Best of Orlando 2011

 Eat and Drink

Best Atmosphere
1 Seasons 52
seasons52.com
463 E. Altamonte Drive
Altamonte Springs
407-767-1252
7700 Sand Lake Road
Orlando
407-354-5212
 

2 Hillstone
hillstone.com
215 S. Orlando Ave.
Winter Park
407-740-4005
 

3 Luma on Park
lumaonpark.com
290 S. Park Ave.
Winter Park
407-599-4111
 

Best Bakery
1 Charlie’s
charliesgourmetpastries.com
3213 Curry Ford Road
Orlando
407-898-9561
 

2 Blue Bird Bake Shop
bluebirdbakeshop.com
3122 Corrine Drive
Orlando
407-228-3822
 

3 Panera Bread
panerabread.com
18 Orlando-area locations
 

Best Bar/Lounge
1 Blue Martini
bluemartinilounge.com
4200 Conroy Road
Orlando
407-447-2583
 

2 Bar Louie
barlouieorlando.com
7335 Sand Lake Road
Orlando
407-608-5190
 

3 Rocks at The Peabody
 Orlando
peabodyorlando.com
9801 International Drive
Orlando
407-352-4000
 

Best Brunch
1 First Watch
firstwatch.com
Six Orlando-area locations
 

2 Dexter’s
dexwine.com
Three Orlando-area locations
 

3 Hue
huerestaurant.com
629 E. Central Blvd.
Orlando
407-849-1800
 

Best Burger
1 Five Guys
fiveguys.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations
 

2 Graffiti Junktion
graffitijunktion.com
900 E. Washington St.
Orlando
407-426-9503
2401 Edgewater Drive
Orlando
407-377-1961
 

3 Tap Room at Dubsdread
taproomatdubsdread.com
549 W. Par St.
Orlando
407-650-0100
 

Best Caterer
1 Puff ‘n Stuff
puffnstuff.com
250 Rio Drive
Orlando
407-629-7833
 

2 Arthur’s
arthurscatering.com
860 Sunshine Lane
Altamonte Springs
407-331-1993
 

3 TooJay’s
toojays.com
Six Orlando-area locations
 

Best Frozen Yogurt
1 Menchie’s
menchies.com
Five Orlando-area locations
 

2 Mochi Frozen Yogurt
mymochifrozenyogurt.com
145 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407-425-9797
 

3 Pinkberry
pinkberry.com
7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd.
Orlando
407-354-0890
4951 International Drive
Orlando
407-238-7787
 

Best Happy Hour
1 FishBones Lake Mary
talkofthetownrestaurants.com
7005 County Road 46A
Lake Mary
407-581-2399
 

2 Blue Martini
bluemartinilounge.com
4200 Conroy Road
Orlando
407-447-2583
 

3 Hillstone
hillstone.com
215 S. Orlando Ave.
Winter Park
407-740-4005
 

Best Hotel Bar/Lounge
1 Bösendorfer Lounge
grandbohemianhotel.com
Grand Bohemian Hotel
325 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407-313-9000
 

2 Rocks at The Peabody Orlando
peabodyorlando.com
9801 International Drive
Orlando
407-352-4000
 

3 California Grill
disneyworld.disney.go.com
4600 N. World Drive
Lake Buena Vista
407-939-3463
 

Best Ice Cream
1 Cold Stone Creamery
coldstonecreamery.com
12 Orlando-area locations
 

2 Brusters
brusters.com
Three Orlando-area locations
 

3 Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
jeremiahsice.com
Three Orlando-area locations
 

Best Lunch to Go
1 4Rivers
4rsmokehouse.com
2103 W. Fairbanks Ave.
Winter Park
407- 474-8377
1047 S. Dillard St.
Winter Garden
407- 474-8377
 

2 Black Bean Deli
myspace.com/blackbeandeli
325 S. Orlando Ave.
Winter Park
407-628-0294
 

3 Pom Pom’s
67 N. Bumby Ave.
Orlando
407- 894-0865
 

Best Outdoor Bar
1 Ember
emberorlando.com
42 W. Central Blvd.
Orlando
407-849-5200
 

