Sweets/Goodies _________________________________ Bar Staff _______________________________________ Bar Ambience ___________________________________ Neighborhood/Dive Bar ____________________________ Cocktails/Cocktail Menu ___________________________ Wine Selection __________________________________ Beer Selection __________________________________ Beer/Wine Prices ________________________________ Best-Kept Secret _________________________________
KIDS ARCHITECTURE & LODGING New Building (Past Five Years) _______________________ Public Art ______________________________________ Historic Site ____________________________________ Bathroom ______________________________________ Sign __________________________________________ Window Display _________________________________ Hotel _________________________________________ Motel _________________________________________ Bed & Breakfast _________________________________ Hotel/Motel Pool _________________________________ Hotel/Motel Staff ________________________________ Cheap Motel ____________________________________
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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46 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JULY 3, 2009 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
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New Local Business ______________________________ Clothing _______________________________________ Shoe Selection __________________________________ Thrift Store _____________________________________ Naughty Business ________________________________ Antiques/Collectibles _____________________________ Vintage ________________________________________ Furnishings/Home ________________________________ Local Hardware Store _____________________________ Gardening Store _________________________________ Pet Store ______________________________________ Car Dealership __________________________________ Green Business __________________________________ Convenience Store _______________________________ Drugstore/Pharmacy ______________________________ Liquor Store ____________________________________ Local Bookstore _________________________________ Comic-Book Store ________________________________ Computer Store _________________________________ Music Gear _____________________________________ Record/CD Store ________________________________ Small Record/CD Store ____________________________ DVD Rental/Purchase _____________________________
Only ballots with name, address, and phone number will be accepted.
Please print carefully. Ballots without complete information will not be counted. All information will remain confidential.
Tell us who or what you’d give
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FIRST NAME __________________________
an award to.
Local Team _____________________________________ Annual Event ___________________________________ Scenic View ____________________________________ Gear/Sporting Goods _____________________________ Bike Ride ______________________________________ Place to Skate __________________________________ Day Trip – Dry ___________________________________ Day Trip – Wet ___________________________________ Place to Tube ___________________________________ Place to Camp __________________________________ Swimming Pool __________________________________ Swimming Hole __________________________________ Basketball Court _________________________________ Tennis Court ____________________________________ Bowling Alley ___________________________________
Barbershop _____________________________________ Hair Salon _____________________________________ Tattoo Artist ____________________________________ Spa __________________________________________ Pedicure/Manicure _______________________________ Dry Cleaner ____________________________________ Laundromat ____________________________________ Shoe Repair ____________________________________ Tailor _________________________________________ Florist _________________________________________ Auto Service/Repair ______________________________ Car Wash ______________________________________ Bicycle Repair ___________________________________ Computer Repair _________________________________ Appliance/TV Repair ______________________________ Printer/Copies __________________________________ Veterinarian ____________________________________ Landscape Services ______________________________ Movers ________________________________________
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Local Food Company ______________________________ Food Event _____________________________________ Lunch Delivery __________________________________ 24-Hour/Late ___________________________________ Place to Take a First Date __________________________ Cheap Date ____________________________________ Outdoor Dining __________________________________ Intimate Dining __________________________________ Farmers’ Market _________________________________ Neighborhood Grocery _____________________________
Journalist ______________________________________ Sportswriter ____________________________________ Photographer ___________________________________ Local Author/Poet ________________________________ Local Non-Chronicle Publication _____________________ Music Station ___________________________________ Radio Music Deejay ______________________________ Talk/News Station ________________________________ Radio Talk/News Host _____________________________ Locally Produced TV Show __________________________ Public-Access TV Show ____________________________ Local TV News ___________________________________ TV Anchor ______________________________________ TV Reporter _____________________________________ Sportscaster ____________________________________ Weatherperson __________________________________ Local News Website _______________________________ Local Entertainment Website ________________________ Local Blogger ___________________________________ Local Blog _____________________________________
News Story _____________________________________ Scandal _______________________________________ State Legislator __________________________________ Texas Lege Moment _______________________________ City Official _____________________________________ Council Member _________________________________ City Program ____________________________________ Unsung Behind-the-Scenester _______________________ Nonprofit/Activist Group ___________________________ Activist ________________________________________ Local Politics Blog ________________________________ Local Politics Blogger ______________________________ Environmentalist _________________________________
No photocopied ballots.
LAST NAME ___________________________
FOOD & DRINK
MEDIA
POLITICS & PERSONALITIES
RULES
ADDRESS ____________________________
Scenester/Mover & Shaker _________________________ Art Gallery _____________________________________ Museum _______________________________________ Place to See Local Art _____________________________ Visual Artist ____________________________________ Performance Space _______________________________ Theatre Director _________________________________ Actor/Actress ___________________________________ Composer ______________________________________ Dance Company _________________________________ Comedian/Comedy Troupe __________________________ Movie Theatre ___________________________________ Emergent Local Filmmaker __________________________ Clothing Designer ________________________________ New Club ______________________________________ Place to Dance __________________________________ Jukebox _______________________________________ Gay/Lesbian Hangout _____________________________ Live Club/Party DJ ________________________________ Party of the Year _________________________________
Bookstore ______________________________________ Clothing _______________________________________ Haircut ________________________________________ Shoes _________________________________________ Toys __________________________________________ Restaurant _____________________________________ DVD Selection ___________________________________ Video-Game Rental/Purchase _______________________ Teen Hangout ___________________________________ Texas Amusement Park ____________________________ Afterschool Activity _______________________________ Summer Camp __________________________________ Sports/Rec Program ______________________________ Birthday Cakes __________________________________ Party Place _____________________________________
Pool/Billiards ___________________________________ Golf __________________________________________ Fitness Classes __________________________________