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Luke's Italian Beef
Best Lunch Special
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Vila Thai Cuisine
Best Local Hangover Cure
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Pho Thu
Arts & Culture
Best Fine Art Gallery
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Etherton Gallery
Best Art Museum
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Tucson Museum of Art
Best Mural
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Windows to the Past, Gateway to the Future
Best Public Art
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Rattlesnake Bridge (by Simon Donovan)
Best Local Performing Artist
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Lisa Otey
Best Indoor Venue
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Rialto Theatre
Best Outdoor Venue
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Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater
Best Movie Theater
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Loft Cinema
Best Sculpture Garden
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6000 block of East Speedway Boulevard
Best Dinner and a Show
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Cinema La Placita
Best New Building
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UA Architecture Building
Best Airport/Gallery
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Tucson International Airport
Best Theatrical Production (TIE)
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf / The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Best Program for Arts in the Schools
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Opening Minds Through the Arts
Best Script Doctoring
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A Tucson Pastorela
Best Musical
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Elegies—Looking Up
Best Solo Show
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Rick Wamer of Theatrical Mime Theatre
Best Photographer
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Frances Murray
Best Sculptor
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Curt Brill
City Life
Best Tourist Attraction
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Best Annual Festival
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Fourth Avenue Street Fair
Best Spectacle for Charity
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Humane Society of Southern Arizona Puttin' on the Dog
Best Park
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Gene C. Reid Park
Best Contemporary Architecture
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Rattlesnake Bridge (by Simon Donovan)
Best Local Activist/Advocacy Group
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Wingspan
Best Day Spa
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Gadabout SalonSpas
Best Public Servant
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva
Best Local TV Newscast
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KVOA Channel 4
Best Radio Station for News
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KUAZ AM 1550/FM 89.1
Best Country Music Station
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KIIM FM 99.5
Best Pop Music Station
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KRQQ FM 93.7
Best Rock Music Station
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KFMA FM 92.1
Best Radio Personality
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Jennie Grabel, KWMT FM 92.9 (The Mountain)
Best Radio Talk Show (Host)
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Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! / Frank, The World Famous Frank Show (TIE)
Best Local Web Site
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Tucsonweekly.com
Best Gym
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LA Fitness
Best Bowling Alley
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Lucky Strike
Best Hair Salon
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Gadabout SalonSpas
Best Yoga Studio
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Tucson Yoga
Best Florist
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Roses and More
Best Sex Toy Shop
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Fascinations
Best Goth/Leather Shop
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Hydra Leather and More
Best Gentleman's Club
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Curves Cabaret
Best Auto Repair (TIE)
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Jimmy's Broadway Automotive / Nippon Motor Service
Best Builder
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Repp Design and Construction
Best Opportunity for Visionary Capitalists
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Downtown Motor Hotel
Best Cemetery
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Binghampton Cemetery
Best Graveyard Encounter
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Evergreen Cemetery Walking Tour
Best Place to Learn About Arizona
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The Steinheimer Collection
Best Place to Smoke
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Safehouse
Best Way to Learn the Ways of the Desert
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City of Tucson Water$mart Workshops
Biggest Dreamboat Newscaster
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Josh Benson
Best Name for a Trailer Park
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Noblesse Oblige Mobile Home Estates
Outdoors
Best Urban Landscaping
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University of Arizona
Best Public Garden
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Tucson Botanical Gardens
Best Bike Riding
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Rillito River Park Trail
Best Recreation Area in Southern Arizona
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Sabino Canyon
Best Hike
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Sabino Canyon (general)
Best Backpacking Trail
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Sabino Canyon
Best Campground
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Mount Lemmon (general)
Best Place in Town to Spend the Day Outdoors
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Sabino Canyon
Best Urban Exploration
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High School Wash
Best Lunatic Fringe Experience
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Interstellar Light Applications' Moonlight Collector
Best Supernatural Landmark
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Alfred Hitchcock sighting in the Tucson Mountains
Best Place to Watch a Sunset With a Beer in Your Hand
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Tucson Electric Park
Best Place to Get Struck by Lightning
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Oracle Ridge Trail
Best Places to Skinny Dip
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The Canyons of the Sky Islands
Best Sign the Zombies Are in Charge
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Tumamoc Hill
Best Smoking Section
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Outdoors and 20 feet from the entrance of any public place
Best Rockin' Art
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Petroglyphs around town
Kids' Stuff
Best Toy Store
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Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle's
Best Clothing Store
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Little Traders (formerly Buffalo Kids)
Best Catered-to-Kids Restaurant
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Peter Piper Pizza
Best Playground
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Gene C. Reid Park
Best Birthday Party Place
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Chuck E. Cheese's
Best Fun for the Whole Family
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TIE: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum / Golf 'n' Stuff
Best Saturday Morning Adventure for Kids
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Rocks and Ropes
Best Way to Make Your Kid the Coolest One in School
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Fuzzy Balls Apparel T-shirts
Best Free Entertainment
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17th Street Market
Best Place to Inspire Kids' Creativity
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Tucson Madonnari Chalk Festival
Best Indoor Zoo
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Desert Pet Center
Best Highchair
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Little Poca Cosa
Best Place for Kids to Get Their Ya-Yas Out While You Throw Back a Cold One
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Jumping Castle at Taco Bron
