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Goldies 2006
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Arts & Culture
Architectural Gem
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Art Gallery
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Children's Art Program
Dance Company
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Movie Theater
Mural or Public Art
Radio Personality (local)
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Street Performer
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Writer (published, local)
Weekly Newspaper
Music & Nightlife
Bar
Bartender
Club DJ
Dance Club
Dive Bar
Happy Hour
Live Music Club
Local Band
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Martini
Music Promoter
Place to Play Pool
Place to Play Darts
Singles Bar
Sports Bar
Goods & Services
Acupuncturist
Antiques
Art Supply
Auto Mechanic
Bike Shop
Bookstore--New
Bookstore--Used
Camera/Photo Store
Chiropractor
Clothing--Children's
Clothing--Lingerie
Clothing--Men's
Clothing--Shoes
Clothing--Women's
Clothing--Vintage
Cop
Costume Shop
Day Spa
Dentist
Doctor
Flower Shop
Gift Shop
Gym
Hair Salon
HeadShop
Home Furnishings
Hot Tub
Internet Service Provider (local)
Jewelry
Lawyer
Massage Therapist
Music Store
Nursery
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Record/CD Store
Surf Shop
Tattoo Parlor
Veterinarian
VideoTape Rental
Shoe Store
Sporting Goods
People & Places
Boardwalk Attraction
Date Spot
Aesthetician
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Local Hero
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Local Visionary
Neighborhood Park
NonProfit Group
Place to Get into Spiritual Groove
Place for Outdoor Sex
Place to take Kids
Sex Symbol
Teacher
Waitperson
Waste of Local Tax Dollars
Sports & Recreation
Beach
Bike Ride
Birdwatching
Children's Rec Program
Day Trip
Hiking Spot
Martial Arts
Pickup Basketball Game
Place for Contemplation
Place to Throw Frisbee
Sunset View
Surf Spot
Yoga
Place to Climb Tree
Write-Ins
1. Best Aerobic Kickboxing: Minorsan
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Intro
Critics' Picks
Readers' Choice
Readers' Choice
GOLD: Bagelry
silver: Noah's
bronze: Bagel Café
GOLD: Buttery
silver: Gayle's
bronze: Kelly's
GOLD: Cole's
silver: Bruno's
bronze: Armadillo Willy's
GOLD: Zachary's
silver: Spur
bronze: Café Brazil
GOLD: Jack's
silver: Saturn
bronze: Carpo's
GOLD: Taqueria Vallarta
silver: Planet Fresh
bronze: Tacos Moreno
GOLD: Charlie Hong Kong
silver: Taqueria Vallarta
bronze: Taco Bell
GOLD: O'Mei
silver: King Schwan
bronze: Golden Buddha
GOLD: Pergolesi
silver: Lulu's
bronze: Coffeetopia
GOLD: Buttery
silver: Chocolat
bronze: Gayle's
GOLD: Falafel House
silver: Falafel Santa Cruz
bronze: Falafel Hut
GOLD: Saturn Café
silver: Jack's
bronze: Carpo's
GOLD: Jack's
silver: Taco Bell
bronze: Charlie Hong Kong
GOLD: Shopper's Corner
silver: Trader Joe's
bronze: New Leaf
GOLD: Marianne's
silver: Cold Stone
bronze: Gelatomania
GOLD: Royal Taj
silver: SRI
bronze: Malabar
GOLD: La Vie
silver: Saturn
bronze: Malabar
GOLD: Ristorante Italiano
silver: Avanti
bronze: Kianti's
GOLD: Saturn Café
silver: Santa Cruz Diner
bronze: Crepe Place
GOLD: Bonny Doon
silver: Bargetto
bronze: Storrs
GOLD: Bonny Doon
silver: Storrs
bronze: Bargetto
GOLD: El Palomar
silver: Tampico
bronze: Taqueria Vallarta
GOLD: Seabright Brewery
silver: Coastline
bronze: Santa Cruz Brewery
GOLD: New Leaf
silver: Staff of Life
bronze: Food Bin
GOLD: Crepe Place
