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Goods and Services Best Acupuncturist Gold: Holly Guzman of Five Branches 200 7th Ave., SC 476-8211 Silver: Joanna Zhou of Five Branches 200 7th Ave., SC 476-8211 Bronze: Carolyn Atkinson 740 Front St., SC 423-3818 Best Antiques Gold: Mr. Goodies 1541 Pacific Ave., SC 427-9997 Silver: Downtown Sunday Antique Faire Lincoln and Center streets, SC Bronze: Judy Wyant 1532 Pacific Ave., SC 426-3215 Best Audio Equipment Store Gold: Water Street Stereo 1602 Ocean St., SC 427-1604 Silver: Lott's Auto Stereo 600 Pacific Ave., SC 423-1100 Bronze: Recycled Stereo Plus Inc. 518 Front St., SC 425-7587 Best Auto Mechanic Gold: Jack Sparks' DMV Auto Clinic 2335 Soquel Drive, SC 462-4436 Silver: Jim Ludy's Automotive Maintenance 501 Soquel Ave., SC 426-5839 Bronze: Gerry Brown's Imported Car Service 318 C River St., SC 429-6522 Best Bike Shop Gold: Bicycle Trip 1127 Soquel Ave., SC 427-2850 Silver: Spokesman 231 Cathcart St., SC 429-6062 Bronze: Family Cycling Center 950 41st Ave., Capitola 475-3883 Best Bookstore Gold: Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave., SC 423-0900 Silver: Logos Books & Records 1117 Pacific Ave., SC 427-5100 Bronze: Capitola BookCafe 1475 41st Ave., Capitola 462-4415 Best Chiropractor Gold: Harry Walton 621 Water St., SC 469-9500 Silver: Steven Stewart 4841 Soquel Dr., Soquel 462-3550 Bronze: Karen Bilgrai Cohen 1709 Seabright Ave., SC 425-1422 Best Clothing Store--Children's Gold: Cotton Tales 1201 Pacific Ave., SC 429-1956 Silver: Mervyn's 1855 41st Ave., Capitola 476-8801 Bronze: Trader Tots 2034 N. Pacific Ave., SC 425-8711 Best Clothing Store--Men's Gold: Cat N' Canary 1100 Pacific Ave., SC 423-8696 Silver: The Gap 1213 Pacific Ave., SC 425-3721 Bronze: Ross 1955 41st Ave., Capitola 479-4224 Best Clothing Store--Second Hand Gold: Goodwill 204 Union St., SC 423-1078 Silver: Rage 1349 Pacific Ave., SC 457-1031 Bronze: Bargain Barn 350 Encinal, SC 423-8611 Best Clothing Store--Women's Gold: Cat N' Canary 1100 Pacific Ave., SC 423-8696 Silver: Pacific Trading Company 1338 Pacific Ave., SC 423-3349 Bronze: Ross 1955 41st Ave., Capitola 479-4224 Best Dentist Gold: Guy Marietti 550 Water St., SC 426-3262 Silver: Martin Shively 245 Seabridge Rd., Aptos 662-2777 Bronze: William Anderson 9377 Mill St., Ben Lomond 336-2271 Best Ecologically Correct Store Gold: Eco Goods 1130 Pacific Ave., SC 479-5758 Silver: New Leaf Community Market 2351 Mission St., SC 426-1299 1134 Pacific Ave., SC 425-1793 1210 41st Ave., Capitola 479-7113 6240 Hwy 9, Felton 335-7322 Bronze: Food Bin 1130 Mission St., SC 423-5526 Best Family Doctor Gold: Peter Nash 540 Soquel Ave., SC 425-1279 Silver: Robert J. Weber 1066 South Green Valley Dr., Watsonville 722- 2422 Bronze: Grace Laurencin 1203 Mission St., SC 426-1994 Best Furniture Store Gold: Modern Life 925 41st Ave., SC 475-6802 Silver: Limited Space 3555 Clares, Capitola 462-2021 317 Potrero, SC 425-3848 Bronze: Furniture Wherehouse 2701 41st Ave., Capitola 475-3200 Best Garden Supplies Gold: San Lorenzo Lumber 235 River St., SC 426-1020 Silver: Orchard Supply Hardware 1601 41st Ave., Capitola 475-7701 Bronze: The Pergola 2590 Main St., Soquel 464-2590 Best Hair Salon Gold: Brats 913 Cedar St., SC 423-2798 Silver: Faces Salon 700 Soquel Ave., SC 426-9744 Bronze: Kepare Salon 2001 40th Ave., Capitola 464-0262 Best Jewelry Gold: The Vault 1339 Pacific Ave., SC 426-3349 Silver: Many Hands Gallery 1510 Pacific Ave., SC 429-8696 Bronze: Dell Williams 1320 Pacific Ave., SC 423-4100 Best Kitchen Supplies Gold: Chefworks 1527 Pacific Ave., SC 426-1351 Silver: ID 1515 Pacific Ave., SC 426-4717 Bronze: Lechters, Inc. 1855 41st Ave., Capitola 475-2724 Best Massage Gold: Well Within 417 Cedar St., SC 458-9355 Silver: Kiva Retreat House 702 Water St., SC 429-1142 Bronze: Nate Harding Best Plumber Gold: Rosenthal Plumbing 2734 Chanticleer Ave., SC 476-4756 Silver: Jimmie Smith Plumbing 3098 Winkle Ave., SC 475-5700 Bronze: Santa Cruz County Plumbing 8085 Fernwood Ave., Ben Lomond 336-8002 Best Real Estate Agent Gold: Janice Boardman of Coldwell Banker 7979 Soquel Dr., Aptos 688-6461 Silver: Century 21 1307 Ocean St., SC 458-1222 Bronze: Thunderbird Real Estate 3555 Clares, Capitola 475-8400 Best Record/CD Store Gold: Streetlight Records 941 Pacific Ave., SC 421-9200 Silver: Logos Books & Records 1117 Pacific Ave., SC 427-5100 Bronze: 21st Century CD 924 Soquel Ave., SC 426-5480 Best Tattoo Parlor Gold: Lovedog Tattoos 1117 Soquel Ave., SC 469-3642 Silver: Staircase Tattoo & Body Piercing 628 Ocean St., SC 425-7644 Bronze: Curiosa 703 Pacific Ave., SC 423-3208 Best Travel Agency Gold: Travel Spot 1551-A Pacific Ave., SC 425-7822 Silver: Pacific Harbor Travel 519 Seabright Ave., SC 427-5000 Bronze: Santa Cruz Travel Inc. 1519 Pacific Ave., SC 426-4900 Best Veterinarian Gold: Adobe Animal Hospital 1600 Soquel Dr., SC 475-6365 Silver: All Pets Veterinary Clinic 1226 B Soquel Ave., SC 425-0945 Bronze: Santa Cruz Animal Hospital 2585 Soquel Dr., SC 475-5400 Best Videotape Rental (Chain) Gold: Blockbuster Video 1950 41st Ave., Capitola 475-1234 Silver: Hollywood Video 3801 Clares St., Capitola 477-0190 Almar Center 458-0313 Bronze: Longs Drug Store Various locations Best Videotape Rental (Neighborhood) Gold: Westside Video 1226 Mission St., SC 458-0134 Silver: East Cliff Video 1701 Portola Drive, SC 462-0707 Bronze: Hoots Video and Yogurt 827 Water St., SC 425-7628 [ Santa Cruz Week | MetroActive Central | Archives ]