Readers gave us tons of suggestions about aspects of our city that aren’t necessarily reflected in this year’s poll. Here’s a sampling of some of the more useful and/or entertaining.BEST BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: AIBABEST PLACE TO GET ENTRAPPED: AlbuquerqueBEST DRAG KING TROUPE: Albuquerque Kings ClubBEST WEEKLY FREE PUBLICATION: Alibi BEST INTERIOR DESIGN: Annabella MatagariBEST RESTAURANT: AntiquityBEST LOCALLY OWNED PRINT SHOP: Aurora PublishingBEST GROOMING SHOP: Bath, Brush, and Beyond pet spaBEST BURLESQUE TROUPE IN ALBUQUERQUE: Bella Donna BurlesqueRevueBEST CLOTHING DESIGNER- CICATRIX: Best Piercing Studio- EvolutionBEST GUITAR TECH AND INSTRUMENT REPAIR SHOP: Bill Richardson(really!) at Studio GuitarBEST NEW CAFE/RESTAURANT: blackbird buvetteBEST LOCAL SHOOTING RANGE: Calibers (Paseo Del Norte and I-25)BEST BREAKFAST BURRITO: Casa de BenavidesWORST NEW LAW PASSED: Cell phone banBEST MUSIC STORE: Charley’s RecordsBEST CLOTHING DESIGNER: Cicatrix DesignBEST LOCAL CLOTHING: Cicatrix DesignsBEST OUTDOOR FESTIVAL: Co-op Earth Day FestivalMOST OVERLOOKED ISSUE: Crank/crack users/homeless people everywhere DowntownBEST INDUSTRIAL BAND : DiverjeBEST LOCAL INDUSTRIAL ACT & BEST LOCAL SOFTWARE COMPANY: Diverje and KeytoSoundBEST AREA OF TOWN TO WORK IN: DowntownBEST SCHOOL: EG Ross Elem.WHO WOULD BE THE BEST NEWS TEAM?: Ellen Goldberg/Byron MortonBEST PIERCING STUDIO: EvolutionBEST BODY PIERCER: Hardt at Stay Gold Body PiercingBEST STREET TO LIVE ON: Forrester!!!!BEST BURQUE EVENT THAT IS UNIQUE TO OUR CITY: Fractal Friday at the PlanetariumBEST RESTAURANT, PERIOD: FrontierBEST VIDEO GAME STORE: Gamers AnonymousBEST RESTAURANT: GardunosBEST LOCAL BAR DRINKERS AND COMPANIONS: Gold Street HooligansBEST YOGA STUDIO: High Desert YogaBEST LOCAL CUSTOM FRAMING SHOP: Hiland FramesBEST PARK: Hyder Park!BEST BOWL OF MENUDO: I haven’t found it yet!BEST MECHANIC: I’d like to know!!?BEST JEWELRY STORE: IMECBEST SALON: Inspire SalonBEST INTERIOR DESIGNER: Jan Coughlin with Interior ImpactBEST COFFEE: Java Joes, because they’re nice, the end.BEST SPOKEN WORD ARTIST: Jessica LopezBEST ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PROVIDER: Jinlen SilvaBEST MASSAGE THERAPIST: joe chavarriaBEST LOCAL SOFTWARE COMPANY: KeytoSoundBEST PHOTOGRAPHER: Kyle ZimmermanBEST STEAKHOUSE: Marcello’sBEST PLACE TO EAT CHICKEN: Marco Pollo Charbroiled ChickenBEST MASSAGE THERAPIST: Me! Of CourseBEST PLACE TO BUY MUSIC. DUH. WAY TO GO GUYS.: MeccaBEST ASS: MineBEST LOCAL CRACKPOT!: Naked guy on CentralBEST MASSAGE THERAPIST: Natasha at Amore Salon & SpaBEST MUSIC STORE: Natural SoundBEST LOCAL MUSIC PROMOTER: Neal Copperman!BEST SUSHI: Neko SushiBEST NEIGHBORHOOD: Nob HillBEST HOME FURNISHINGS: Old World Imports!! WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO GET A SPONTANEOUS GIFT.: PapersBEST OF EVERYTHING IN BURQUE: perverse fixationBEST THEATER VENUE: Popejoy HallBEST FESTIVAL: Revolutions! 1 0%WORST POLITICAL SCANDAL: Rock out With Your Cause out CancellationBEST PLACE TO RELAX: Roosevelt ParkBEST ACUPUNCTURIST: Sang MontageBEST UP AND COMING LOCAL FILMMAKERS: SB-FilmsBEST BACHELORETTE PARTY: Self Serve’s Toy PartiesBEST LOCAL PERFORMER: September SmithBEST UNDERGROUND INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION TEAM: Severe Head-Ache ProductionsBEST PIERCING PLACE: Stay Gold Body Piercing & TattoosBEST LOCAL STEVE: Steve LuceroBEST PUNK ROCK MOM: Summer Rozell (I’m best at bein’ a punk, best at bein’ a mom, and best at combining the two!)BEST MASSAGE THERAPIST: Tavia SchwartzBEST DRAG TROUPE: The Albuquerque Kings ClubBEST WASTE OF TIME AT WORK: The Alibi Crossword PuzzleBEST HEAD SHOP: The Gas PipeBEST PLACE TO TAKE TEA: The St. James TearoomBEST VETERINARIAN: Trish Mazzolini, Canyon Crossroads Animal HospitalBEST MUSEUM: UNM Art MuseumBEST KNIFE STORE: World of Knives
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