silver: Crow's Nest
bronze: Ristorante Italiano
GOLD: Pizza My Heart
silver: Pleasure Pizza
bronze: Engfer Pizza Works
GOLD: Shadowbrook
silver: Oswald's
bronze: Theo's
GOLD: Dharma's
silver: Café Cruz
bronze: Crow's Nest
GOLD: Zoccoli's
silver: Erik's Deli Cafe
bronze: Togo's
GOLD: Riva's
silver: Stagnaro's
bronze: Crow's Nest
GOLD: Santa Cruz Diner
silver: Buttery
bronze: Gayle's
GOLD: Erik's Deli Cafe
silver: Saturn Café
bronze: Bagelry
GOLD: Hindquarter
silver: Portola House
bronze: Peachwood's
GOLD: Mobo
silver: Shogun
bronze: Takara
GOLD: Taqueria Vallarta
silver: Tacos Moreno
bronze: El Palomar
GOLD: Sabieng
silver: Thai House
bronze: Real Thai Kitchen
GOLD: Saturn Café
silver: Dharma's
bronze: Asian Rose
GOLD: Bonny Doon
silver: Bargetto
bronze: Storrs
GOLD: Town Clock
silver: Lighthouse
bronze: Del Mar Theatre
GOLD: River Street Sign
silver: County Building
bronze: Santa Cruz Coast Hotel
GOLD: MAH
silver: The Attic
bronze: Felix Kulpa
GOLD: Marie Gabriel
silver: Nate Valensky
bronze: Pete Saporito
GOLD: DeCinzo
silver: Matt Groening
bronze: Tim Eagan
GOLD: Mariposa's Art
silver: KidsArt
bronze: Children's Art
GOLD: Motion Pacific
silver: Tandy Beal
bronze: Dance Center
GOLD: Capitola Art and Wine
silver: Greek Festival
bronze: Santa Cruz Blues Festival
GOLD: Del Mar
silver: Nickelodeon
bronze: Cinema 9
GOLD: Surfer Statue
silver: Esperanza Market
bronze: Shopper's Corner
GOLD: Sleepy John
silver: Rosemary Chalmers
bronze: Jessie Thorn
GOLD: KZSC-FM (88.1)
silver: KPIG-FM (107.5)
bronze: KUSP-FM (88.9)
GOLD: Umbrella Man
silver: Great Morgani
bronze: Accordion Guy
GOLD: Shakespeare Santa Cruz
silver: Barnstorm
bronze: Actors' Theater
GOLD: John Houston
silver: Laurie King
bronze: Geoff Dunn
GOLD: Metro Santa Cruz
silver: Good Times
bronze: Comic News
GOLD: Red Room
silver: Dakota
bronze: Clouds
GOLD: Scott at Bocci's
silver: Wendy at Rush Inn
bronze: Faith at Club Caution
GOLD: DJ Kevin and Mikey
silver: Adam 12
bronze: DJ AD
GOLD: Blue Lagoon
silver: Club Caution
bronze: Dakota
GOLD: Rush Inn
silver: Avenue
bronze: Asti
GOLD: El Palomar
silver: Crow's Nest
bronze: Club Caution
GOLD: Catalyst
silver: Moe's Alley
bronze: Kuumbwa
GOLD: Blue Print
silver: The Devil Makes Three
bronze: Monsters Are Not Myths
GOLD: 'Monsters Are Not Myths'
silver: 'Blueprint'
bronze: 'Expendables'
GOLD: Darren McClure
silver: The Great Morgani
bronze: Zach Friend
GOLD: Clouds
silver: Red Room
bronze: Club Caution
GOLD: Snazzy/John Sandidge
silver: Michael Horne
bronze: Tom Miller
GOLD: Fast Eddie's
silver: Catalyst
bronze: Asti
GOLD: Poet & the Patriot
silver: 1007
bronze: Club Caution
GOLD: Red Room
silver: Club Caution
bronze: Dakota
GOLD: Garage
silver: Club Caution
bronze: 1007
GOLD: 5 Branches
silver: Martha Benedict
bronze: Lee Holden
GOLD: Mr. Goodies
silver: Tiffany's
bronze: Etc, Etc, Etc
GOLD: Palace
silver: Lenz
bronze: Beverly's
GOLD: DMV Clinic
silver: Chandler
bronze: Engine Room
GOLD: Spokesman
silver: Bicycle Trip
bronze: Another Bike Shop
GOLD: Bookshop Santa Cruz
silver: Borders
bronze: Capitola Book Café
GOLD: Logos
silver: Bookshop Santa Cruz
bronze: Literary Guillotine
GOLD: Bay Photo
silver: Camera Club
bronze: Wolf
GOLD: Steve Stewart
silver: Adam Schwartz
bronze: Dr. Dave Love
GOLD: Cottontails
silver: Lollipops
bronze: Ross
GOLD: Camouflage
silver: Victoria's Secret
bronze: Amoureuse
GOLD: Ross
silver: Urban Outfitters
bronze: Men's Wherehouse
GOLD: Bunny's
silver: Sockshop
bronze: Old School
GOLD: Pacific Trading Co.
