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Best Write Ins EVERYONE'S GOT an opinion--especially about our ballot, which never seems to include enough categories to keep the voting masses happy. We're not offering any of our nifty Goldies Certificates for Write-Ins (which are protest votes, after all), but maybe the joy of seeing their one-of-a-kind honoree in print will be enough for some. Best Custom SurfBoard Designer Johnny Rice Best Children,s Clothing Store Cotton Tales, 1201 Pacific Ave., SC, 429.1956 Best New Entertainment Venue Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., SC, 423.2000 Best MakeUp Artist Shawn Cavlan Best Place on the Central Coast to Contemplate the Dissolution of the Flesh Pescadero Cemetery Best Man Under an Umbrella Robert Steffens Best Road Repair Error City of Santa Cruz reopening foot traffic under the Water Street bridge--they took away the pedestrian crosswalk before they opened the foot path underneath Best place to Get into an Altercation Surfing on a longboard at the first peak at Pleasure Point Readers' Choice Awards Best Food & Drink Best Music & Nightlife Best Goods & Services Best Sports & Recreation Best Arts Best People & Places Critics' Choice Awards Jesse Davis: All the Shoes That Fit Stuart Finch: Rock Balancing Act Isabel Piekarski: Latin Dance Sensation Juan Cuellar: Compassionate Warrior Nate Brunskill: Film Fanatic Warren Odell: Tour Guide to an Anomaly Sarah Gerhardt: Woman Who Rides Mountains Seema Weatherwax: Late-Blooming Photographer Stephanie Smith: Student of the Sciences Theo Paige: The Not.So.Mad Fiddler [ Santa Cruz Week | MetroActive Central | Archives ]