Vol. 20, No. 26
BEST PLACE TO CATCH A FLICK ON OPENING NIGHT
Seminole 8 Theaters
Led Zeppelin: Ultimate set list
By Wade Tatangelo
BEST PANCAKES
Middle Grounds Grill
MOST DISAPPOINTING BEACH LOSS
Bamboo Beer Garden in Madeira Beach
BEST JOURNALIST (BROADCAST)
Mark Douglas, Newschannel 8 (NBC)
BEST WAY TO KID YOURSELF THAT YOURE EATING HEALTHY
Mac n Cheese at Natures Harvest Market
BEST IMAGINARY BUILDING
Trump Tower
BEST ONGOING JAZZ PROGRAM
Jazz at the Gorilla
BEST NEW CURATOR
Izabel Galliera
BEST GUITARIST AND SLIDE GUITARIST AND LAP STEEL PLAYER AND DOBRO PLAYER
Damon Fowler
BEST POLITICAL SPIN
St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker and Police Chief Chuck Harmon
BEST RISKY PROGRAMMING
Casa Blue
MOST EMBARRASSING TURNOUT FOR AN ARTS EVENT
Music Premieres at the Ybor Festival of the Moving Image
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A POLITICAL NEWCOMER
Tampa City Councilwoman Mary Mulhern
BEST IN PRINTMAKING
Marie Yoho Dorsey
BEST EVENT THAT SHOULDVE BEEN ON C-SPAN
FCC Hearing at TBPAC
BEST CHEESY URBAN CAMOUFLAGE
That gussied-up cell-phone tower
BEST ADOPTED OUT-OF-TOWNERS
Modern Skirts
BEST THEATER COMPANY
Jobsite Theater
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Savannahs Café
BEST NEW JOB DESCRIPTION
Jack Holloway directs
BEST IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Carlton Ward Jr.
BEST NEW PIZZA
Alessi Bakery
On the Outs
Is a politico's hypocrisy a proper rationale for outing him?
By Wayne Garcia
BEST IN SCULPTURE
(Tie) Allen Hampton/Liz Bryant
Bruised Ribs
BEST POP EXTRAVAGANZA
Justin Timberlake at the St. Pete Times Forum
BEST LOCAL FILM FESTIVAL
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
BEST BITE OF OLD FLORIDA
Terra Ceia Mullet Smoke-Off
Food & Drink
BEST DISCOVERY
Blind Buddy Moody
Umbrella's nine core artists
BEST NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
Beach Theater
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
Katrina Stevenson
BEST PLACE TO GAWK AT THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS
Starbucks in SoHo
BEST COLLAPSE
Chateau Privé
BEST ROMANTIC RAP SONG BY A LOCAL ACT
French Vanilla, Blac Soap
Jeff Wood Remembered
BEST BOLOGNAISE
Primi Urban Café
BEST PLAY
Frozen
MOST VIGILANT CREATIVE LOAFING READER
David DalCason
BEST PAMPHLET: PRO-GOD
Living Waters
SADDEST FILM-RELATED R.I.P. OF THE YEAR
Tampa International Film Festival
Food, Glorious Food
CulinaryTuesday, September 18
By Leilani Polk
BEST PLACE FOR POLITICAL AND CIVIC LEADERS TO MEET FOR COFFEE
Seminole Heights Starbucks
SADDEST SHORT RUN FOR A FREE PAPER
Orange
BEST NEW FAST FOOD
Five Guys Burgers And Fries
BEST SOUNDTRACK FOR DITCHING WORK EARLY ON FRIDAY
The Rhythm Vault on WMNF (88.5), 2-4 p.m. Fridays
BEST WITCH HUNT
Largo City Commissions handling of the Steve-to-Susan Stanton affair
BEST RADIO STATION FOR YOUR INNER GRANDPA
105.5 FM, The Dove
BEST EXHIBIT IN A MUSEUM
The Art Guys @ Tampa Museum of Art
BEST BULLSHIT ARTIST
Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair
BEST SIGN WE HOPE NEVER GETS TORN DOWN
World Liquors, St. Petersburg
BEST NEW BAND
Have Gun, Will Travel
Right Said Fred
Fred Thompson, in character
BEST PLACE TO PICK UP A RANDY BUSINESWOMAN
Jacksons Bistro
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
The Bleepin Truth, TBCN
People & Politics
WE REALLY, REALLY LOAF YOUThank yous for our first Best of the Bay Awards Show
BEST TEQUILA SELECTION
Zapatas Authentic Mexican
Casting Fred Thompson
He gets the part of candidate, but can his performance wow Florida voters?
