THE RESULTS ARE IN!
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2012 of
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We tallied thousands of votes
to bring you the Toledo City Paper’s Best of Toledo 2012. Our readers think they’re knockouts — we can’t help but agree with them.
★★★★★ Rub elbows with the winners,
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enjoy free swag and imbibe at the cash bar during our annual Best of Toledo party! When: Friday, March 1 @ 6:30 pm Where: The Premier Banquet Complex 4480 Heatherdowns (across from Stranahan Theater) Tickets: $20 per person/ $300 table of 10 at the door or in advance; to purchase, contact Robin at 419-244-9859
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ROUND 1: THE RINGMASTERS TOPS OF THE TOWN
★ Local Style Icon Chrys Peterson, news anchor, WTOL News 11 Runner up: Diane Larson, news anchor, 13 ABC
★ Local Hipster Brandon Doriot, owner of The Pour House and comedian
★ Institution to Show Off The Toledo Museum of Art
Sick of Hearing
★ Charity
Runner up: No employment opportunities
★ Best New Job
★ Politicians/Public Servant
Plumber
Marcy Kaptur, U.S. Representative, Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
★ High School Central Catholic High School
www.centralcatholic.org Runner up: Whitmer High School
★ College The University of Toledo
www.utoledo.edu Runner up: Bowling Green State University
★ Suburban Downtown Perrysburg Runner up: Sylvania
★ Festival German-American Festival
Runner up: Michael Bell, mayor of Toledo
★ Local Innovator Clinton Longenecker, professor of leadership and organizational excellence in the College of Business and Innovation, The University of Toledo Runner up: Robert Croak, founder of BCP Imports
★ Apartment Community Preston Gardens, Levis Commons www.liveprestongardens.com
Runner up: Chelsea Place
B E S T P OW E R C O U P L E
Sara & Shaun Sara Hegarty, www.925kissfm.com Height: 5’3” Job: Co-host of 92.5’s Morning Rush AM show Years Married: 7 Taunt: “You don’t scare me, I have kids!” Claim to Fame: “An ordinary couple that happens to have two jobs in the spotlight.” Children: 2 Hometown: Rochester, New York Alma mater: Syracuse University
Hegarty
Height: 6’ 1/2” Job: Investigative reporter at 13 ABC Action News Taunt: [In his best Muhammad Ali impersonation] “I’m a pale man!” Claim to Fame: “We’re just two people who do what we do, fortunate enough that people listen to us.” Hometown: Shaun Hegarty Langhorne, Twitter handle: @Shaun_Hegarty Pennsylvania Alma mater: Runner up: Allan Block, chairman of Block Syracuse Communications Inc., and his wife, Susan Block
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Runner up: Historic Old West End Festival
www.toledocitypaper.com www.toledocitypaper.com
Runner up: Sylvania
Cherry Street Mission Ministries
www.cherrystreetmission.org Runner up: Toledo Area Humane Society
Runner up: Garbage man
Old West End
Nothing to do
Runner up: Ryan Bunch, performing and literary arts coordinator, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo
for Joe the Plumber
★ ‘Hood to Grow Up In
★ Gripe You Are Most
www.toledomuseum.org Runner up: Toledo Zoo
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