When you find certain places off the beaten path, away from the dog conventions and joggers, the park feels like it’s in another country. Or the country, period. Runner-up: Dartmouth Honourable mention: The secret spot
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Best Graffiti Artist
“He’s one of these guys who has introduced grafitti to a lot of people,” says Revolution Records’ Nick Nonsense, who knows a thing or two about grafitti. “He painted the big mural on the back of the Elegant Dump on Barrington Street—he did some excellent work there. He’s very good at what he does.” Runner-up: […]
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Best Burger
1463 Brenton Street, 429-3499 Sometimes, a burger is just a burger. At the Libertine, it’s high art. Juicy, savoury and a little spicy, it’s served on a toothsome toasted bun with crisp lettuce and tomato and piquant tarragon mayonnaise. Yum. Runner-up: Burger King Four SuperCity locations
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Best Place To Dance Without Trying To Get Laid
5184 Sackville Street, 422-2957 Presumably, if you’re gay, dancing at Reflections might be one step on the road to getting laid. But for straight readers, Reflections is the number one choice for those who just wanna dance. Or wanna just dance. Runner-up: The Marquee Club 2037 Gottingen Street, 429-3020
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Best DJ
Man-about-town and Beastie Boys pal Rich Terfry isn’t only the sweetest magazine seller around and Haligonian with the most pseudonyms, he’s the Best dj too. Runner-up: Michel Deveau
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Best Bank
24 SuperCity locations, 1-800-769-2511 There’s no end, it seems, to the complaints people have about banks—almost every respondent in the Readers’ Poll answered this question, and more than a few said there were no good banks at all, let alone a Best Bank. But of those who’ve found fiduciary satisfaction, most chose Royal. Runner-up: Credit […]
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Best Pita Sandwich
Two SuperCity locations It’s a new category this year, in a city suddenly mad for anything in a pita, and Pita Boys have it all wrapped up. Runner-up: Mikey’s 5680 Spring Garden Road, 425-6453
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Worst Politician
He may be your favourite Halifax booster, but it doesn’t mean you think he can run the SuperCity. Mayor Fitzgerald beat out a host of other contestants—among them John “Senator Buke” Buchanan, John “Go to Hell” Savage and “those who speak doubletalk”—to earn your unalloyed scorn. Runner-up: Russell MacLellan
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Best Place To Buy Shoes
Mic Mac Mall, 464-1688 You’ve got to put something on your feet, and isn’t it comforting to know that you can get the same pair at an Aldo in Halifax as you’d be able to get at an Aldo in Montréal or Toronto (both cities, by the way, were popular answers to this question). Runner-up: […]
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Best Spa
Park Lane Mall 423-3888 Three words—algae body wrap. You get covered in warm, green mud, packaged in plastic wrap and a duvet and you cook, cocooned, for half an hour. The wonderful atmosphere, fantastic services and service at The Summit will keep you coming back for mud, er, more. Runner-up: Interlude 58 Ochterloney Street 469-2700 […]
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Best Professor
Sorry, there weren’t enough data points collected from the field, so this category’s results were inconclusive.
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Best Indie Filmmaker
Yes, The Hanging Garden was lushly fantastic, but what has Thom Fitzgerald done for you lately? You don’t seem to mind that his latest film—Beefcake, the one with all the actra trouble—has yet to hit the screens. For you, a little international success goes a long way. Runner-up: Mike Clattenburg