BEST LEGISLATIVE IDEA
A regional approach to solving transportation problems
WORST TRAFFIC JAM
The five miles around Tampa International Airport
BEST LOCAL MUSIC SCENE STALWART
Natty Moss Bond
BEST RESTAURANT
Café Ponte
BEST LEGS ON A FORMER CITY MANAGER
Susan Stanton
Watch Wade and Aych rap
BEST REASON TO SUPPORT ROTC
The Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps of St. Petersburg
BEST PLACE TO DRINK WINE ABOVE IT ALL
A Taste for Wine
BEST DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR OF A SOUTHERN STATE WHO IS ACTUALLY A REPUBLICAN
Charlie Crist
BEST BEER SELECTION IN A BAR
The Independent
WORST STOMPING OF A CITIZEN GROUPS REQUEST
Mayor Rick Baker
Coming Soon â¦
By Joe Bardi
BEST INDEPENDENT MOVIE THEATER
Tampa Theatre
BEST THEATER NEWS
New Homes for American Stage and Stageworks
BEST WAY TO MAKE A FRENCHMAN CRY
Cassoulet de la Mer and Pink Paint at Chateau France
BEST UNDERGROUND ART SCENE THAT COULDVE BEEN
The Ybor Cigar Theater
BEST CONTEMPORARY DANCE PROJECT
Trisha Browns Residency
BEST BAR SHOTS (AND WE DONT MEAN JAGERMEISTER)
Empire
MOST HYPED POLITICAL CONSULTANT
Mitch Kates
BEST HISTORIC BUILDING
The Cuban Club
BEST TAKE-OUT BELLY BUSTER
One-Pound Burgers, Chavez At Home
BEST OVERALL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Trombone Shorty at Tropical Heatwave
BEST BIG VENUE THAT GETS SLAGGED BY MUSIC SNOBS
Ford Amphitheatre
Tall Order
Jim Yoo used to be known as The Omelet King. Now he's Julie — but the food's still good
By Alex Pickett
BEST WINE LIST
Fly Bar and Restaurant
BEST NEW CONVENIENCE
Free parking in St. Pete
MOST TREACHEROUS INTERSECTION (HILLSBOROUGH)
Adamo Drive E. and I-75
BEST PATH TO AN EARLY GRAVE FOR A FOOD CRITIC
The PZZA Challenge
BEST LUNCH DEAL FOR A TRUE CHEAPSKATE
Whaleys Market
BEST HARDCORE LESBIAN RAP GROUP
Yo Majesty
BEST FREAKY MOMENT (AMONG MANY)
Edwin Jackson gets beaned
SCRAPPIEST THEATER COMPANY
Hat Trick Theatre
MOST OSTENTATIOUS USE OF POLITICAL CASH
Ralph Hughes $1 million committee
Jodie Got Her Gun
Neil Jordan and Jodie Foster try to elevate the revenge genre
By Lance Goldenberg
BEST PAMPHLET: ANTI-GOD
Normal Bob Smith Ministries
Landscapes of Change
ArtFriday, September 14
By Megan Voeller
BEST LOCAL FILM SERIES
Eckerd Colleges International Cinema Series
BEST HIPPIE HANGOUT
Blueberry Patch
BEST USE OF CONFETTI
The Flaming Lips at Jannus Landing
BEST WINE TASTINGS
ABC Fine Wine and Spirits
The Short List â Thurs., Sept. 13
MOST POLARIZING FIGURE
Bruce Wright
BEST BEER AND CHEESE TASTING
Beer Cheese Dip and Beer Cheese Soup, Tampa Bay Brewing Company
BEST ACTRESS
Ami Sallee Corley
BEST RAP CREW
The Umbrella Corporation
BEST MINI-CONCERT
Steve Connelly & the Lesser Gods at WMNFs Americana Fest
Is the U.S. government vulnerable to cyberwarfare attacks?