2 One80 Grey Goose Lounge
amwaycenter.com
Amway Center
400 W. Church St.
Orlando
407-440-7000
 

3 FishBones Lake Mary
talkofthetownrestaurants.com
7005 County Road 46A
Lake Mary
407-581-2399
 

Best Outdoor Dining
1 Hillstone
hillstone.com
215 S. Orlando Ave.
Winter Park
407-740-4005
 

2 Hue
huerestaurant.com
629 E. Central Blvd.
Orlando
407-849-1800
 

3 Palmano’s Trattoria 
& Wine Bar
333 S. Park Ave.
Winter Park
407-647-7520
 

Best Pizza
1 Mellow Mushroom
mellowmushroom.com
2015 Aloma Ave.
Winter Park
407-657-7755
11680 E. Colonial Drive
Orlando
407-384-4455
 

2 Naked Pizza
nakedpizza.biz
931 N. State Road 434
Altamonte Springs
321-972-9890
 

3 Anthony’s Coal-Fired Pizza
anthonyscoalfiredpizza.com
8031 Turkey Lake Road
Orlando
407-363-9466
 

Best Place for Coffee
1 Starbucks
starbucks.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations
 

2 Barnie’s
barniescoffee.com
Four Orlando-area locations
 

3 Stardust Video & Coffee
stardustie.com
1842 E. Winter Park Road
Orlando
407- 623-3393
 

Best Restaurant in 
Winter Park
1 The Ravenous Pig
theravenouspig.com
1234 N. Orange Ave.
Winter Park
407-628-2333
 

2 Luma on Park
lumaonpark.com
290 S. Park Ave.
Winter Park
407-599-4111
 

3 Hillstone
hillstone.com
215 S. Orlando Ave.
Winter Park
407-740-4005
 

Best Restaurant 
Downtown
1 Hue
huerestaurant.com
629 E. Central Blvd.
Orlando
407-849-1800
 

2 Kres
kresrestaurant.com
17 W. Church St.
Orlando
407- 447-7950
 

3 Citrus
citrusorlando.com
821 N. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407-373-0622
 

Best Restaurant 
on I-Drive
1 Texas de Brazil
texasdebrazil.com
5259 International Drive
Orlando
407-355-0355
 

2 Maggiano’s Little Italy
maggianos.com
9101 International Drive
Orlando
407-241-8650
 

3 Café Tu Tu Tango
cafetututango.com
8625 International Drive
Orlando
407-248-2222
 

Best Restaurant on Restaurant Row
1 Seasons 52
seasons52.com
7700 W. Sand Lake Road
Orlando
407-354-5212
 

2 Roy’s
roysrestaurant.com
7760 W. Sand Lake Road
Orlando
407-352-4844
 

3 Dragonfly Sushi
dragonflysushi.com
8000 W. Sand Lake Road
Orlando
407-370-3359
 

Best Restaurant in Seminole County
1 Enzo’s on the Lake
enzos.com
1130 S. U.S. Highway 17-92
Longwood
407-834-9872
 

2 FishBones Lake Mary
talkofthetownrestaurants.com
7005 County Road 46A
Lake Mary
407-581-2399
 

3 Seasons 52
seasons52.com
463 E. Altamonte Drive
Altamonte Springs
407-767-1252
 

Best Restaurant in Theme Parks
1 California Grill
disneyworld.disney.go.com
4600 N. World Drive
Lake Buena Vista
407-939-3463
 

2 Boma
disneyworld.disney.go.com
2901 Osceola Parkway
Lake Buena Vista
407-938-4744
 

3 Victoria & Albert’s
victoria-alberts.com
4401 Grand Floridian Way
Lake Buena Vista
407-939-3862
 

Best Restaurant to 
Seal the Deal
1 The Venetian Room
thevenetianroom.com
8101 World Center Drive
Orlando
407-238-8060
 

