PEOPLE
Best Television Personality – Linda Cavanaugh
Best Morning Radio Team – Rick and Brad –
KATT-FM
Best Newcomer – Meg Alexander
Best Local Sports Figure – Shannon Miller
Best Local Hero – Firefighters
Best Local Villain – Timothy McVeigh
Best Government Official – J.C. Watts
Best Person Who Knows How to Have a Good Time –
Cherokee Ballard
Best Person Who Needs to Lighten Up – Earnest
Istook
Best Local Conspiracy Nut – Charles Key
Best Okie to Become Famous Recently – Hanson
Best Person to Blame for All the MAPS Delays –
Oklahoma City Council
Best Person Who Should Run for Mayor in 1998 –
Ron Norick
FOOD & DRINK
Best Meal for Less Than $10 – Ted’s Café
Escondido
Best Coffee House – Java Dave’s Coffee
Best Meal When Someone Else is Paying –
Bellini’s Ristorante & Grill
Best Service – Charleston’s
Best Breakfast – Jimmy’s Egg
Best Lunch – City Bites Subs
Best Upscale Dining – Bellini’s Ristorante &
Grill
Best Barbecue – County Line Restaurant
Best Hamburgers – Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler
Best Sandwich Shop – City Bites
Best Chinese – Hunan Chinese Restaurant
Best Healthy Eating – New York Bagel Shop
Best Far Eastern, Not Chinese – Lido Restaurant
Best Italian – Bellini’s Ristorante & Grill
Best Mexican – Ted’s Café Escondido
Best Steakhouse – Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
Best Homestyle – Sleepy Hollow
Best Tea Room – Allisha’s Tea Room
Best Salad Bar – Jason’s Deli
Best New Restaurant – Windy City Pizza &
Pasta Kitchen
Best Restaurant in Edmond – Bellini’s Ristorante
& Grill
Best Restaurant in Norman – Legend’s
Best Restaurant – Bellini’s Ristorante &
Grill
GOODS & SERVICES
Best Boutique – Gil’s Contemporary Clothing
Best Place to Pamper Yourself – Le Visage
Best Car Dealer – Fred Jones
Best Commercial Art Gallery – Greg Burns Fine
Art and Framing
Best Internet Service – Internet Oklahoma
Best Tanning Salon – Tan and Tone America
Best Sporting Goods Store – Athletic Village
Best Bicycle Store – Al’s Bicycles
Best Liquor Store – Byron’s Liquor Warehouse
Best Health Food Store – The Earth Natural Foods
& Deli
Best Used Records, Tapes & CDs – CD
Warehouse
Best Antiques – Spivey’s Fine Used Furniture and
Antiques
Best Jewelry Store – B.C. Clark Jewelers
Best Furniture Store – Mathis Brothers Furniture
Best Real Estate Firm – Paradigm Realty
Best Professional Clothing – Harold’s
Best Casual Clothing – Harold’s
Best Outrageous Clothing – Christie’s Toy Box
Best Formal Wear – J.J. Kelly Bridal Salon
Best Fitness Club – All American Fitness Center
Best Travel Agency – Seagrave Travel and
Galleries
Best Tobacco Shop – Ziggyz Smoke Novelty Shop
Best Hotel – The Waterford Hotel
Best New Business in Edmond – Crest Discount
Foods
Best New Business in Norman – Harold’s Outlet
PLACES
Best Place to Hear Live Music – Zoo Amphitheater
Best Local Attraction – Oklahoma City Zoo
Best Attraction in Norman – OU Football Games
Best Attraction in Edmond – Oklahoma Shakespeare
in the Park
Best Place to Dance – In Cahoots
Best Place for Cocktails – Flip’s Italian
Restaurant
Best Indoor Attraction – Oklahoma City Blazers
Hockey
Best Leisure/Recreational Facility – Oklahoma
City Zoo
Best Place to Spot Someone Famous – Will Rogers
World Airport
Best Place that Symbolizes Oklahoma City –
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
MISCELLANEOUS
Best Performing Arts Group – Lyric Theatre of
Oklahoma
Best Higher Education Institution – University
of Oklahoma
Best Non-Profit Group – Feed the Children
Best Church Singles Group – MetroChurch
Best Community-Spirited Business – Oklahoma
Gazette
Best Named Business – Yippie Yi-Yo Café
Best Local Band – The Nixons
Best Thing That Happened This Year – Conviction
of Timothy McVeigh
Best Disappointment – MAPS
Best Eyesore – Interstate 35 Construction
Best Building Constructed within the Last Year –
Cat Forest and Lion Overlook
Best Next Big Thing – Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Building Memorial
Best Project Local Taxpayers Can Build For Ed
Gaylord – An Island For Him to Move To
Best 137-foot Structure That Should Be Built
Next to Interstate 35 in Edmond – Nothing
Best Project for OCAF to Take on Next – Itself
Best Thing About Downtown You’d Like to See
Changed – More Parking
This article appears in Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2014.