Restaurants
Best Breakfast
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Blue Willow
Best Brunch
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The Grill at Hacienda del Sol
Best Chinese
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Guilin Healthy Chinese Restaurant
Best Diner
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Grill
Best Greek
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Fronimo's Greek Café
Best Indian
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Gandhi Cuisine of India
Best Italian
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Gavi Italian Restaurant
Best Middle Eastern
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Ali Baba
Best Nouvelle Cuisine
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Pastiche Modern Eatery
Best Seafood
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Kingfisher Bar and Grill
Best Steakhouse
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El Corral
Best Japanese
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Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery
Best Sushi
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Sushi-Ten
Best Thai
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Char's Thai Restaurant
Best Upscale Dining
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The Grill at Hacienda del Sol
Best Casual Dining
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The B Line
Best Outdoor Seating
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Blue Willow
Best Late-Night Eats
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Grill
Best Buffet
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Sweet Tomatoes
Best Vietnamese
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Miss Saigon
Best Pan Asian
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Firecracker
Best Mexican
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Café Poca Cosa
Best Mexican Fast Food/Drive-Thru
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Nico's Mexican Food
Best Salsa
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Guadalajara Grill
Best Vegetarian/Vegan
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Lovin' Spoonfuls Vegetarian Restaurant
Best Veggie Burger
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Lovin' Spoonfuls Vegetarian Restaurant
Best Baristas
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Starbucks
Best House-Blend Coffee
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Raging Sage
Best Café Hangout
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Epic Café
Best Local Coffee Roaster
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Raging Sage
Best Tea Service
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Seven Cups
Best Bulk Tea Selection
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Seven Cups
Best Artist-Created Lunch for Less Than $5
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Café Jinx
Best Soup
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Rocco's Little Chicago
Best Spanish Hideaway
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Casa Vicente
Best Fast Casual
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Ziggi's Restaurant
Best Urban Vibe
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Barrio
Best Taqueria
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La Fresita
Best Newcomer to the North Side
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Santillo's Bar and Grill
Best Trattoria
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Tavolino
Best Place to Pretend You're on the Big Island
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Lani's Luau Hawaiian Food Service
Best Serving Bowls
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Bai Thong
Best Sign Winter Has Arrived in Tucson
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Hot miso ramen with extra pork at Samurai
Best Sushi Deal
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Oishi Sushi and Teriyaki
Best Potstickers
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Chopstix Asian Diner
Spirits & Nightlife
Best-Tasting Local Brew
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Nimbus Brewing Company
Best Sports Bar
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Famous Sam's
Best Gay/Lesbian Bar
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IBT's
Best Upscale Bar Ambiance
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NoRTH
Best Lowbrow Bar Ambiance
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The Buffet
Best Nightclub
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Club Congress
Best Cocktail Menu
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Kingfisher Bar and Grill
Best Happy Hour
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Applebee's
Best Place to Dance
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Club Congress
Best Beer Selection on Tap
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Old Chicago
Best Martini
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Sullivan's Steak House
Best Margarita
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El Charro Café
Best Wine Bar
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58 Degrees and Holding Co.
Best Signature Cocktail
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Scorpion
Best Wine/Liquor Store
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Plaza Liquors and Fine Wines
Best Michelada Cubana
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Plush
Best Bar at Which to Plot a Caper
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Surly Wench Pub
Best Drink to Put You Under the Table
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The Adios, Motherfucker! at Trident Grill
Best Shot
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Rubber Ducky at Dirtbag's
Best Dirty Martini
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The Shelter
Best Bloody Mary
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Chicago Bar
Most Comfortable Bathroom for an Upchuck
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Sam Hughes Place Championship Dining
Best Cheap Thrill
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Che's Lounge
Shopping
Best New Bookstore
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Barnes and Noble
Best Used Books
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Bookmans Entertainment Exchange
Best Independent Bookstore
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Antigone Books
Best Retail Music Store
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Zia Record Exchange
Best Video Store
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Casa Video
Best Men's Fashions (locally owned)
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Franklin's
Best Women's Fashions (locally owned)
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Zoe Boutique
Best Resale Clothing
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Buffalo Exchange
Best Antiques/Kitsch/Collectibles
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Annabell's Attic
Best Art/Artisan Jewelry
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Bohemia
Best Commercial Jewelry
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Marshall's Jewelers / Tiffany's (TIE)
Best Home Furnishings
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Copenhagen
Best Plant Nursery
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Mesquite Valley Growers
Best Sporting Goods
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Summit Hut
Best Outdoor Recreation Store
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Summit Hut
Best Bike Shop
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Ordinary Bike Shop
Best Musical Instrument Store
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Chicago Music Store
Best Pet Supplies Store
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PetSmart
Best Retail Steel
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Santa Rita Steel and Hardware
Best General Purpose Gun Shop
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Murphy's Guns and Gunsmithing
Best Place to Shop for a Gift
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Picante Designs
Best Produce Selection
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AJ's Fine Foods
Best Mexican Music Store
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Yoly's Music Shop
Best Place to Buy Frozen Jellyfish, Duck Tongues, Chicken Feet and Frog Legs
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G&L Imports Food and Gift Market
Best Place to Find a Statue of Saint Death
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Yerberia San Judas
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Night of the Living Best of Tucson™
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