2 Seasons 52
seasons52.com
7700 W. Sand Lake Road
Orlando
407-354-5212
 

3 Del Frisco’s Prime Steak
& Lobster
delfriscosorlando.com
729 Lee Road
Orlando
407-645-4443
 

Best Specialty 
Foods Store
1 Whole Foods Market
wholefoodsmarket.com
8003 Turkey Lake Road
Orlando
407-355-7100
1989 Aloma Ave.
Winter Park
407-673-8788
 

2 Fresh Market
thefreshmarket.com
5000 Dr. Phillips Blvd.
Orlando
407-294-1516
995 N. State Road 434
Altamonte Springs
407-786-1801
 

3 Petty’s Meats
pettysmeats.com
2141 W. State Road 434
Longwood
407-862-0400
 

Best Sports Bar
1 Buffalo Wild Wings
buffalowildwings.com
Six Orlando-area locations
 

2 Miller’s Ale House
millersalehouse.com
Eleven Orlando-area locations
 

3 Friendly Confines
myfriendlyconfines.com
435 N. Alafaya Trail
Orlando
407-736-9182
3088 Aloma Ave.
Winter Park
407-478-0506
 

Best Supermarket
1 Publix
publix.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations
 

2 Whole Foods Market
wholefoodsmarket.com
8003 Turkey Lake Road
Orlando
407-355-7100
1989 Aloma Ave.
Winter Park
407-673-8788
 

3 Fresh Market
thefreshmarket.com
5000 Dr. Phillips Blvd.
Orlando
407-294-1516
995 N. State Road 434
Altamonte Springs
407-786-1801
 

Best Wine Bar
1 Eola Wine Company
eolawinecompany.com
500 E. Central Blvd.
Orlando
407- 481-9100
136 Park Ave.
Winter Park
407-647-9103
 

2 The Wine Room
thewineroomonline.com
70 Park Ave. S.
Winter Park
407- 696-9463
 

3 The Vineyard
thevineyardfl.com
4848 S. Apopka Vineland Road
Orlando
407- 909-9522

Personalities

Best Athlete
1 Dwight Howard,
Orlando Magic
 

2 J.J. Redick,
Orlando Magic
 

3 Tiger Woods, pro golfer
 

Best Corporate Citizen
1 Harris Rosen, hotelier
2 Darden Restaurants
3 John Morgan, lawyer
 

Best Local Entertainer
1 John Charles, musician-comedian
 

2 Michael Andrew, singer
 

3 DJ Di, karaoke entertainer
 

Best Local Politician
1 Buddy Dyer,
Orlando mayor
 

2 Teresa Jacobs,
Orange County mayor
 

3 Eric Eisnaugle,
District 40 state representative
 

Best Local Coach
1 Stan Van Gundy,
Orlando Magic
 

2 George O’Leary,
UCF football
 

3 Amanda Cromwell,
UCF
women’s soccer 
 

Best Pastor
1 Joel Hunter, Northland, a Church Distributed
 

2 Mark Evans, Northwest
Community Church
 

3 Isaac Hunter (Joel Hunter’s son), Summit Church
 

Person Who Most
Exemplifies Orlando
1 Mickey Mouse
 

2 Dwight Howard,
Orlando Magic
 

3 Buddy Dyer,
Orlando mayor
 

Local Hero
1 Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic/philanthropist
 

2 Mark Evans, pastor, Northwest Community Church
 

3 Jacob Glassmeyer, trainer at
Fitness Centre at Florida Hospital Celebration Health
 

Local Person You’d Like
to Trade Jobs With

1 Tiger Woods, pro golfer
 

2 Meg Crofton, president, Walt Disney World Resort
 

3 Dwight Howard,
Orlando Magic
 

Goods and Services

Best Airline
1 Southwest
southwest.com
 

2 JetBlue
jetblue.com
 

3 Delta
delta.com
 

Best Art Gallery
1 CityArts Factory
cityartsfactory.com
29 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407-648-7060
 

