Cityscape

Pity the suburbanite and out-of-towner. Every morning, hundreds of thousands of people clog metro Atlanta interstates and land in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and make their way into our city. They’re here for business and pleasure. Sometimes they’re just lost. They’ll work in Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead skyscrapers, walk in Atlanta’s museums, and sometimes enjoy the city’s parks. And at the end of their workdays or trips, they leave.

Atlantans, however? We get to live here. We wake up and go to sleep in these communities. We not only shop in the stores, but also live next door to the people who own them. Intown traffic might be nuts, but at least we can hop on a bus or train and not wallow in gridlock. And when people knock our city, we defend her because we’ve put so much of ourselves into making it what it is and is becoming.

But making this wonderful city that we call home actually function takes a lot of work. Approximately 58,000 people keep the world’s busiest airport clean, safe, and welcoming to friends and family from far away. Employees at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights start waxing the floors at 7 a.m. in anticipation of tourists. The Piedmont Park Conservancy has a full-time staff that aerates lawns and picks up trash so the city’s most popular greenspace remains a jewel. Neighborhood associations slog through long meetings filled with discussions about zoning and sidewalks because, in the long run, those issues make the difference in an excellent community. (And some journalists spend long nights trying to cover the issues that affect neighborhoods.)

Atlantans work damn hard but they don’t always get the accolades and recognition. That’s why CL every year racks our brains to recognize the people, places, and things that make Atlanta the city we love. We know all about the city’s problems. Let’s take a moment and applaud those contributing to the bizarre, chaotic, and beautiful cityscape.

— Thomas Wheatley

Best act of civil disobedience BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Moral Monday Georgia Protestors

Best Bizarro Local News Story BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Winter Storm Leon

Best Freedom Fighters BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Stacey Kalberman

Best Freedom Fighters BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Hans Utz

Best Free Annual Event BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Atlanta Streets Alive

Banning cars from the streets and allowing pedestrians and bicyclists to roam free? Blasphemy, right?! Not so thanks to ATLANTA STREETS ALIVE, a daylong celebration of human-powered movement and enjoying the city streets with friends and strangers. Since first being held on Edgewood Avenue in 2010, themore...

Banning cars from the streets and allowing pedestrians and bicyclists to roam free? Blasphemy, right?! Not so thanks to ATLANTA STREETS ALIVE, a daylong celebration of human-powered movement and enjoying the city streets with friends and strangers. Since first being held on Edgewood Avenue in 2010, the blacktop party has touched Midtown, Downtown, Virginia-Highland, Inman Park, and, most recently, spread to West End in Southwest Atlanta. If only car-free boulevards were available every day of the year. www.atlantastreetsalive.com. less...

Best Neighborhood Festival BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Inman Park Festival

Best Free Annual Event BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Atlanta Mission’s Race to End Homelessness

Best Legal Hail Mary BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Sue and block the stadium deal

Best Neighborhood to Have It All BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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City of Decatur

Best Walkable Neighborhood BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Cabbagetown

Best Walkable Neighborhood BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Midtown

Best New Addition to the Cityscape BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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National Center for Civil and Human Rights (Featured)

Best Local Sports Team BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Terminus Legion

Best Spot to Commune with Nature/Best Park BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Westview Cemetery Inc.

Best Spot to Commune with Nature/Best Park BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Constitution Lake Park (Featured)

Best Volunteer Program BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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The Homestead Atlanta

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Best Place to People Watch BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Best place to ride your bike BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Lionel Hampton and Southwest Connector Trails

Best New Addition to the Cityscape BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Boulevard Tunnel Initiative

Boulevard Tunnel used to be a place most pedestrians avoided. The dark and creepy underpass that connects Old Fourth Ward and Cabbagetown had broken lighting, busted roads, and lifeless walls. The conditions dramatically improved in spring 2014. The BOULEVARD TUNNEL INITIATIVE, a local nonprofit thatmore...

