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Best Multitasker
Best Way to Get Out of a Murder Charge
Best Modern Incarnation of Jesse Helms and Strom Thurmond
Most Audacious Ask
Best Reason to Start Saving Quarters
Best Bible Autograph, Next to Jesus’
Best Reason to Go Back 100 years and Kick Some Old-Timey Ass
Local Issue That Needs More Attention
Best Reason to Dig Through Your Parents’ Closet
Best Reason to Spend $60 Watching Triple A Baseball
Best Local Crowd-funded Project
Best Way to Get Introspective
Best Reason to Let a Hornets Player Blow in Your Ear
Best Local Instagram
Best Way to Learn WFAE Charlotte Talks Host Mike Collins’ Opinion
Best Way to Piss Off Even the Most Tepid Charlotteans
Best Reason to be Scared of Sending Your Kids to Public Schools
Best Anticlimactic Moment
Best Reason to Take a Break from NoDa
Best Reason to Invest in Hardcore Snow Equipment
Best Non-Hipster Reason to Grow a Beard
Best Venue Conversion
Arts & Entertainment
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Best Exhibition
Best Showcase of Women Who Rock with Their Cameras
Best Art/Community/Environment Partnership
Best Use of Carpet Padding
Best Comedy Specials
Best Drama
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Best Arts Haven
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Best New Theater Tradition
Best Identity Crisis
Best Escape Act
Best Kept Cinematic Secret
Best Event for Hanging Out with Insatiable Nymphomaniacs, Zombie Cheerleaders and Michael Fassbender in a Giant Fake Head
Best Reason to Revisit the 1980s
Friendliest Celebrity
Best Library
Comedian Hostess with the Mostess
Best Comic Book by a Charlottean
Best Uptown Takeover
Best Indie Label Debut
Best Major Label Debut
Best WTF Was That?
Best Reason to Wait in Line for a Concert
Best Reason to Wait in the Rain for a Concert
Best New Fest
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Best Booking
Best Place to Stay a While
Best On the Brink Act
Best Export
After Dark
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Best New Rooftop Bar for Shenanigans
Best New Spot to Get a Fancy Drink
Best DJ
Best Lounge DJ
Best Place to Watch Soccer Again in Four Years
Best Party for No Reason
Best MeetUp to Get You Out of the House
Best Bar to Yell Out “Bingo!”
Best Master of Trivia
Best EpiCentre Dance Club Alternative
Best Place to Dance on Everything
Best Nightlife Nostalgia
Best Place to Pregame Before a Night Out Dancing
Best Concert Hack
Best Reason to Get Wet
Best Grown and Sexy But It’s Not That Serious, Tempo, Venue
Best Place to Pregame Before a Concert at the N.C. Music Factory
Best Bar for Meeting Your Future Ex
Best Worst Bathroom
Best “Did That Place Ever Open?”
Best Novelty Drinks
Best Bar for Brews and Brussels Sprouts
Best Weird Party Theme That Some people Didn’t Know How to Dress For So They Just Came Naked
Best Place to Turn Down
Gone too Soon
Food & Drink
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Best New Restaurant (Opened in Last 12 Months) AND Best Farm-to-Fork Restaurant
Best Breakfast
Best Barbecue
Best Japanese
Best Vietnamese
Best Central American/Latin American
Best Middle Eastern
Best Indian
Best Place to Get Dessert (Retail)
Best Frozen Treat
Best Rise from the Ashes
Best Person to Pack Your Lunch
Best Al Pastor Taco
Best Uni
Best Use of North Carolina Sweet Potato Leaves
Best Cheap Dinner Date
Best Sunday Brunch for the Fam
Best Gourmet/Specialty Food Store
Best Farmers Market
Best New Artisan
Best Makeover
Best Place to Get Your Snack On
Best One-Stop Shop for Spices
Best Place for a Crafty Coffee
Best Wine Selection (Restaurant)
Best Retail Shop to Get a Bottle of Wine at Any Price
Best Year-Round Charlotte Beer
Best Local Brewery
Best Quality of Beer Selection
Best New Charlotte Brewery
Most Impressive Taproom
Best Overall Bottle Shop
Most Inventive Cocktail List
Best Cocktail List
Best Cocktail
Best Place for a Twilight Drink
Best Neighborhood Patio to Have a Cocktail
Best Response to a CL Food Article
Consumer Culture
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Best New Independent Boutique
Best Independent Men’s Retail
Shoe Shop That Makes Us Salivate
Best Revived Vintage Clothing
Best Resale Therapy
Best Thrift Store
Best Resale for a Cause
Best Pop-Up Retail Event
Grandest Opening That Maybe Could’ve Marinated A Little Longer
Best Used Bookstore
Best Indie Bookstore
Best Bookstore That’s Not Really a Bookstore
Best Comic Book Shop
Best Gaming Shop
Best African American Hair Salon
Best Natural Hair Salon
Disneyworld of Salons
Best Charlotte-Centric Retail
Best Tattoo Shop
Best Gift Shop for your BFF
Best Gift Shop for your Mom
Best Place for a Nontraditional Engagement Ring
Best Zumba Teacher
Best Way to Sweat It Out
Best Adult Ed
Best Adult Novelty Shop
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