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Best Alt-folk/Alt-Country Band
1st The Shiners
2nd Paul Luc
3rd Buffalo Rose
Best Bar (DOWNTOWN AND VICINITY)
1st Butcher and The Rye
212 Sixth St., Downtown
2nd Condado Tacos
971 Liberty Ave., Downtown
3rd Nola on the Square
24 Market Square, Downtown
Best Bar (NORTH)
1st Grist House Craft Brewery
10 E. Sherman St., Millvale
2nd Southern Tier Brewing Co.
316 North Shore Drive, North Side
stbcbeer.com/taprooms/pittsburgh
3rd Federal Galley
200 Children’s Way, North Side
Best Bar (NORTHEAST)
1st Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
2nd Kelly’s Bar & Lounge
6012 Centre Ave., Shadyside
3rd Whitfield at the Ace Hotel Pittsburgh
120 S. Whitfield St., East Liberty
Best Bar (SOUTH)
1st Fat Head’s Saloon
1805 E Carson St., South Side
2nd Smiling Moose
1306 E Carson St., South Side
3rd Tiki Lounge
2003 E Carson St., South Side
Best Bar (SOUTHEAST)
1st Voodoo Brewery Homestead
205 E. 9th Ave., Homestead
2nd D’s Six Pax & Dogz
1118 S. Braddock Ave., Swissvale
3rd Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill
Best Bar (WEST)
1st Shiloh Grill
123 Shiloh St., Mount Washington
2nd The Summit
200 Shiloh St., Mount Washington
3rd Bakn
335 E. Main St., Carnegie
Best Bar to Day Drink
1st Grist House Craft Brewery
10 E. Sherman St., Millvale
2nd Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar
Multiple Locations
3rd Round Corner Cantina
3720 Butler St., Lawrenceville
Best Bar to Pregame
1st Southern Tier Brewing Co.
316 North Shore Dr., North Side
stbcbeer.com/taprooms/pittsburgh
2nd Jack’s Bar
1117 E Carson St., South Side
3rd Tequila Cowboy Bar & Grill
380 North Shore Drive, North Side
Best Bartender
1st Mildred the Lunch Lady — Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
2nd Beverly — Jack’s Bar
1117 E. Carson St., South Side
jacksbarpittsburgh.com
3rd Wolf — Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
Best Casino
1st Rivers Casino Pittsburgh
777 Casino Drive, North Side
2nd The Meadows Racetrack & Casino
210 Racetrack Road, North Strabane Township
3rd Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin
4067 National Pike, Farmington Pike
Best Club
1st Belvedere’s Ultra-Dive
4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville
2nd Cavo
1916 Smallman St., Strip District
3rd Scenario
1005 E. Carson St., South Side
Best Dance Company
1st Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
2900 Liberty Ave., Downtown
2nd The Tamburitzans
1801 Boulevard of the Allies, Uptown
3rd Attack Theatre
2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District
Best Distance Race
1st Pittsburgh Marathon
Downtown, North Shore
2nd The Great Race
Frick Park
3rd Run Around the Square
Downtown
Best Dive Bar
1st Jack’s Bar
1117 E. Carson St., South Side
2nd Dee’s Café
1314 E. Carson St., South Side
3rd Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
Best DJ
1st DJ Selecta
soundcloud.com/grandgrooveradio
2nd DJ Nugget
3rd DJ BREIS
Best Escape Room
1st Escape Room Pittsburgh
Multiple Locations
2nd Enter the Imaginarium
32 Alpha Drive, Harmarville
3rd 60 Minute Missions
116 E. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg
Best Fundraising Gala
1st Woman and Whiskey
2nd Empty Bowls — Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
1 North Linden St., Duquesne
justharvest.org/event/emptybowls2018
3rd Lovers Not Fighters — Hello Bully
6 PPG Place, Wintergarden, Downtown
hellobully.com/hello-bully-gala
Best Gallery for Local Artists
1st Black Forge Coffee House
1206 Arlington Ave., Allentown
2nd BOOM Concepts
5139 Penn Ave., Garfield
3rd Pittsburgh Center For The Arts
6300 Fifth Ave., Point Breeze
Best Haunted Attraction
1st The ScareHouse
118 Locust St., Etna
2nd Hundred Acres Manor Haunted House
1 Hundred Acre Drive, Bethel Park
3rd Kennywood Phantom Fright Nights
4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin
Best Independent Movie Theater
1st Row House Cinema
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
2nd The Manor Theatre
1729 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill
3rd Hollywood Theater
1449 Potomac Ave., Dormont
Best Jazz/Blues Band or Performer
1st Phat Man Dee
2nd Roger Humphries
3rd The Uptown Woods
Best Karaoke Night
1st Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
2nd Nico’s Recovery Room
178 Pearl St., Bloomfield
3rd Jekyl & Hyde
140 S. 18th St., South Side
Best LGBT Bar
(tie) 1st Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
(tie) 1st 5801 Video Lounge and Cafe
5801 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside
3rd Mixtape
4907 Penn Ave., Bloomfield
4th Cruze
1600 Smallman St., Strip District
Best Literary Event
1st Drag Queen Story Hour
