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Critics' Picks (sorted alphabetically by winner) 15 Minutes - Best Quick Read (Media) 5th St. Market - Best New Building Facade (Architecture & Lodging) 626/Soul's Renegade Parties - Best Way to Keep the Cops Busy on a Full Moon (Arts & Entertainment) AALA & SIMS Foundation - Most Dependable Artist Safety Nets (Services) Acapulco Video - Best One-Stop Satisfaction Shop (Shopping) AGE Building - Collective Services for the Aging (Services) Ain't It Cool News - Best Site Redesign (Computers) Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's First Anniversary Special - Best Dinner and a Movie (Food & Drink) Alan's Vehicle Inspections - Best Hassle-free Place to Take your Aging Vehicle for Inspection (Services) Aljon's - Best Drive-thru Pizza (Food & Drink) Alliance Francais - Best Reason to Take French (Arts & Entertainment) Alma de Mujer Conference & Retreat Center - Best Place to Have a Gathering (Architecture & Lodging) Alpha Music Center - Best Sheet Music (Shopping) Amaya's Taco Village - Best Corn Tortillas (Food & Drink) Amazonia - Best Happy Hour (Shopping) American Air's Patty Reinhart & Betty Lower at the Driskill - Best Airline Service (Services) American Institute For Learning - Best Techno-Kids Business Idea (Computers) Andy Castillo's - Best Human-Scale Rabbit Warren (Shopping) Ann Richards - Best Political Fashion Model (Politics) Anthony's Electronics - Place to Find Good Old Electronics (Services) Aqua 20th Century Modern - Best Place to Go From Bauhaus to Your House (Shopping) AquaJet, Inc. - Best Precision Cutters (Services) Ararat Middle East's Sizzling Lamb - Best Protein Fix (Food & Drink) Arch at the Holly Power Plant - Best Arch (Architecture & Lodging) Archery Country - Best Place to Unload Your Quiver (Outdoor/Rec) ARRIBA Newspaper - Best Community Newspaper (Media) Assistant City Manager Toby Futrell - Best Public Performance in the Hot Seat (Politics) Astarte - Best Salon to Dye for (Services) Austin Aqua Dome - Best Koi, but Not Shy Pond (Kids) Austin Children's Museum - Best Cultural Overhaul (Kids) Austin Community Access Center - Best Way to Infiltrate the Media (Media) Austin Country Flea Mart - Best Place to Buy Cheap Videos (Shopping) Austin History Center - Best Resource for Local Lore (Politics) Austin Java North - Best Downtown Breakfast in the 'Burbs (Food & Drink) Austin Musical Theatre - Best Regards to Old Broadway (Arts & Entertainment) Austin Pain Therapy Associates - Best Place to Gain No Pain (Services) Austin Revitalization Authority - Most Improved Community Project (And We Really Mean It This Time) (Politics) Austin Security Concepts (ASC) - Best Way to Feel Safe and Sound (Services) Austin Theatre for Youth - Best Kids Drama Camp (Kids) Austin Violins - Best String Instrument Shop (Services) Austin's Summer of 1998 - Best Reason to Be Naked (Outdoor/Rec) Austin's Tap Water - Best Cheap Drink (Food & Drink) Austin's Wok n' Roll - Best Authentic Chinese Experience (Food & Drink) Austin/Travis County Rodeo & Livestock Kids Town! - Best Mini County Fair (Kids) Barton Springs, Nighttime Hours - Best Way to Lower Your Internal Thermostat (Outdoor/Rec) Bates Motel - Best Restroom Pornography (Arts & Entertainment) Beaux Visage - Best Place to Buy Makeup (Shopping) Bert's BBQ - Most Testosterone in Smallest Place (Food & Drink) Beverly Griffith - Bravest Councilmember (Politics) Big Head Planters by Ellen Gibbs - Best Yard Art (Architecture & Lodging) Bike Helmet Repeal - Best Grassroots Victory (Politics) Blackmail - Best Outfitting for Noir and Boudoir (Shopping) Blondies - Best Sneakers (Shopping) Boggy Creek Farm's E-mail Newsletter - Best Value-Added Customer Service (Computers) Book Market - Best Used Academic Books (Shopping) BookWoman's BoA Shrine - Most