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Reader Survey Winners

Goods and Services Best Acupuncturist Gold: Wendy Beallor 306 S. Branciforte Ave., SC (423-2524) Silver: Phil Caylor 147 River St., SC (457-0101) Bronze: Kathleen Pouls 820 Capitola Rd., Capitola (475-8885) Best Antiques Gold: Mr. Goodies 1541 Pacific Ave., SC (427-9997) Silver: Modern Life 1550 Soquel Dr., SC (475-1410) Bronze: Pak Rat 224 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley (438-4640) Best Audio Equipment Store Gold: Water Street Stereo 726 Water St., SC (427-1604) Silver: Recycled Stereo Plus Inc. 518 Front St., SC (425-7587) Bronze: Lott's Auto Stereo 600 Pacific Ave., SC (423-1100) Best Auto Mechanic Gold: Jack Sparks' DMV Auto Clinic 2335 Soquel Dr., SC (462-4436) Silver: Bert Moulton's UNOCAL Service Sea Ridge Road and State Park Drive, Aptos (688-7600) Bronze (Tie): Jim Ludy's Automotive Maintenance 501 Soquel Ave., SC (426-5839) Bronze (Tie) 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: Capitola BookCafe 1475 41st Ave., Capitola (462-4415) Bronze: Logos Books & Records 1117 Pacific Ave., SC (427-5100) Best Chiropractor Gold: James Cartwright 1830 Commercial Way, SC (476-7344) Silver: Kim Wieburg 740 Front St., #350, SC (426-7559) Bronze: Steven Stewart 4841 Soquel Dr., Soquel (462-3550) Best Clothing Store--Children's Gold: Cotton Tales 1201 Pacific Ave., SC (429-1956) Silver: Trader Tots 2034 N. Pacific Ave., SC (425-8711) Bronze: Mervyn's 1855 41st Ave., Capitola (476-8801) Best Clothing Store--Men's Gold: The Gap 1213 Pacific Ave., SC (425-3721) Silver: Cat N' Canary 1100 Pacific Ave., SC (423-8696) Bronze: Men's Warehouse 2145 41st Ave., Capitola (479-3204) Best Clothing Store--Second Hand Gold: Goodwill 204 Union St., SC (423-1078) Silver: Rage 1349 Pacific Ave., SC (457-1031) Bronze: Cognito Clothing 821 Pacific Ave., SC (426-5414) Best Clothing Store--Women's Gold: Pacific Trading Company 1338 Pacific Ave., SC (423-3349) Silver: Cat N' Canary 1100 Pacific Ave., SC (423-8696) Bronze: Ross 1955 41st Ave., Capitola (479-4224) Best Ecologically Correct Store Gold: Eco Goods 3555 Clares St., Capitola (479-9293) Silver: New Leaf Community Market 2351 Mission St., SC (426-1299) 1210 41st Ave., Capitola (479-7113) Bronze: Way of Life 1210 41st Ave., Capitola (476-6485) Best Dentist Gold: William Christie 918 Center St., SC (429-8419) Silver: Reed Kuratomi 3121-G Park Ave., Soquel (475-0656) Bronze: Ryn Partridge 3337 Mission St., SC (462-6500) Best Family Doctor Gold: Bernard Hilberman 1505 Soquel Dr., #2, SC (462-4500) Silver: Anthony Tyler 6215 Highway 9, Felton (335-9111) Bronze: Les Finder 1667 Dominican Way, SC (475-9053) Best Garden Supplies Gold: San Lorenzo Lumber 235 River St., SC (426-1020) Silver: Orchard Supply Hardware 1601 41st Ave., Capitola (475-7701) Bronze: Garden Company 2218 Mission St., SC (429-8424) Best Hair Salon Gold: Shear Energy 1114 Soquel Ave., SC (426-1181) Silver: Brats 913 Cedar St., SC (423-2798) Bronze: Emerald Iguana 2121 41st Ave., Capitola (464-3526) Best Furniture Store Gold: Hannah's Home Furnishings 1205 41st Ave., Capitola (462-3270) Silver: Furniture Warehouse 2701 41st Ave., Soquel (475-3200) Bronze: Workspace 2647 41st. Ave, Soquel (462-2334) Best Jewelry Gold: Dell Williams 1320 Pacific Ave., SC (423-4100) Silver: The Vault 1339 Pacific Ave., SC (426-3349) Bronze: Many Hands Gallery 1510 Pacific Ave., SC (429-8696) 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: Jan Labate Yacht Harbor Area (476-9505) Silver: Moriaha Walter 4895 Capitola Rd., Capitola (476-3313) Bronze: Jacqui Tara House calls only (336-0224) Best Plumber Gold: Rosenthal Plumbing 2734 Chanticleer Ave., SC (476-4756) Silver: Jim Luker Plumbing Soquel (475-4549) Bronze: Jimmie Smith Plumbing 3098 Winkle Ave., SC (475-5700) Best Real Estate Agent Gold: Tom Brezsny Monterey Bay Properties 620 Capitola Rd., Capitola (476-9661) Silver: Joe Citti Century 21 1307 Ocean St., SC (458-1222) Bronze: Steve Karon 1103 Mission St., SC (426-6696) Best Record and Compact Disc Store Gold: Cymbaline Records 435 Front St., SC (423-3949) 1475 41st Ave., Capitola (462-0600) Silver: Logos Books & Records 1117 Pacific Ave., SC (427-5100) Bronze: 21st Century CD 924 Soquel Ave., SC (426-5480) Best Tattoo Parlor Gold: Staircase 628 Ocean St., SC (425-7644) Silver: Lovedog 628 Ocean St., SC (469-3642) Bronze: Erno 52 Front St., SC (425-9437) Best Travel Agency Gold: Pacific Harbor Travel 519 Seabright Ave., SC (427-5000) Silver: Travel Spot 1551-A Pacific Ave., SC (425-7822) Bronze: Westside Travel 2006 Mission St., SC (458-1511) Best Veterinarian Gold: David Schuman Animal Clinic 815 Mission St., SC (427-3345) Silver: John Clay Chanticleer Vet Hospital 2701 Chanticleer Ave., SC (475-1479) Bronze: Tom Meyers 100 Littleway Lane, Watsonville (728-5118) Best Videotape Rental (Chain) Gold: Blockbuster Video 1950 41st Ave., Capitola (475-1234) Silver: Hollywood Video 3801 Clares St., Capitola (477-0190) Bronze: Wherehouse 1820 41st Ave., SC (476-8128) Best Videotape Rental (Neighborhood) Gold: Westside Video 1226 Mission St., SC (458-0134) Silver: East Cliff Video 1701 Portola Dr., SC (462-0707) Bronze: AAA Video Express 4641 Soquel Ave., Soquel (476-2667) [ Metro Santa Cruz | MetroActive Central | Archives ]