2 Grand Bohemian Gallery
grandbohemianhotel.com
325 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407- 313-9000
 

3 Baterby’s Art Auction Gallery
baterbys.com
9101 International Drive
Orlando
866-537-0249
 

Best Barber Shop
1 Kennedy’s All American
Barber Club
kennedysbarberclub.com
Five Orlando-area locations
 

2 Floyd’s 99 Barbershop
floydsbarbershop.com
3150 S. Orange Ave.
407-601-5960
610 W. Fairbanks Ave.
Winter Park
407-790-7799
 

3 Great Clips
greatclips.com
12 Orlando-area locations
 

Best Bicycle Store
1 Orange Cycle
orangecycleorlando.com
2204 Edgewater Drive
Orlando
407- 422-5552
 

2 David’s World Cycle
davidsworldcycle.com
Four Orlando-area locations
 

3 Kyle’s Bike Shop
kylesbikeshop.net
203 N. Primrose Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
407-228-7088
 

Best Big Box Retailer
1 Costco
costco.com
Three Orlando-area locations
 

2 Target
target.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations
 

3 IKEA
ikea.com
4092 Eastgate Drive
Orlando
407-355-3155
 

Best Bookstore
1 Barnes & Noble
barnesandnoble.com
Eight Orlando-area locations
 

2 Borders
borders.com
600 N. Orlando Avenue
Winter Park
407-647-3300
Orlando International Airport
Orlando
407-816-5126
 

3 Books-A-Million
booksamillion.com
Three Orlando-area locations
 

Best Business Hotel
1 Grand Bohemian Hotel
Orlando
grandbohemianhotel.com
325 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407-313-9000
 

2 The Peabody Orlando
peabodyorlando.com
9801 International Drive
Orlando
407-352-4000
 

3 Westin Lake Mary
westinlakemary.com
2974 International Parkway
Lake Mary
407- 531-3555
 

Best Day Spa
1 Fitness Centre at Florida
Hospital Celebration Health
celebrationfitness.com
400 Celebration Place
Celebration
407-303-4400
 

2 Primera Salon & Day Spa
primerasalonandspa.com
1035 Primera Blvd.
Lake Mary
407-333-3095
 

3 Euro Day Spa
eurodayspa.net
800 Formosa Ave.
Winter Park
407-740-0444
 

Best Florist
1 In Bloom
inbloomflorist.com
325 W. Gore St.
Orlando
407-649-7771

2 Lee James Floral Designs
leejamesfloral.com
1312 Wilfred Drive
Orlando
407- 897-5300
 

3 Harry’s Famous Flowers
harrysfamousflowers.com
1252 N. Semoran Blvd.
Orlando
407-249-0500
 

Best Furniture Store
1 IKEA
ikea.com
4092 Eastgate Drive
Orlando
407-355-3155
 

2 Ashley Furniture Homestore
ashleyfurniturehomestore.com
Three Orlando-area locations
 

3 Hudson’s Furniture
hudsonsfurniture.com
Three Orlando-area locations
 

Best Gated Community
1 Isleworth
isleworth.com
Windermere
 

2 Alaqua Lakes
alaqualakes.org
Longwood
 

3 Heathrow
heathrowland.com
Lake Mary
 

Best Golf Course—
Private
1 Bay Hill Club and Lodge
bayhill.com
9000 Bay Hill Blvd.
Orlando
407-876-2429
 

2 Isleworth Golf and
Country Club
isleworth.com
6100 Payne Stewart Drive
Windermere
407-909-2003
 

3 Lake Nona Golf and
Country Club
lakenona.com
9100 Chiltern Drive
Orlando
407-857-6216
 

Best Golf Course—
Public
1 Dubsdread Golf Course
historicaldubsdread.com
549 W. Par St.
Orlando
407-246-2551
 

2 Celebration Golf Club
celebrationgolf.com
701 Golf Park Drive
Celebration
407-566-4653
 

3 Orange County National
ocngolf.com
16301 Phil Ritson Way
Winter Garden
407-656-2626
 

Best Hair Salon
1 Shag’d Hair Studio
shaghairstudio.com
1844 E. Winter Park Road, Suite B
Orlando
407-951-8969
 

