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Our City, Our People
Our City, Our People
Why tear down the Skyway when it offers one of the best (and most widely accessible) views of Lake Erie?
What’s with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg dissing Buffalo?
Who cares about Mo Hassan’s trial, Chris Lee’s bare chest, or Carl Paladino’s endless campaign for governor?
Oh, the questions you ask us, Buffalo, and the answers you give. In this year’s people and places category, we find a lot of old friends (PUSH Buffalo, Shredd & ragan, the yearning for a Stanley Cup) as well as some new ones (welcome, Terry Pegula, Cocktails & Creampuffs, and Gladys Over). We welcomed some new issue to the table, too, most notably concern over hydrofracking in New York State and the financial and functional crisis in city’s schools.
This year we omitted two old staple questions, best and worst politicians, because far too often the names you wrote in each column were identical. But as you look at this year’s results, I think you’ll be able to interpolate the region’s feeling about its elected officials. But here’s food for thought which only those of us who counted the ballots can offer: If you tally all the votes for potential rivals to Chris Collins in the “Next Erie County Executive” category—including, of course, the popular answer “anyone but Chris Collins”—then our informal straw poll suggests a big change in the rath Building this fall…
—geoff kelly
Nominees listed in no particular order. Winners will be announced at the Artvoice Best of Buffalo Party, Monday, May 9, 6-9pm, at Town Ballroom.
Best Individual Activist
Morgan Dunbar Kevin Gaughan Carl Paladino Kitty Lambert Aaron Bartley Best Activist Group Tea Party Animal Allies of Western New York PUSH Buffalo Buffalo ReUse Buffalo First Best Annual Festival Italian Festival Taste of Buffalo Allentown Arts Festival Elmwood Festival of the Arts Buffalo Wing Festival Best Annual Fundraiser Ride for Roswell World’s Largest Disco Artists & Models Red Cross MASH Bash Variety Club Telethon Best Local Blog Buffalo Pundit Buffalo Rising Cocktails & Creampuffs Buffablog WNYMedia Best Twitter Feed @buffalopundit @WNYmedia @SabresDotCom @JeremyWGR @LindyRuffsTie Biggest Scandal of the Year Mo Hassan’s trial Chris Lee shirtless on Craigslist Chris Collins’ budget cuts Carl Paladino’s emails, gaffes, and entire gubernatorial campaign That Byron Brown is still mayor Most Over-Covered Story Bass Pro Chris Lee scandal Carl Paladino’s campaign Mo Hassan trial Charlie Sheen Most Under-Covered Story Corruption in City Hall Hydrofracking issues Buffalo schools budget crisis Chris Lee Scandal Non-nuclear part of Japan disaster Best Local Radio Personalities Sandy Beach Shredd & Ragan Brad Riter Janet Snyder Tom Baurle Best Local TV Personality Don Paul Mary Alice Demler Jodi Johnston Kevin O’Connell Kevin O’Neil |
Best Local Print Journalist
Jerry Sullivan Michael I. Niman Jim Heaney Bruce Fisher Donn Esmonde Best Drag Performer Gladys Over Miss Understood Jamie Coxx Vicky Vogue Sabrina Williams Best Place to View Lake Erie Sunset Bay From the Skyway City Hall Observation Desk Buffalo Small Boat Harbor Erie Basin Marina Coolest Up-and-Coming Neighborhood Hertel Avenue Grant/Amherst Grant/Lafayette Elmwood Village Allentown One Thing You Hope Will Happen This Year Continued waterfront development Sabres win the Stanley Cup A decision on Peace Bridge expansion New jobs Progress on the Statler Buffalo's Biggest Booster Drew Cerza Brian Higgins Newell Nussbaumer Carl Paladino Terry Pegula Buffalo's Biggest Naysayer Chris Collins Carl Paladino Michael Bloomberg Jerry Sullivan Chris Smith @ WNYMedia People Who Ought to Run for Office Terry Pegula Newell Nussbaumer Eric Starchild Carl Paladino Joe McMahon Politician Who Ought to Lose His Job This Year Byron Brown Chris Collins Sam Hoyt Louise Slaughter Brian Higgins The Next Erie County Executive Kathy Hochul Carl Paladino Mark Poloncarz Chris Collins Anyone but Chris Collins |
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