Don't Panic ... Your war questions answered
By Andisheh Nouraee
BEST PLACE TO FIND YOUR NEIGHBORS MUG SHOT
Cellmates newspaper
WORST DOUBLE BOOKING
The MacDill Air Show & St. Pete Grand Prix
BEST OF THE BAY 2007: THE YEAR OF THE LOAFIES
BEST SPORTS SCOOP
Elijah Dukes Goes Around the Bend, St. Petersburg Times
BEST JESUS FREAK GONE OVER THE EDGE
Bill Keller
BEST PLACE WHERE MEAT MEETS MEAT
The Penthouse Club Steakhouse
BIGGEST LITTLE BAR
Fuma Bella
BEST PARK (ING LOT)
Al Lopez Park
BEST PROMOTED FILM FESTIVAL
Gasparilla Film Festival
MOST IGNORED ISSUE
St. Petes race relations
DIVIEST OF THE DIVE BARS
Mollys Place
BEST WAY TO GIVE HILLSBOROUGH THE REPUTATION AS A BACKWOODS, INTOLERANT REDNECK COUNTY (AGAIN)
Sons of Confederate Veterans Flags Across Florida proposal
BEST NOT-SO-SECRET GARDEN
Kapok Gardens at the Kapok Tree Pavilion
BEST PLACE TO STARGAZE
Madeira Beach Access
BEST BADASS
Edson Berto
See & Do Planner
BEST SURPRISE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Patrick Bettison
BEST BAD LUCK
The Bucs draft
BEST $5 MOJITO
Carmines
Dark Deeds
LiteratureWednesday, September 19
An amazing feat
Parental pride ebbs and flows
By Hollis Gillespie
BEST SONG TO PLAY FOR PROSPECTIVE TRANSPLANTS
Gun Shine State, Black Reign
Hot Hot Hot!
CulinarySunday, September 16
BEST CAMPAIGN STUNT THAT BACKFIRED
Joe Redners get-out-the-vote effort
Urban Exploring
Goods & Services
BEST WAY TO HATE ON THE EARTH
Drink Bottled Water
BEST OVERPRICED BBQ THATS WORTH THE MONEY
American Sunday Plate at Tropicana Field
BEST ADDITION TO GULFPORTS RESTAURANT ROW
Pegs Pizza-Cantina
BEST SANDWICH BREAD
Mazzaros Italian Market
BEST ETHNIC FOOD STORE
Oceanic Market
BEST LOCAL POLITICAL BLOG
Pushing Rope
SWEETEST SWEET SHOP
Sandy Gulls Sweets
BEST DELI IN ST. PETE
Corned Beef Corner
BEST RADIO STATION FOR A TRAFFIC JAM
WLCC 760 AM
BEST FREE OFFER FROM A POLITICIAN
Joe Redners Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
BEST CORNED BEEF
Fred Flemings Famous Bar-B-Que
BIGGEST PERSONNEL BLUNDER
The Devil Rays and Josh Hamilton
BEST PLACE TO GET A BURGER AT 3 A.M.
Js Grill
Arts & Entertainment
BEST DEPARTMENT STORE CAFETERIA
Café Bistro at Nordstrom
BEST PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
Tampas Photographer Laureate
BEST GAY KARAOKE
Azalea Lounge
BEST SUB
Chicken Parm at Eddie & Sams
TACKIEST LOCAL COMMERCIALS
Kerrs Winghouse
BEST PIZZA SUBSTITUTE
Garlic Chicken Naan, Laziz Authentic Indian Cuisine
BEST ART CLASSES
The Arts Center
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN OLD POLITICIAN
Tampa City Councilwoman Gwen Miller
The Short List â Wed., Sept. 12
BEST NEW OPEN MIC NIGHT
Tre Amici @ The Bunker
Orange you glad?
A quick and healthy alternative to mac 'n cheese
By Jaden Hair
MOST TREACHEROUS INTERSECTION (PINELLAS)
U.S. 19 and Gulf To Bay Boulevard
BEST INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS FESTIVAL
Ybor Festival of the Moving Image
HOTTEST SEAT
Jon Gruden
BEST PLACE TO FORGET THAT TROPICANA FIELD IS OUTMODED
Whitney Bank Club
Saturday Afternoon Live
BEST DÉJÀ VU CONDO PROJECT
Element
The
By Web Editor
BEST LOCAL BLOG
St. Petersblog
BEST ANNOUNCING TANDEM
Dewayne Staats and Joe Magrane
MOST SURPRISING SUCCESS FOR A BAR GIMMICK
Dwarf Wrestling at the James Joyce Pub
BEST PLACE TO DRINK CHEAP BEER AND WATCH BONANZA
Tiny Tap Tavern
The Postmarks: 'By The Numbers'
BEST DIRECTOR
Anna Brennen
BEST FISH SANDWICH
Pane Rustica
BEST AFTERNOON CAFFEINE RUSH
Indigo Coffee
BEST WINES BY THE GLASS
Wine Exchange
BEST ONSTAGE DRAMA
The Beauvilles @ Daves Aqua Lounge
BEST INDEPENDENT WINE SHOP THAT ISNT VINTAGE WINE CELLARS
Berns Fine Wine and Spirits
BEST CHAIN WINE SHOP