silver: Rouge
bronze: Crossroads
GOLD: Cognito
silver: Moon Zoom
bronze: Crossroads
GOLD: Steve Clark
silver: Dan Flippo
bronze: Mark Bailey
GOLD: Closet Capers
silver: Cognito
bronze: Moon Zoom
GOLD: Tonic
silver: Well Within
bronze: Tea House
GOLD: Alan Heit
silver: Dr. Kuratomi
bronze: Dr. Jesse Halbeib
GOLD: Dr. Patricia Hinz
silver: Dr. Winkler
bronze: Dr. Kashino
GOLD: Nelson and Plumlee
silver: Ferrari's
bronze: Flower Shack
GOLD: Many Hands
silver: Ferrari's
bronze: Best of Everything
GOLD: Toadal Fitness
silver: 24 Hour Fitness
bronze: Spa Fitness
GOLD: Tonic
silver: Heat
bronze: Katwalk
GOLD: Glass Roots
silver: Pipeline
bronze: Graphix
GOLD: Hannah's
silver: Cost Plus
bronze: Couch Potato
GOLD: Well Within
silver: Tea House
bronze: Kiva's
GOLD: Cruzio
silver: Got.net
bronze: SBC
GOLD: Dell Williams
silver: Vault
bronze: Stephan's
GOLD: Ben Rice
silver: Brian Murtha
bronze: Stephen Wright
GOLD: Debra Mattson
silver: Joan Eskidson
bronze: Julie Dryden
GOLD: More Music
silver: Starving Musician
bronze: Union Groove
GOLD: San Lorenzo Garden
silver: OSH
bronze: Garden Co.
GOLD: Outdoor World
silver: Bugaboo
bronze: Big 5
GOLD: Streetlight
silver: Logos
bronze: Borders
GOLD: O'Neill's
silver: Pacific Wave
bronze: Arrow
GOLD: Staircase
silver: Lovedog
bronze: FU Tattoo
GOLD: Adobe Animal Hospital
silver: Westside Animal
bronze: BD Mountain VET
GOLD: Westside
silver: East Cliff
bronze: Cedar Street
GOLD: Bunny's
silver: Sockshop
bronze: Old School
GOLD: Outdoor World
silver: Jerry's Sports
bronze: Big 5
GOLD: Giant Dipper
silver: Mini Golf
bronze: Laser Tag
GOLD: Beach
silver: West Cliff
bronze: Boardwalk
GOLD: Alana Palmer
silver: Cheri Chase
bronze: Jeri Anderson
GOLD: Randy Baker
silver: Martha Benedict
bronze: Alana Palmer
GOLD: Umbrella Man
silver: Ryan Coonerty
bronze: Jen Marmar
GOLD: Robert Norse
silver: Umbrella Man
bronze: Mike Rotkin
GOLD: Umbrella Man
silver: Ryan Coonerty
bronze: Kirby Scudder
GOLD: Oceanview
silver: Garfield
bronze: San Lorenzo
GOLD: Santa Cruz Aids
silver: Resource Center for Nonviolence
bronze: Survivor's Healing
GOLD: Ocean
silver: Holy Cross
bronze: Wilder
GOLD: Beach
silver: UCSC
bronze: Pogonip
GOLD: Boardwalk
silver: Beach
bronze: Natural Bridges
GOLD: Zach Friend (Blueprint)
silver: Surfer Statue
bronze: Umbrella Man
GOLD: Bob Gallagher (SCHS)
silver: Carlos Figueroa (Cab)
bronze: Emily Smith (Tierra Pac)
GOLD: Carolyn at Club Caution
silver: Suzie Caplan at Italiano
bronze: Jenny at Walnut
GOLD: River Street Sign
silver: SCPD
bronze: City Council
GOLD: Seabright
silver: Natural Bridges
bronze: Cowells
GOLD: West Cliff
silver: Wilder
bronze: Niscene Marks
GOLD: Natural Bridges
silver: Elkhorn Slough
bronze: Neary's Lagoon
GOLD: Junior Guards
silver: Adventure Camp
bronze: KidsArt
GOLD: Big Sur
silver: San Francisco
bronze: Carmel
GOLD: Pogonip
silver: Niscene Marks
bronze: Wilder Ranch
GOLD: Minorsan
silver: Rod Sanford Karate
bronze: Aikido of Santa Cruz
(North Bay Aikido)
GOLD: Louden Nelson
silver: Meder
bronze: Jade
GOLD: Beach
silver: West Cliff
bronze: Pogonip
GOLD: Beach
silver: De Laveaga
bronze: UCSC
GOLD: West Cliff
silver: Beach
bronze: UCSC
GOLD: Steamer Lane
silver: Pleasure Point
bronze: Cowells
GOLD: Village Yoga
silver: Om Room
bronze: Kali Ray Yoga
GOLD: Tree 9
silver: UCSC/Pogonip
bronze: Wilder
2. Best Hot Chocolate: Pergolesi
3. Best Community Table:
silver: Spur
4. Best Comic Book Store: Atlantis Fantasy World
5. Best Waste of Time When You Should Be Working: filling out Goldies 2006
From the March 29-April 5, 2006 issue of Metro Santa Cruz.