Boulevard Tunnel used to be a place most pedestrians avoided. The dark and creepy underpass that connects Old Fourth Ward and Cabbagetown had broken lighting, busted roads, and lifeless walls. The conditions dramatically improved in spring 2014. The BOULEVARD TUNNEL INITIATIVE, a local nonprofit that has been working for years to spruce up the underpass, partnered with Living Walls to breathe life into the walkway. BTI and LW members cleaned up the tunnel once filled with trash and poop. New York-based muralist MOMO and a mighty army of volunteers brightened up the tunnel with a rainbow-colored mural. The beautification project has managed to make a ho-hum tunnel into something beautiful, made the area safer, and brought together different neighborhoods. Take that, concrete jungle! boulevardtunnelinitiative.wordpress.com. less...

Best Rec League BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Atlanta Silverbacks Park’s Seven versus Seven League

Best Startup/Incubator BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Safichoo Toilet

Best Local Rabble-Rouser/Activist BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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1. SaveWRAS

Best transit advancement BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Clayton County’s Push To Join MARTA

Best Advocate for the Environment BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Sally Bethea

Best Local T-Shirt Maker BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Fuck Cobb County

Best Convention BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Dragon Con

Atlanta. 1987. A small group of sci-fi fans joined forces to create what has become arguably the supreme gathering of geeks and nerds in the world. All kneel before Dragon Con. Every Labor Day weekend, Jedis, Dr. Whos, and Klingons descend upon Downtown and, after taking over the city’s most iconicmore...

Atlanta. 1987. A small group of sci-fi fans joined forces to create what has become arguably the supreme gathering of geeks and nerds in the world. All kneel before Dragon Con. Every Labor Day weekend, Jedis, Dr. Whos, and Klingons descend upon Downtown and, after taking over the city’s most iconic street with a parade rivaled only by Pride, party in hotels. When not showing off costumes, attendees sit in panel discussions about filking, participate in live-action role-playing, and pack Q&As with the cast of”Mystery Science Theater 3000” and other popular series. If you’re able to squeeze yourself into one of the host hotels to party alongside them, you have a wonderful night ahead of you. Thank you for being a geeky friend that enlivens our city and pumps millions of dollars into our local economy, Dragon Con. less...

Best Bed & Breakfast BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Sugar Magnolia Bed & Breakfast

Best Bizarro Local News Story BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Justin Ross Harris murder case

Best Nonprofit BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Bert’s Big Adventure

www.bertsbigadventure.org

Best Child Care Center BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Sunbrook Academy

And other metro Atlanta locations.

Best City View BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Jackson Street Bridge

Best College BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Georgia State University

Best Community Garden BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Oakhurst Garden

Best Convention BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Dragon Con

www.dragoncon.org

Best Country Music Station BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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94.9 FM The Bull (Permanently Closed)

www.949thebull.com

Best Dog Park BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Piedmont Dog Park (Featured)

Best elementary school BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Mary Lin Elementary School

Best Free Annual Event BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Dogwood Festival

www.dogwood.org

Best Free Thing to Do in Atlanta BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Atlanta Beltline Inc (Featured)

Best Georgia Beach Retreat BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Tybee Island

Tybee Island, GA Savannah/GA Coast

Snobbish Atlantans turn up their noses at the mention of our metropolis’s closest beach, TYBEE ISLAND. They think it’s cheesy, trashy or dull. They’re missing out. Sure, some of the development on the way to the water leaves something to be desired, but the beach and water at Tybee are quite nice. And the little boardwalk is a gem, a quaint, smaller version of the old famed boardwalks in beach towns between Virginia and New York. Best of all, Tybee is right next to Savannah. If the beach’s nonoceanic accommodations aren’t to your liking, you can do your eating, drinking and passing out closer to River Street. | more...

www.visittybee.com

Best Georgia Mountain Retreat BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Blue Ridge Mountains

www.blueridgemountains.com

Best High School BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Midtown High School

Best Hiking Trail BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Sweetwater Creek State Park (Featured)

Best Hotel BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Hotel Midtown (formerly W Midtown)

Best Intown Park BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Piedmont Park (Featured)

Best Jogging Path BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Atlanta Beltline Inc (Featured)