Self-Serving Structure (Architecture & Lodging) Bruce David Johnson, Jr., Licensed Master Plumber - Best Plumber (Services) Buffalo Exchange - Best Almost Free Wardrobe Makeover (Shopping) Burnet Road - Best Street for a Bar Crawl (Arts & Entertainment) Butler Pitch & Putt Golf Course - Big Fun With the Grandparents (Kids) Carlean Johnson - Best Unsung High Tech She-ro (Computers) Carmelo's Restaurant - Most Elegant Parking Lot (Architecture & Lodging) Carole Kneeland/KVUE-24 - Best Legacy (Media) Casa de Luz - Best $8 You'll Ever Spend on Your Health (Food & Drink) Casas for CASA of Travis County - Best Fundraiser to Benefit Kids (Kids) Cedar Avenue Plaintiffs vs. City of Austin - Best Out-of-Court Settlement (Politics) Centennial Package (Main) Store - Best Interior Design (Architecture & Lodging) Central Chilling Station No. 3 - Best Building Name That Sounds Like a Herbie Hancock Song (Architecture & Lodging) Cesar Chavez - Best Street to Drive Down & Check Out the Murals on the East Side (Architecture & Lodging) Chances Reunion - Most Intriguing Event Rumor (Arts & Entertainment) Change Back Department Store Outlet - Best Bargain Hunter's Paradise (Shopping) Changos Taqueria - Best New Branch on a Family Tree (Food & Drink) Charlotte Flynn &Venola Schmidt - Most Vigilant Advocates for Public Health Care (Politics) Christopher McCollum - Best Theatrical Scene Designer (Arts & Entertainment) Cinema West Adult Theatre - Biggest Media Bandwagon (Media) City National Bank Building - Best Renovation (Architecture & Lodging) City of Austin Internet Services Office - Best Sign of Austin Online (Computers) Clifford Antone - Best Celebrity Hairdo (Arts & Entertainment) Cliffs off Loop 360 - Best Non-residential View of Austin (Architecture & Lodging) Club Pants - Best Secret Clubhouse (Computers) Cocina de La Familia - Best Cookbook by a Local Author (Food & Drink) Comics & More - Best Cheap-O Horror Comics (Shopping) Cook's Shooting Range - Best Place to Unleash Your Inner Eastwood (Outdoor/Rec) Corner of 43rd & Duval - Best Neighborhood Makeover (Architecture & Lodging) Coronado Studios - Best Art Print Shop (Arts & Entertainment) Costilla Shoe Repair - Best Shoe & Leather Repair Shop (Services) Cothron's School of Lock Technology - Most Reliable Key-Cutters & Locksmiths (Services) Crown & Anchor's Pay Phone - Best Place to Avert Your Eyes (Arts & Entertainment) Culver's Frozen Custard - Best Drive-Thru (Food & Drink) Curra's Avocado Margarita - Best Avant Garde Margarita (Food & Drink) Cynthia & Lydia Perez of Las Manitas - Best Hearts (Food & Drink) Cypress Creek Park on Lake Travis - Best Place to Teach a (Scaredy) Pup to Swim (Outdoor/Rec) Dallas Night Club - Best Place to Two-Step and Get a Funky Grind Down Going On (Arts & Entertainment) Disch-Faulk - Best Urban Track (Outdoor/Rec) Disgruntled Housewife - Best Online Gals Club (Computers) Dolce Vita Gelateria & Espresso Bar - Best Gelato to Stay (Food & Drink) Don Walser - Best Celebrity Giggle (Arts & Entertainment) Don Webb's "Letters to the Fringe" - Best Net Missives (Computers) Donna Cordoba, RN BCILC (Board Certified International Lactation Consultant) - B(r)est Advice to New Mothers (Services) Dr. Dream's Immune Fuel - Best Liquid Cure-all (Food & Drink) Drive-Thru Postal - Best Way to Avoid the Post Office (Services) Duval Discs - Record Store Most Like Your Own Living Room (Shopping) Ear Candy, KOOP 91.7 FM - Best Place to Get Hip to the Sounds (Media) East Austin Traditional Neighborhood District - Best Brand-New Idea in Local Politics (Politics) East Side Cafe - Best Wait for Food With Hungry Kids (Kids) Ella's Restaurant & Bar - Best New Brunch (Food & Drink) Elmar Prambs at the Four Seasons, Roger Mollett at Central Market Cooking School - Best Host Chef (Food & Drink) Encore Movies & Music - Best Place