2 Le Salon Zizou
lesalonzizou.com
1295 S. Orlando Ave., Suite B
Maitland
407-629-9222
 

3 Stella Luca
stellaluca.com
433 W. New England Ave.
Winter Park
407-740-7006
460 N. Orlando Ave.,  Suite 118
Winter Park
407-740-6711
 

Best Jeweler
1 Zales
zales.com
Five Orlando-area locations
 

2 Maitland Jewelers
jewelersofmaitland.com
500 E. Horatio Ave., Suite 1
Maitland
407-628-0615
 

3 Jared
jared.com
Four Orlando-area locations
 

Best Local Car Dealer
1 David Maus Toyota
davidmaustoyota.com
1160 Rinehart Road
Sanford
1-866-956-7338
 

2 Fields BMW
fieldsbmw.com
Four Orlando-area locations
 

3 (Tie) Infiniti Orlando
orlandoinfiniti.com
4237 Millenia Blvd.
Orlando
877-235-0345
 

3 Mercedes of Orlando
mborlando.com
810 N. Orlando Ave.
Maitland
866-256-3497
 

Best Local Resort
1 The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
ritzcarlton.com
4012 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando
407-206-2400
 

2 Walt Disney World Resorts
disneyworld.com
407-939-7429
 

3 Gaylord Palms
gaylordhotels.com
6000 W. Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee
407-586-2000
 

Best Mall
1 The Mall at Millenia
mallatmillenia.com
4200 Conroy Road
Orlando
407-363-3555
 

2 The Florida Mall
simon.com
8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando
407-851-7234
 

3 Altamonte Mall
altamontemall.com
451 E. Altamonte Drive
Altamonte Springs
407-215-5100
 

Best Men’s
Specialty Store
1 Men’s Wearhouse
menswearhouse.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations
 

2 Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
josbank.com
Five Orlando-area locations
 

3 (Tie) John Craig
johncraigclothier.com
132 Park Ave. S.
Winter Park
407-629-7944
4040 Central Florida Pkwy.
Orlando
407-393-3747
 

3 Siegel’s Clothing Co.
siegelsonline.com
330 Park Ave. S.
Winter Park
407-645-3100
130 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407-481-2155
 

Best Movie Theater
1 Enzian
enzian.org
1300 S. Orlando Ave.
Maitland
407-629-1088
 

2 Plaza Cinema Café
cobbtheaters.com
155 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407-982-5444
 

3 Regal Winter Park Village
regmovies.com
510 N. Orlando Ave.
Winter Park
407-628-0163
 

Best Museum
1 Morse Museum of American Art
morsemuseum.org
445 N. Park Ave.
Winter Park
407-645-5311
 

2 Orlando Museum of Art
omart.org
2416 N. Mills Ave.
Orlando
407-896-4231
 

3 Orlando Science Center
osc.org
777 E. Princeton St.
Orlando
407-514-2000
 

Best Nail Salon
1 Primera
primerasalonandspa.com
1035 Primera Blvd.
Lake Mary
407-333-3095
 

2 A Plus Nails
2706 N. Pine Hills Road
Orlando
407-578-9919
 

3 Baldwin Nails
baldwinnails.com
4855 New Broad St.
Orlando
407-895-7295
 

Best Place to Buy
Great-Looking Shoes
1 DSW
dsw.com
Three Orlando-area locations
 

2 Nordstrom
nordstrom.com
8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando
407-888-7889
4036 Eastgate Drive
Orlando
321-558-3800

3 Neiman Marcus
neimanmarcus.com
4170 Conroy Road
Orlando
407-264-5900
 

Best Plastic Surgeon
1 Edward Gross
wedofaces.com
1035 Primera Blvd.
Lake Mary
407-333-3040
 

