AltWeeklies Awards

3rd Place: Superhero Me, The Urban Survivalist and Slaughterhouse Live by Rachel Hutton , City Pages (Twin Cities)

Honorable Mention: How Not to Hire a Chef, Dear Zagat and Banh Mi--in D.C.? by Tim Carman , Washington City Paper

1st Place: Back to the Table, The Cocktail's Hour and Ch-Ch-Changing Appetites by Carrington Fox , Nashville Scene

2nd Place: Hog Wild by Brian Ries , Creative Loafing (Sarasota)

3rd Place: Clove at First Bite (PDF), Alligator Wrestling (PDF) and Dramatic Results (PDF) by Ian McNulty , Gambit

Honorable Mention: A Fire in the Bear's Den, Tears for Beers and Offally Good by Andy Murdoch , The Coast, Halifax's Weekly

1st Place: Saving Alex, Losing Erica and Suicidal Tendencies by Amy Silverman , Phoenix New Times

2nd Place: Piece of Mind by Natalie O'Neill , Miami New Times

3rd Place: Saving Juju by Erin Carlyle , City Pages (Twin Cities)

1st Place: Power Broker by Matthew Frank , Missoula Independent

2nd Place: Misdiagnosed by Nicholas Deshais , The Inlander

3rd Place: Still Screwed by Anthony Lane , Colorado Springs Independent

1st Place: Good Cop, Bad Cop by Brian Stauffer , Phoenix New Times

2nd Place: Between Iraq and a Hard Place by Jason Edmiston , L.A. Weekly

3rd Place: Fairmongering by Dan Picasso , City Pages (Twin Cities)

1st Place: Fringe Free-For-All by Jeff Drew , Orlando Weekly

2nd Place: Afghaniscrewed by Rob Williams and Robin Eley , Nashville Scene

3rd Place: You Are So Nashville If by Rob Williams and John Gurney , Nashville Scene

1st Place: '64 and Counting by Vince Grzegorek , Cleveland Scene

2nd Place: Talking Politics by David S. Bernstein , Boston Phoenix

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