BOO 2011
Local Color - Readers' Picks
Published: July 13, 2011
BEST KEPT SECRET
1st: A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan podcast
tomanddan.com
2nd: Yellow Dog Eats
1236 Hempel Ave., Gotha
407-296-0609
yellowdogeats.com
3rd: Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria
67 N. Bumby Ave.
407-894-0865
pompomsteahouse.com
BEST LOCAL CHARITABLE GROUP
1st: Orlando Food Not Bombs,
orlandofoodnotbombs.org
2nd: The Mustard Seed of Central Florida,
mustardseedfla.org
3rd: Second Harvest Food Bank,
foodbankcentralflorida.org
BEST LOCAL CHEERLEADER
1st: Jeffrey Pfaff
2nd: Beth Marshall
3rd: Mark Baratelli
BEST LOCAL WEBSITE
1st: The Daily City
thedailycity.com
2nd: Orlando Weekly
orlandoweekly.com
3rd: Nerdy Show
nerdyshow.com
BEST LOCAL TV NEWSPERSON
1st: Martha Sugalski,
WESH Channel 2
2nd: (tie) Lauren Rowe,
WKMG Channel 6
2nd: (tie) Bob Opsahl,
WFTV Channel 9
3rd: Danny Treanor,
Central Florida News 13
BEST LOCAL BIGSHOT
1st: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
2nd: Aaron Haaland, A Comic Shop
3rd: Jim Philips, 104.1 FM
BEST LOCAL BLOG
1st: Sunshine State Sarah
sunshinestatesarah.com
2nd: The Daily City
thedailycity.com
3rd: Nerdy Show
nerdyshow.com
BEST LOCAL POLITICIAN
1st: U.S. Rep. John Mica
2nd: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
3rd: Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs
BEST LOCAL POLITICIAN IN NEED OF A SLAP UPSIDE THE HEAD
1st: Florida Gov. Rick Scott
2nd: Mayor Buddy Dyer
3rd: All of them
BEST LOCAL PUBLICATION
1st: Orlando Weekly
2nd: Orlando Sentinel
3rd: Watermark
BEST LOCAL RADIO PERSONALITY
1st: Jim Philips, Real Radio 104.1 FM
2nd: Johnny Magic and Jayde Donovan, XL 106.7 FM
3rd: Soul Brother Kevin, Real Radio 104.1 FM
BEST LOCAL WRITER
1st: Scott Maxwell
Orlando Sentinel
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