2 George Pope
orlandoplasticsurgerycenter.com
3872 Oakwater Circle
Orlando
407-857-6261
 

3 Jon Paul Trevisani
jptrev.com
413 Lake Howell Road
Maitland
407-677-8999
 

Best Pet
Accessories Store
1 PetSmart
petsmart.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations
 

2 Petco
petco.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations
 

3 The Doggie Door
bullfish.net
329 Park Avenue N.,  Suite 103
Winter Park
407-644-2969
 

Best Private School, K-8
1 Trinity Lutheran Church and School
trinitydowntown.org
123 E. Livingston St.
Orlando
407-488-1919
 

2 Park Maitland School
parkmaitland.org
1450 S. Orlando Ave.
Maitland
407-647-3038
 

3 Lake Highland
Preparatory School
lhps.org
901 N. Highland Ave.
Orlando
407-206-1900
 

Best Private School, 9-12
1 Lake Highland
Preparatory School
lhps.org
901 N. Highland Ave.
Orlando
407-206-1900
 

2 Trinity Preparatory School
trinityprep.org
5700 Trinity Prep Lane
Winter Park
407-671-4140
 

3 Bishop Moore
bishopmoore.org
3901 Edgewater Drive
Orlando
407-293-7561
 

Best Store in a Mall
1 Macy’s
macys.com
Six Orlando-area locations
 

2 Dillard’s
dillards.com
Five Orlando-area locations
 

3 Apple
apple.com
Three Orlando-area locations
 

Best Theater Company
1 Mad Cow Theatre
madcowtheatre.com
105 S. Magnolia Ave.
Orlando
407-297-8788
 

2 Orlando Shakespeare Theater
orlandoshakes.org
812 E. Rollins St.
Orlando
407-447-1700
 

3 Theatre Downtown
theatredowntown.net
2113 N. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407-841-0083
 

Best Veterinarian
1 Tuscawilla Oaks Animal Hospital
tuscawillaoaksah.com
1490 Tuskawilla Road
Oviedo
407-678-8387
 

2 Loch Haven Veterinary
Hospital
lochhavenvet.com
2000 N. Mills Ave.
Orlando
407- 896-0941
 

3 Park Avenue Animal Hospital
parkavenuevets.com
847 N. Park Ave.
Apopka
407-880-9446
 

Best Wine Store
1 Total Wine
totalwine.com
2712 E. Colonial Drive
Orlando
407-894-6553
 

2 Tim’s Wine Market
timswine.com
Four Orlando-area locations
 

3 ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
abcfws.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations
 

Best Women’s
Specialty Store
1 Chico’s
chicos.com
Five Orlando-area locations
 

2 Walk on Water
walkonwaterfl.com
1140 Town Park Ave.
Lake Mary
407-805-0477
460 Orlando Ave.
Winter Park
407-539-2079
 

3 Tuni
shoptuni.com
301 S. Park Ave.
Winter Park
407-628-1609
 

Best Workout Facility/Gym
1 Fitness Centre at Florida
Hospital Celebration Health
celebrationfitness.com
400 Celebration Place
Celebration
407-303-4400
 

