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Favorite Barber Shop
Winner: Old School Barber Shop Runner Up: The Nappy Root
Favorite Bike Shop
Winner: Ride On Bikes Runner Up: The Bike Shop
Favorite Car Wash / Detail Shop
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Winner: Goo Goo Carwash Runner Up: Fourth Avenue Car Wash
Favorite Blog / Blogger / YouTuber Favorite Concert of 2018
Winner: Puddles Pity Party at the Phenix City Amphitheater Runner Up: Lloyd Buchanan @ Cubed Roots, Uptown Friday Night Concert Series
Favorite Male Vocalist
Winner: Electric City Life Runner Up: John Maxwell, Chattahoochee Harley-Davidson
Favorite Columnist
Winner: Chuck Williams, The Ledger-Enquirer Runner Up: Scott Phillips, Columbus & the Valley
Favorite Videographer
Winner: John Houzer Runner Up: Jonathan Giles Winner: Off the Cuff Drunks Runner Up: Black Art in America
Winner: Kim Poe Runner Up: Ivy Roper
Winner: Dee Armstrong Runner Up: Teresa Whitacker
Winner: Lil’ Bit Runner Up: Jerry Farber
Winner: Paws Humane Society Runner Up: Valley Rescue Mission
Winner: Fountain City Coffee Runner Up: Painting With a Twist
Winner: Jacy Jenkins Runner Up: Maggie Reese
Winner: RiverCenter for the Performing Arts Runner Up: The Loft
Winner: We’ll never reveal our secrets Runner Up: Anywhere down by the river
Winner: Pasaquan, Eddie Owens Martin, Buena Vista, Ga. Runner Up: Splash, Gabriel Garley, Uptown
Winner: Marriott Downtown Runner Up: Rothschild-Pound House
Favorite Local News Anchor
Favorite Comedian
Favorite Non-Profit
Favorite Place to Go on a Tinder Date
Favorite Mover and Shaker
Favorite Concert Venue
Favorite Place to Dump a Body
Favorite Public Art, non-mural
Favorite Community Garden
Winner: Callaway Gardens Runner Up: Columbus Botanical Gardens
Favorite Environmental Organization Winner: Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission Runner Up: Trees Columbus
Favorite Local Activist
Favorite Florist
Winner: Terri’s Florist Runner Up: David Benefield (Highland Hall)
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Winner: Pure Salon Runner Up: Cooper’s at Uptown
Favorite Hair Stylist
Winner: Tied Brenda Steele, Rudy Maddox Runner Up: Tiffany Clement (Tiffany’s)
Favorite Meditation Group or Practice Winner: Tied Uptown Float & Riverflo Yoga & Wellness Runner Up: Art of Yoga
Favorite Book Store
Favorite Staycation Destination
Winner: Judy Bugs Runner Up: Muscogee County Friends of the Library Store
Favorite Public Golf Course
Winner: Sunday’s Ultimate Day Spa & Salon Runner Up: John’s Nails
Favorite Restroom with the Softest Toilet Paper
Winner: Heather Griffith Wildwood Day Spa Runner Up: Columbus Therapeutic Massage
Favorite Richard
Winner: Bluewater Grill Runner Up: Origins Coffee
Winner: Bull Creek Runner Up: Lakewood (Phenix City)
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Favorite mani/pedi/brow Place Favorite Massage Therapist
Favorite New Business of 2018
Winner: The Loft Runner Up: Wicked Hen
Winner: Too Many Richard’s to Mention. Runner Up: TIED Richard Edwards, Uptown Wine and Spirits & Richard Bishop
Winner: Bear O’Brian in the Morning, 99.3 Runner Up: Damon Free in the Afternoon, Q107.3
Winner: John Houzer Runner Up: Sara Snyder
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Winner: Chancellor’s Runner Up: E&S Men’s Clothing
Favorite Hair Salon
Winner: Smiley Rachel, SPARK Art Runner Up: Lindsey Reis, Hope Harbor
Favorite Radio Show
Favorite Men’s Clothing Boutique
Winner: Anytime Fitness Runner Up: The UP Factory
Winner: Allen Levi Runner Up: Neal Lucas
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Winner: Posh Peach Runner Up: Lizard Thicket
Favorite Fitness Center
Favorite Podcast
Favorite Female Vocalist
Favorite Women’s Clothing Boutique
Favorite Graphic Designer
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Favorite Personal Trainer
Winner: Alee Link, RiverFlo Yoga & Wellness Runner Up: Courtney McCutcheon, The UP Factory
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