Best Landmark BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Stone Mountain Park (Featured)

Best Local Athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Queen Loseyateefa

www.atlantarollergirls.com/arg-teams/denim-demons/queen-loseyateefa

Best Local Blog/Zine BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Decaturish

www.decaturish.com

Best Local Blogger BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Dan Whisenhunt

www.decaturish.com

Best Local Celebrity BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Baton Bob

batonbob.weebly.com

Best Local Hero BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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John Lewis

www.johnlewis.house.gov

Best Local Instagram Feed BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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@weloveatl

www.instagram.com/weloveatl

Best Columnist/Journalist BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Doug Richards

www.liveapartmentfire.com

Best Spot to Commune with Nature/Best Park BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Sweetwater Creek State Park (Featured)

Best Local Political Figure BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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John Lewis AND Kasim Reed

johnlewis.house.gov

AND

www.kasimreed.com

Best local sports radio show BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

The Front Row on 680 The Fan (WCNN-FM)

Best local sports radio show Best of Atlanta Award

Creative Loafing has been presenting Atlanta’s Best People, Places and Events since 1972. These are some of the past winners for this category: | more...

www.680thefan.com/audiovault/front_row_audio.php

Best Local Sports Team BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Atlanta Braves

atlanta.braves.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=atl

Best Local TV News BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Brenda Wood

www.facebook.com/11AliveBrendaWood

Best Local Twitter Feed BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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@SaveWRAS

www.twitter.com/SaveWRAS

Best TV Meteorologist BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Chesley McNeil

www.facebook.com/ChesleyMcNeil

Best middle school BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Samuel M. Inman Middle School (Temporarily Closed)

Best Morning Drive-Time Radio Show BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Bert Show

www.q100atlanta.com

Best Neighborhood Festival BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Inman Park Festival

www.inmanparkfestival.org

Best New Addition to the Cityscape BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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SkyView Atlanta (Featured)

Best New Thing About Atlanta BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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National Center for Civil and Human Rights (Featured)

Best Non-Commercial Radio Station BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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WRAS 88.5

www2.gsu.edu/~www885

Best Tourist Trap BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Oakland Cemetery

Best OTP Park BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Sweetwater Creek State Park (Featured)

Best Overall Neighborhood BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Best OverRated Thing About Atlanta BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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The Varsity (7 ATL Locations) (Featured)

Best College BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Georgia State University AND Georgia Institute of Technology

Best Person You Hate to Love BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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NeNe Leakes

http://www.neneleakesofficial.com/www.neneleakesofficial.com

Best Person You Love to Hate BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Mark Becker, President of GSU

president.gsu.edu

Best Picnic Spot BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Piedmont Park (Featured)

Best Place to People Watch BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Little Five Points

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Best act of civil disobedience BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Critics Pick

Moral Monday Georgia Protestors

Best Bed & Breakfast BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Sugar Magnolia Bed & Breakfast

Best Bizarro Local News Story BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Winter Storm Leon

Best Bizarro Local News Story BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Justin Ross Harris murder case

Best Nonprofit BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Bert’s Big Adventure

www.bertsbigadventure.org

Best Child Care Center BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Sunbrook Academy

And other metro Atlanta locations.

Best City View BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Jackson Street Bridge

Best College BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Georgia State University

Best Freedom Fighters BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Critics Pick

Stacey Kalberman

Best Community Garden BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Oakhurst Garden

Best Convention BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Dragon Con

www.dragoncon.org

Best Country Music Station BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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94.9 FM The Bull (Permanently Closed)

www.949thebull.com

Best Dog Park BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Piedmont Dog Park (Featured)

Best Freedom Fighters BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Critics Pick

Hans Utz

Best elementary school BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Mary Lin Elementary School

Best Free Annual Event BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Dogwood Festival

www.dogwood.org

Best Free Thing to Do in Atlanta BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Atlanta Beltline Inc (Featured)

Best Free Annual Event BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Critics Pick

Atlanta Streets Alive

Banning cars from the streets and allowing pedestrians and bicyclists to roam free? Blasphemy, right?! Not so thanks to ATLANTA STREETS ALIVE, a daylong celebration of human-powered movement and enjoying the city streets with friends and strangers. Since first being held on Edgewood Avenue in 2010, themore...