2 YMCA of Central Florida
ymcaofcentralflorida.com
19 Orlando-area locations
 

3 Planet Fitness
planetfitness.com
14 Orlando-area locations
 

Media

Best Local App
1 Orlando Sentinel
orlandosentinel.com/about/mobile
 

2 Loopt (mobile social networking) loopt.com
 

3 (Tie) Yelp (user reviews)
yelp.com/yelpmobile
 

3 Urban Spoon (dining)
urbanspoon.com/mobile-downloads
 

Best Local Blogger
1 Sunshine State Sarah
sunshinestatesarah.com
 

2 Tom Tillison
floridapoliticalpress.com
 

3 Watch-Me-Eat
watch-me-eat.blogspot.com/
 

Best Local Columnist
1 Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel
 

2 Mike Thomas, Orlando Sentinel
 

3 Billy Manes, Orlando Weekly
 

Best Local
Television Station
1 WESH-Channel 2
 

2 WFTV-Channel 9
 

3 Central Florida News 13
 

Best Local Website
1 orlandosentinel.com
 

2 thedailycity.com
 

3 g12orlando.com
 

Best Morning Radio Team
1 Johnny & Jayde, WXXL,
106.7 FM
 

2 Monsters in the Morning, WTKS, 104.1 FM
 

3 Ellis & Tyler, WPOZ Z88.3 FM
 

Best Radio Music Station
1 WXXL, 106.7 FM
 

2 WPOZ, Z88.3 FM
 

3 (Tie) WJRR, 101.1 FM
 

3 WMMO, 98.9 FM
 

Best Radio Talk Show
1 Philips Phile, WTKS, 104.1 FM
 

2 Monsters in the Morning, WTKS, 104.1 FM
 

3 SBK (Soul Brother Kevin) Live, WTKS, 104.1 FM
 

Best TV News Team
1 Jim Payne and Martha
Sugalski, WESH-Channel 2
 

2 Bob Opsahl and Martie Salt, WFTV-Channel 9
 

3 Lauren Rowe and Gaard
Swanson, WKMG-Channel 6
 

Best TV Sportscaster
1 Pat Clarke, WESH-Channel 2
 

2 David Pingalore,
WKMG-Channel 6
 

3 Guy Rawlings,
WESH-Channel 2
 

Best TV Weather Forecaster
1 Tom Terry, WFTV-Channel 9
 

2 Tom Sorrells,
WKMG-Channel 6
 

3 Danny Treanor, Central Florida News 13
 

Potpourri

Best Charity Gala
1 Headdress Ball
Hope and Help Center of
Central Florida
headdressball.org
 

2 A Taste of Compassion
www.atasteofcompassion.org
407-956-5877
 

3 UCP Evening at the Palace
United Cerebral Palsy
of Central Florida
www.ucpgala.com
 

Best Entertainment Experience
1 Cirque du Soleil ‘La Nouba’
cirquedusoleil.com
Downtown Disney
1478 E. Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista
407-939-7328
 

2 Walt Disney World
disney.go.com
Lake Buena Vista
407-939-6244
 

3 Blue Man Group
blueman.com/tickets/
Orlando
Universal Orlando Resort
407-258-3626
 

Best Live Music Venue
1 Hard Rock Live
Hardrock.com
6050 Universal Blvd.
Orlando
407-351-5483
 

2 House of Blues
houseofblues.com
1490 E. Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista
407-934-2583
 

3 The Social
thesocial.org
54 N. Orange Ave.
Orlando
407-246-1419
 

Best Local Getaway
1 Walt Disney World
Disney.go.com
Lake Buena Vista
407-939-6244
 

2 The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
Ritzcarlton.com
4012 Central Florida Pkwy.
Orlando
407-206-2400
 

3 St. Augustine
staugustine.com
 

Best Orlando Building
1 Amway Center
amwaycenter.com
400 W. Church St.
Orlando
 

2 SunTrust Center
200 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando
 

3 55 West
rent55w.com
55 W. Church Street
Orlando
 

Best Place to Get Married
1 Leu Gardens
leugardens.org
1920 N. Forest Ave.
Orlando
407-246-2620
 

2 Disney’s Wedding Pavilion
disneyweddings.disney.go.com
4401 Floridian Way
Bay Lake
407-824-3094
 

3 Trinity Lutheran Church
trinitydowntown.org
123 E. Livingston St.
Orlando
407-423-2085
 

Best Place to Propose
1 The Venetian Room
thevenetianroom.com
8101 World Center Drive
Orlando
407-238-8060
 

2 Lake Eola
cityoforlando.net
Downtown Orlando
 

3 Orlando Balloon Rides
orlandoballoonrides.com
407-894-5040
 

Best Theme Park Ride
1 Harry Potter and the
Forbidden Journey
Universal’s Islands of Adventure
 

2 The Incredible Hulk
Universal’s Islands of Adventure
 

3 Soarin
Disney’s Epcot