Total Wine and More
FRESHEST REPORTING ON ST. PETE
Points South
BEST IN WEARABLE ART
Frank Strunk III
BEST GIANT VISAGE
The giants of Skytower 13
BEST PLACE TO GAWK AT THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE AS THE SUN GOES DOWN
MacDintons
United Front
Umbrella Corporation battles its way to the top
BEST KISSER
Hillsborough Tax Collector Doug Belden
BEST PLACE TO BE IGNORED BY BARTENDERS
Czar
BEST NEW MUSIC VENUE
Crowbar
BEST CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH
Macadamian Chicken Salad Croissant at Seven 17 South
BEST ARTFUL PROTESTS
Kiley Gardens and Project: Home
BEST DRESSED
Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White
BEST STEAK AT A MEXICAN JOINT
Z Grille
BEST WAY TO SPEND AN ARTSY SATURDAY NIGHT
Second Saturday Gallery Walk
BEST IMPROMPTU A CAPPELLA RAP PERFORMANCE
Mr. Smith at Tampa Music Conference
Bowled Over
Booze shortage causes panic at the lanes
BEST CITY PLAGUE
Ducks in Kenneth City
Dance for Peace
Special EventsSaturday, September 15
BEST ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Judith Lisi
BEST THAI FOOD
Wat Tampa Food Fair
BEST CRAB CAKE
Crazy Conch Café
BEST POLITICALLY CORRECT BREAKFAST
Uhuru Breakfast Oasis at Saturday Morning Market, St. Pete
BEST ACTOR
Steve Garland
Reviewed: WMNF 28th Birthday Bash
BEST PLACE TO HEAR LOCAL MUSIC ONLINE
SMAsh Radio
BEST LAID-OFF MOVIE CRITIC
Bob Ross
BEST FINE-DINING BUZZ-KILL
Television
BEST CULINARY RESURRECTION
Malios Prime
BEST JOURNALISTS (PRINT)
Craig Pittman and Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg Times
BEST IN DRAWING
Claudia Ryan
BEST PLACE TO HAVE SOMEONE EATING OUT OF YOUR HANDS
Lowry Park Zoo Giraffe Feeding
BEST SET DESIGNER
R. T. Williams
BEST DRUMMER
Alex Fedele, Auto!Automatic!!
BEST CONTEMPORARY PROTEST SONG
Flowers on the Chains, Lorna Bracewell
BEST SALT-AND-PEPPER CALAMARI
Yummy House
BEST PLACE TO NURSE A HANGOVER
Daves Restaurant
BEST VEGETARIAN GREASE BOMB
Gregory Jones Veggie Burgers
BEST EXAMPLE OF NOT FITTING IN
La Fogata
BEST MOCHA
Schakolad
Richey's Rich
With a little help from the son of famed Beatles producer George Martin, Kim Richey finds her sound
BEST WAY TO TURN US OFF TO A RESTAURANT BEFORE IT EVEN OPENS
Call it Ooze and Schmooze
BEST PUNK BAND
Car Bomb Driver
BEST REGGAE BAND
Tribal Style
BEST LOCAL CD
The Ditchflowers, Carried Away
"Hello (Hic!) From My Heart"
MOST ORNERY SEPTUAGENARIAN
Cam Oberting
Honoring the Indies
FilmThursday, September 13
BEST HONKY TONK
Dallas Bull
BEST CHEF TO WATCH
Daniel Womack, Tedescos Grillside
BEST NONPROFIT ARTS AGENCY
Creative Clay
Security or Liberty?
ACLU staff attorney Ben Wizner talks about torture, terrorism and domestic surveillance
Oedipus Wrecks
Boxing Day
Terrific collections of film noir and camp classics on DVD
Outtakes
This Week at the Movies
Answers from a Spiritual Leader
FilmMonday, September 17
Role Reversal
Painting intersects with photography in the work of Steve McClure
Hero of the Stage
A stellar performance highlights Stageworks' Lobby Hero
By Mark E. Leib
CL previews upcoming shows
Food Will Win the War, Valencia, The Legendary JC's
Upcoming concerts
Dropkick Murphys, Live, Cope
Band of Steel
Riddle of Steel, Heaven and Hell, The Seeds of Evolution
Burn Love Notes in the Morning
Leftovers
By Brian Ries
Wine List
Wine tastings and dinners
Larry Craig's Super Tube(r)
Pigeonholed
Wines break out of their stereotypes
By Taylor Eason
Trattoria Treat
Pia's Trattoria fits perfectly on Gulfport's quaint Beach Boulevard
Jobsite Theater: The Beauty Queen of Leanne
@ David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Shimberg Playhouse
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