to Buy/Rent Laserdiscs (Shopping) Eustasio Cepeda Branch Library - Best New Public Building (Architecture & Lodging) Fadó Irish Sessions - Next Best Thing to the Chieftains in Your Living Room (Arts & Entertainment) Family Violence Court - Best New Addition at the Courthouse (Politics) Flo's - Best Comeback (Food & Drink) Four on the Floor - Non-committal Swing Lessons (Services) Fran's Hamburger's - Best Rooftop Riot Grrrrrl (Architecture & Lodging) Free Austin Children's Museum Passes - Best Bonus of Owning a Library Card (Kids) French Revolution - Best Used Car Place (Shopping) Fresh Plus - Best Gigantic Overhaul of a Hyde Park Grocery Store (Shopping) Fridays at the Electric Lounge - Best Odd New Happy Hour (Arts & Entertainment) FringeWare Inc. - Best Counterculture Conclaves (Arts & Entertainment) G&S Lounge - Best Place to Tie One on for $10 (Food & Drink) Gaelic League/Austin Celtic Association - Next Best Thing to St. Patrick's Day (Arts & Entertainment) Gamefellas - Best Place to Buy Videogames (Computers) Gateway Theaters - Best Theater Sound (Arts & Entertainment) Gear - Best Film, Video, and Production Equipment (Services) Globs of Algae Clogging Barton Springs - Best Excuse to Revive the Environmentalist-Developer War (Politics) Goodflow Limeade - Best Summer in a Bottle (Food & Drink) Goodwill Industry's Computer Works - Best Place to Buy a Used Computer (Computers) Greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council - Best Grandiose Vision (Politics) Greats! Cafe at Hancock Center HEB - Grocery Store Mega-Food Court (Food & Drink) Guero's Mr. Flash - Best Roving Photographer (Services) Halina European Skin Care - Place That Really Gets Under Your Skin (Services) Herpeton Exotic Pets & Reptiles - Best Place to Buy Frozen Mice (Shopping) Hey, Hey, Buffet! - Most Useful Fanzine (Media) High Time Tea Bar & Brain Gym - Best Bowl of Coffee (Food & Drink) Hilbert's - Best Drive-thru Malteds & Shakes (Food & Drink) Hill at Murchison Jr. High School - Cheap Thrills for Kids (Kids) Hole in the Wall - Best Doorhandle (Architecture & Lodging) Hoover's Online - Best Web site for Business Research (Computers) Hot Damn Tamales! - Best Gourmet Tamales (Food & Drink) House Park - Best Place to Watch Football (American or European) (Outdoor/Rec) Hurt's Hunting Grounds - Best Junkshop (Shopping) Hyatt Regency's Branchwater Lounge - Best Place for a Romantic Late-Night Snack & Drink (Food & Drink) Hyde Park Neighborhood Association and Neighbors of Triangle Park - Best Performance(s) by a Neighborhood Association (or Its Equivalent) (Politics) I Luv Video - Best Counter Intelligence (Shopping) India Bazaar - Best Purveyor of Indian Imports (Food & Drink) Inside Computer Stuff - Best Place to Reflect Upon the Essential Loneliness of a Bull, Part Two (Architecture & Lodging) "Intimacies," The Good Life, Lynn Branz - Best Sex-Advice Column (Media) Jacob's Rail at the Veloway - Best Place to Impersonate Sisyphus (Outdoor/Rec) Jamie Kinscherff - Best Guitar Maker (Services) Jim Hightower's "Chat-N-Chew Cafe" - Best Local Radio Program Not on Local Radio (Again) (Media) Jim's Restaurant - Best Truck Stop Coffeeshop (Food & Drink) Jody Conradt in Basketball Hall of Fame - Best Reason to Visit Springfield, MA (Outdoor/Rec) Joe Synatschk at Central Market Cooking School - Best Chef's Apprentice (Food & Drink) John Burnett, National Public Radio - Best Clear Voice on Lone Star Affairs (Media) John Hauser/KOOP 91.7FM - Best Overlooked Deejay (Media) Joseph T. McMillan, President of Huston-Tillotson College - Unsung East Austin Visionary (Politics) Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farm - Most Hearty Survivors (Kids) Junior's Beer & Wine - Best Cheap Kegs in a Bind (Food & Drink) KAZI 88.7FM - Best Fumble Recovery (Media) KBN! - Best Culture