Banning cars from the streets and allowing pedestrians and bicyclists to roam free? Blasphemy, right?! Not so thanks to ATLANTA STREETS ALIVE, a daylong celebration of human-powered movement and enjoying the city streets with friends and strangers. Since first being held on Edgewood Avenue in 2010, the blacktop party has touched Midtown, Downtown, Virginia-Highland, Inman Park, and, most recently, spread to West End in Southwest Atlanta. If only car-free boulevards were available every day of the year. www.atlantastreetsalive.com. less...

Best Neighborhood Festival BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Critics Pick

Inman Park Festival

Best Free Annual Event BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Critics Pick

Atlanta Mission’s Race to End Homelessness

Best Georgia Beach Retreat BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Tybee Island

Tybee Island, GA Savannah/GA Coast

Snobbish Atlantans turn up their noses at the mention of our metropolis’s closest beach, TYBEE ISLAND. They think it’s cheesy, trashy or dull. They’re missing out. Sure, some of the development on the way to the water leaves something to be desired, but the beach and water at Tybee are quite nice. And the little boardwalk is a gem, a quaint, smaller version of the old famed boardwalks in beach towns between Virginia and New York. Best of all, Tybee is right next to Savannah. If the beach’s nonoceanic accommodations aren’t to your liking, you can do your eating, drinking and passing out closer to River Street. | more...

www.visittybee.com

Best Georgia Mountain Retreat BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Blue Ridge Mountains

www.blueridgemountains.com

Best High School BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Midtown High School

Best Hiking Trail BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Sweetwater Creek State Park (Featured)

Best Hotel BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Hotel Midtown (formerly W Midtown)

Best Intown Park BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Piedmont Park (Featured)

Best Jogging Path BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Atlanta Beltline Inc (Featured)

Best Landmark BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Stone Mountain Park (Featured)

Best Legal Hail Mary BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Sue and block the stadium deal

Best Local Athlete BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Queen Loseyateefa

www.atlantarollergirls.com/arg-teams/denim-demons/queen-loseyateefa

Best Local Blog/Zine BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Decaturish

www.decaturish.com

Best Local Blogger BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Dan Whisenhunt

www.decaturish.com

Best Local Celebrity BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Baton Bob

batonbob.weebly.com

Best Neighborhood to Have It All BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Critics Pick

City of Decatur

Best Walkable Neighborhood BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Cabbagetown

Best Walkable Neighborhood BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Midtown

Best Local Hero BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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John Lewis

www.johnlewis.house.gov

Best Local Instagram Feed BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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@weloveatl

www.instagram.com/weloveatl

Best Columnist/Journalist BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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Doug Richards

www.liveapartmentfire.com

Best Spot to Commune with Nature/Best Park BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Sweetwater Creek State Park (Featured)

Best Local Political Figure BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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John Lewis AND Kasim Reed

johnlewis.house.gov

AND

www.kasimreed.com

Best local sports radio show BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

The Front Row on 680 The Fan (WCNN-FM)

Best local sports radio show Best of Atlanta Award

Creative Loafing has been presenting Atlanta’s Best People, Places and Events since 1972. These are some of the past winners for this category: | more...

www.680thefan.com/audiovault/front_row_audio.php

Best Local Sports Team BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Atlanta Braves

atlanta.braves.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=atl

Best Local TV News BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Brenda Wood

www.facebook.com/11AliveBrendaWood

Best Local Twitter Feed BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

@SaveWRAS

www.twitter.com/SaveWRAS

Best TV Meteorologist BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Chesley McNeil

www.facebook.com/ChesleyMcNeil

Best middle school BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Samuel M. Inman Middle School (Temporarily Closed)

Best Morning Drive-Time Radio Show BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Bert Show

www.q100atlanta.com

Best Neighborhood Festival BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

Inman Park Festival

www.inmanparkfestival.org

Best New Addition to the Cityscape BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick

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