Saturday, May 25, 2013
Best of Urban Living: Uniquely us: Readers poll winners
Best Local Issue Gold
Open space
Silver
Urban sprawl
Bronze
Water conservation
Best Nonprofit Gold
El Pomar Foundation
Executive Office
10 Lake Circle, 633-7733
Silver
Southern Colorado AIDS
Project (S-CAP)
1301 S. 8th St., 578-9092
Bronze
Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA)
701 S. Cascade Ave.,
447-9898
Best Artwork on the Street Gold
Downtown sculptures
Strategically placed
throughout the downtown
area
Art on the Streets pro-
gram, sponsored by U.S.
Bank
www.downtowncs.
com/art_street.htm
Silver
Giant sunflowers
On Cascade Avenue, in
the median in front of the
Antlers Adam's Mark Hotel
Bronze
Uncle Wilbur Fountain
Acacia Park, corner of
Bijou and Tejon streets
Best After-School Hangout Gold
YMCA
Four locations around town
Silver
"The mall"
Bronze
Boulder Street Coffee
Roasters
332 N. Tejon St.,
577-4291
Best Place to Meet Joe Millionaire / The Bachelorette Gold
Ritz Grill
15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484
Silver
The Broadmoor Hotel
1 Lake Ave., 634-7711
Bronze
Rum Bay
20 N. Tejon St.,
634-3522
Best Neighborhood Bar Gold
Tony's
311 N. Tejon St.,
228-6566
Silver
Navajo Hogan Roadhouse
2817 N. Nevada Ave.,
632-5490
Bronze (tie)
Oscar's Tejon Street
333 S. Tejon St.,
471-8070
Southside Johnny's
528 S. Tejon St.,
444-8487
Best Classy Bar Gold
15 C
15-C Bijou St.
(in the alley between
Tejon and Cascade),
635-8303
Silver
The Famous
31 N. Tejon St.
227-7333
Bronze
32 Bleu
32 S. Tejon St., 955-5664
Things Colorado Springs Needs Most: Gold
A public transit system
Silver
More liberals
Gold
Better nightlife/music scene
Things Colorado Springs Could Do Without Gold
Focus on the Family
8605 Explorer Drive,
531-3328
Previous Best Of Awards: '02
Silver
More people/growth
Bronze
Cars and traffic
Best Place to Pop the Question Gold
"In the mountains"
Silver
The Garden of the Gods
Bronze
The Broadmoor
1 Lake Ave., 634-7711
Best Place to Dump Someone Gold
Ritz Grill
15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484
Silver
Gold Camp Road
Bronze
Acacia Park (downtown)
Best People Watching Gold
Downtown /Acacia Park
Silver
The Citadel Mall
750 Citadel Drive East,
591-5515
Bronze
Colorado Springs Airport
7770 Drennan Road,
550-1900
Best Place to Work Gold
Home
Silver
Downtown
Bronze
Amanda's Fonda
3625 W. Colorado Ave.,
227-1975
Conservation Project Gold
Queen's Canyon
Silver
TOPS projects
Bronze
Red Rock Canyon
Reason to Live Here Gold
The mountains
Silver
The weather/climate
Bronze
The views
Name For The Independents New Building Gold
Independence Hall
Silver
Independent's Hall
Bronze
Independent Building
Category We Forgot Gold
Best Thai Food
Silver
Best Sandwich
Bronze
Best Bartender