Jammers (Arts & Entertainment) Keeping the Pools Open Until October 4 - Best Use of $123,000 (Politics) Ken Gould of Mac Alliance - Best Used Computer Salesman (Computers) Kids-N-Cats - Best Theme Store (Kids) KOOP 91.7FM - Best Radio Station, In Spite of It All (Media) La Moda; La Estrella - Best His and Hers Tejano Shops (Shopping) Lady Longhorns Track & Field Team - Best National Champions (Outdoor/Rec) Lala's Little Nugget - Best Improvement in Bathroom Decor (Architecture & Lodging) Lamar Plaza - Coolest Strip Mall (Shopping) Laser Quest - Best, Coolest Afternoon Diversion for Kids (Kids) Latino Comedy Project - Best Cultural Cut-Ups (Arts & Entertainment) Latino USA - Best Way to Find Out the Latest With La Raza (Media) Laura's Bluebonnet Kitchen - Best Diner Decor (Architecture & Lodging) Lawrence's Used Baby Furniture - Best Late-Night Used Baby Furniture Outlet (Shopping) Limbo - Best Vintage Expansion (Shopping) Little City on Congress - Best Place to Eavesdrop and/or Gossip (Politics) Little Stacy Pool & Park - Best Shady Spot the Whole Family Will Love (Kids) Longhorn Po-Boys & Falafel, Downtown - Best Homestyle Lebanese Meal (Food & Drink) Mac Alliance - Best Thing About Owning a Mac (Services) Malaga Wine & Tapas Bar - Best New Restaurant Without a Kitchen (Food & Drink) Manga, an Asian Diner - Best Wacky Restaurant Idea (Food & Drink) Maplewood Elementary - Best Blacktop (Outdoor/Rec) Mapsco - Best Global Overview (Shopping) Maria Martin at *Latino USA* - Best Voice on the Radio (Media) Mark Rubin - Best Ambassador of Good Will (Music) (Arts & Entertainment) Massage Therapists for Four Seasons Employees During SXSW - Best Employee Benefits (Services) Mayfield Park & Preserve - Best Place to While Away an Afternoon With a Toddler (Kids) Mayor Kirk Watson - Best Media Omnipresence (Politics) Mayor Kirk Watson, Councilmember Daryl Slusher, City Manager Jesus Garza - Most Eye-Popping Public Performance (Politics) McBride Guns, Inc. - Best Gun Store/Gun Safety Lessons (Shopping) Metz Park - Best Place to Play Hoops in a Thunderstorm (Outdoor/Rec) Mexican Cokes - Best Way to Kick the Can (Food & Drink) Milano's Gelateria Dolci & Caffe - Best Gelato to Go (Food & Drink) Miller Creek Cemetery - Best Cemetery for Meditation (Architecture & Lodging) Miranda's Patio - Best Silk Purse From a Sow's Ear (Food & Drink) Mojo's Daily Grind - Best Place to Write a Book (Arts & Entertainment) Monday Nights, KUT 90.5 - Best Night to Cook to the Radio (Media) Motorola - Best Corporate Cooperation (Politics) Mozart's Bookstore & Juice Bar - Best Way to Enjoy Lake Austin on a Budget (Food & Drink) New Bohemia Retro Resale - Best Late Night Shopping (Shopping) Next to New - Best Church Lady Thrift Store ó 1 (Shopping) North End of Drake Bridge at Twilight - Best Place to Live Out a Hitchcock Movie (Outdoor/Recreation) O'Bannon Electrical Enterprises - Best Electrician (Services) Oat Willie's - Last-Minute Birthday Shopping for All Ages (Shopping) Old Time Teenie's Vintage - Best Vintage Semi-Secret (Shopping) One Price Clothing Store - Best Place to Buy New, Cheap, Quality Clothing (Shopping) Onion Creek Bakery - Best Sign That Civilization Has Reached South Austin (Food & Drink) Only Deals - Best Place to Get Cheap Breath Mints (Food & Drink) Over the Rainbow - Fastest Kid's Birthday Present in the West (Kids) Page 113 of SWB "Black Pages" Business Directory - Best Place to Pick Up Chicks (Services) Paradise Karaoke & Bar - Best Place to Pretend You're an Asian Pop Star (Arts & Entertainment) Parlour Antiques & Pies - Best Two-for-One Business (Food & Drink) Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center by Fidencio Duran - Most Riveran Mural (Arcitecture & Lodging) Paxton, The Wood Source - Best Place to Knock on Wood (Shopping) PC Order - Best Recruitment Campaign (Computers) Perkins Special at El Patio - Best Specialty Dish (Food & Drink) Peru Jewelers - Best Pot of Gold in a Most Obscure Spot (Shopping) Petticoat Fair - Best Bra Attendants (Shopping) Pho Cong Ly, Downtown Location - Best Noodle Soup (Food & Drink) Pieces of the Past - Best Reason to Avoid Builder's Square (Shopping) Pin Shrine at Dart Bowl - Collection/Shrine (Outdoor/Rec) Pizza Nizza - Best Delivery Pizza South of the River (Food & Drink) Politico - Best Info on Latino Politics (Media) Pool Aide - Best Swimming Pool Cleaner (Services) Positive Power Kennel - Best Dogsitter (Services) Quackenbush's on 43rd Street - Best Revival Spot (Shopping) Quackenbush's/Quack's 43rd Street Bakery - Best Big, Honkin' Chocolate Eclairs (Food & Drink) Red Bud Trail - Best Scenic Drive (Outdoor/Rec) Red Room - Best "Electronica" Club (Arts & Entertainment) Red's Indoor Range - Best Target Practice (Outdoor/Rec) Reed Park - Best Pollywogging (Kids) Rhythm House Tapas Bar - Best New Spot for Pre-dinner Appetizers (Food & Drink) Richard (Dick) Chopp - Best Name for a Urologist in Austin (Services) Richard Lord's Boxing Gym - Best Place to Work Out Aggression (Outdoor/Rec) Rick Perry v. John Sharp for Lt. Gov. - Best Looking Race for November (Politics) Ricky Williams - Best Reason to Visit Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium (Outdoor/Rec) Rio Motel - Best Fair Warning (Architecture & Lodging) Roberto of Great Fillings Nail Salon - Best (if Not Only) Pedicure by a Straight Man (Services) Ronnie's Realfood Chocolate Chip - Best Hippie Cookie (Food & Drink) Rowell's Shoe Repair - Best New Neon Sign (Architecture & Lodging) Ruby Aldridge - Best Leg & Bikini Waxing (Services) Run-Tex Hydration Station - Best Adult Lemonade Stand (Outdoor/Rec) Ruth Kane, Principal, Lanier High School - Best Head of the Class (Politics) S.O.S. & the Chamber of Commerce - Best Kiss & Make Up (Politics) Saccone's - Best Pizza Slice (Food & Drink) Salon 505 The Day Spa - Best Place to Take a Shower Away From Home (Services) San Gabriel Park, Georgetown - Best Place to Get Rid of Your Stale Bread (Outdoor/Rec) San Jose Motel - Most Glorious Renovation Potential (Architecture & Lodging) Sara Trexler & Jen Garrison, 101X-FM - Best Morning Show (Media) Say Hi - Best Place to Buy Chinese Stuff (Shopping) Schlitz Building - Best Industrial Landscape (Architecture & Lodging) Seaholm Power Plant/Palmer Auditorium - Coolest City Planning Pipe Dream (Politics) Second Blessing Marketplace - Best Church Lady Thrift Store ó 2 (Shopping) Shady Grove - Best Hot Dog (Food & Drink) Shipe & Alamo Playground Renovations - Best Way to Say "CIPs Are for Kids!" (Kids) "Show Toonz With Courtney" KVRX 91.7 FM - Best Reason to Drive to Work on Monday (Media) Show With No Name - Best TV Show With No Name (Media) Skate World Central - Best Flashback (Kids) Ski Shores Lakeside Restaurant - Best Two-Hour $5 Vacation (Outdoor/Rec) Smart Growth Comes to Williamson County - Best Reason (Maybe) to Move to Round Rock (Politics) Solar Cart - Best Office Space & Commute (Computers) Souper Salads and Luby's - Best Chain Restaurants That Have Surprisingly Good Coffee (Food & Drink) South Congress - Best Street to Drive Down & Check Out the Murals in South Austin (Architecture & Lodging) St. Edward's Park - Best Place to Run the Pooch (Outdoor/Rec) St. Julia Catholic Church - Best Church Brunch (Food & Drink) Steer Statue at UT - Best Place to Reflect Upon the Essential Loneliness of a Bull, Part One (Architecture & Lodging) Steve Bell's Dog, Indra - Gardener's Dog (Services) Summer Movies at Deep Eddy Pool - Best Innovative Combo-Entertainment (Kids) Sunday Night, UT Intramural Fields - Best Pick-up Soccer Games (Outdoor/Rec) Taco X-press - Most Necessary Restaurant Expansion (Food & Drink) Tank Farm/Tire Farm - Best Use of Zoning to Make a Difference (Politics) Tantien - Best Homage to Prometheus (Arts & Entertainment) Taqueria Gaudalajara Arandas #5 - Best Taqueria Around Us (Food & Drink) Texas Folklife Resources - Best Excuse for Lone Star Flag-Waving (Arts & Entertainment) The Backroom, Thursday Nights - Best Oh, Who Cares, They Have 75¢ Pitchers (Arts & Entertainment) The Bazaar - Best Place to Enjoy Being a Girl (Shopping) The Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival - Best Funny Smell (Arts & Entertainment) The Black Cat Lounge - Most Delectably Seedy Club (Arts & Entertainment) The Chalkboards at Magnolia Cafe - Place to Write on the Bathroom Walls Sans Vandalism (Architecture & Lodging) The Grateful Head; Grateful Shed - Best Resurrection of the Dead (Shopping) The Iguana Grill - Best Restaurant to Take Out-of-Town Visitors to Watch the Sunset (Food & Drink) The Kolache Shoppe - Best Peanut Butter Cookies (Food & Drink) The Local Environmental Lobby - Boldest Taking of a Mile Instead of an Inch (Politics) The Lounge Show on KOOP 91.7 - Best Way to While Away a Saturday Morning (Media) The Marstini - Best Drink Named for Its Restaurant (Food & Drink) The New York Deli - Best Jewish Deli Sandwich (Food & Drink) The Poleta vendor or Poletero - Best Roving Vendor (Food & Drink) The Quilt Store - How to Make an Austin Quilt (Shopping) The Quonset Hut - Best Military Surplus (Shopping) The Ride for the Roses - Best Fledgling Altruistic Tradition (Outdoor/Rec) The Silk Road - How to Change a Sow's Ear (Shopping) The Texas Observer - Best Survival Story (Media) The Tree at... - Best Tree (Utilitarian Grounds) (Outdoor/Rec) The Trois Estate - Best Place to Throw a Swanky Party (Architecture & Lodging) The Young Plaintiffs in the Cedar Avenue Case - Best Response to the Media Glare (Media) This is Not a Yellow Bike - Best Bumper Sticker (Media) Threadgill's World Headquarters & Saloon - Best New Saloon (Food & Drink) Thrift Land - Best Thrift Store Without Dressing Rooms (Shopping) Tien Hong's Dr. Skull - Best Silly Drink (Food & Drink) Time & Temperature by Frost Bank - Best Time & Temp Announcement (Services) Tiny's Boots & Things - Best Place to Buy a Pair of Boots (Shopping) Tito's Handmade Vodka - Best Local Use of the Potato (Food & Drink) Tony Villanueva - Best Celebrity Eyebrows (Arts & Entertainment) Tracy Watson; Carol Barrett - Best City Bureaucrats (Politics) Treasured Tracs & Images - Best Unpretentious Music Store (Shopping) Tu Musica - Best Latin American Music Record Shop (Shopping) Twist - Best-Looking Dance Club (Architecture & Lodging) Under Cover - Best Upholsterer (Services) University Baptist Church - Best Reason to Get Up at 8am on Sunday (Services) UT Softball - Best Local Sports Story (Outdoor/Rec) UT's Gregory Gym - Best Gym for the Lazy (Outdoor/Rec) Volunteer Healthcare Clinic - Best Local Safety Net (Services) Waller Creek Tunnel - Best Reason (Maybe) to Move Into a Downtown Loft (Politics) Watson at the MTV Sports Festival - Raddest Mayoral Performance (Politics) WebZealots - Best Way to Sell Widgets on the Web (Computers) Wheatsville Co-op - Best Human-Scale Place to Buy Good Food (Food & Drink) Whole Foods Market Gateway - Best In-Store Wine Tasting (Food & Drink) Wildlife Rescue - Best Friend in Need to Ailing Animals (Services) Windmill Run Neighborhood Park - Best Neighborhood Swingset and Area to Release Tension (Kids) Yen Ching Chinese Noodle House - Best New Take on the Lunchtime Noodle Bowl (Food & Drink) YOU Are the Product - Best Billboard Message (Architecture & Lodging) Zavala Elementary's Video Production Class - Best Place to Meet Tomorrow's Local Independent Filmmakers (Kids) Zilker Summer Musical - Best Way to Introduce Children to the Joys of Theatre (Kids) Zookeeper - Best Creepy-Crawly Pet Store (Shopping)