4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland
carnegielibrary.org/event/drag-queen-story-hour
2nd The Moth
1602 E. Carson St., South Side
themoth.org/events/education-pittsburgh
3rd After Hours at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland
carnegielibrary.org/event/afterhours
Best Local Annual Convention
1st Anthrocon
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown
2nd World Medical Cannabis Conference and Expo
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown
compassionatecertificationcenters.com/2018-world-medical-cannabis-conference-expo
3rd Handmade Arcade
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown
Best Local Cartoonist
1st Rob Rogers
2nd Marcel Walker
3rd Tim Hartman
Best Local Comedian
1st Bill Crawford
talentnetworkinc.com/artists/bill-crawford
2nd Tony T-Robe Roberson
3rd Aaron Kleiber
Best Local Comedy Troupe
1st Knights of the Arcade
arcadecomedytheater.com/knights
2nd The Harvey Wallbangers
Facebook.com/TheHarveyWallbangers
3rd Frankly Scarlett
Facebook.com/franklyscarlettcomedy
Best Hip-Hop Performer
1st Kevin “Walkman” Reilly
2nd BBGuns
3rd SIKES
Best Local Music Venue
1st Mr. Smalls Theatre
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
2nd Stage AE
400 North Shore Drive, North Side
3rd Club Cafe
56 S. 12th St., South Side
Best Local Photography
1st Dave DiCello
2nd JP Diroll
3rd Frank Zouloufos
Best Local Poet
1st Billie Nardozzi
2nd Ron Gavalik
3rd Yona Harvey
Best Local Stage Production
1st Avenue Q — Pittsburgh Musical Theater
327 S. Main St., West End
pittsburghmusicals.com/shows/westend/aveq/
2nd Big Fish — New Hazlett Theater
6 Allegheny Square East, North Side
newhazletttheater.org/event/big-fish/
3rd The Princess Jafar Show Pittsburgh — Glitter Box Theater
460 Melwood Ave., Oakland
Best Local Theatre Company
1st Pittsburgh Public Theater
621 Penn Ave., Downtown
2nd City Theatre Company
1300 Bingham St., South Side
3rd Pittsburgh Musical Theater
327 S. Main St., West End
Best Local Visual Artist
1st Vanessa German
conceptgallery.com/artists/german-vanessa
2nd Durty Art
3rd Zach Sierocki
Best Local Writer
1st Brian Butko
2nd Ronald Gavalik
3rd Gene Collier
Best Metal Band
1st Code Orange
2nd Everyone Hates Everything
everyonehateseverything.bandcamp.com
3rd Fist Fight In the Parking Lot
fistfightintheparkinglot.bandcamp.com
Best Music Festival
1st Deutschtown Musical Festival
North Side
2nd WYEP Summer Music Festival
Schenley Park
3rd Millvale Music Festival
Millvale
Best New Bar
1st Tina’s
4114 Main St., Bloomfield
2nd Bierport
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
3rd Cake Pittsburgh
1900 Smallman St., Strip District
Best Place for a Date Night
1st Phipps Conservatory and Botanical gardens
1 Schenley Drive, Shadyside
2nd Row House Cinema
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
3rd Sienna Mercato
942 Penn Ave., Downtown
Best Place for a Girls Night Out
1st Sienna Mercato
942 Penn Ave., Downtown
2nd Tequila Cowboy Bar & Grill
380 North Shore Drive, North Side
3rd The Allegheny Wine Mixer
5326 Butler St., Lawrenceville
Best Place for a Guys Night Out
1st Lumberjaxes Axe Throwing Pittsburgh
2 Sedgwick St., Millvale
2nd Rivers Casino
777 Casino Drive, North Side
3rd Grist House Craft Brewery
10 E. Sherman St., Millvale
Best Place to Celebrate Your Birthday
1st Arsenal Bowl
4310 Butler St., Lawrenceville
2nd Lumberjaxes Axe Throwing Pittsburgh
2 Sedgwick St., Millvale
3rd Grist House Craft Brewery
10 E. Sherman St., Millvale
Best Place to Dance
1st Spirit
241 51st St., Lawrenceville
2nd Belvedere’s Ultra-Dive
4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville
3rd Tequila Cowboy Bar & Grill
380 North Shore Drive, North Side
Best Place to See a Local Band
1st Mr. Smalls Theatre
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
2nd Spirit
241 51st St., Lawrenceville
3rd Club Cafe
56 S. 12th St., South Side
Best Place to Take a First Date
1st Phipps Conservatory and Botanical gardens
1 Schenley Drive, Shadyside
2nd Row House Cinema
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
3rd The Abbey on Butler Street
5635 Butler St., Lawrenceville
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners
1st Strip District
2nd Duquesne Incline
1197 W. Carson St., Strip District
3rd Randyland
1501 Arch St., North Side
Best Local Pop/Rock Band
1st Bastard Bearded Irishmen
2nd Punchline
3rd The Commonheart
Best Sports Bar
1st Bigham Tavern
321 Bigham St., Mount Washington
2nd Hough’s Taproom
563 Greenfield Ave., Greenfield
3rd William Penn Tavern
739 Bellefonte St., Shadyside
Best Street Festival
1st Pittsburgh Pride
Downtown
2nd Little Italy Days
Bloomfield
3rd OpenStreetsPGH
Lawrenceville
Best Strip Club
1st Cheerleaders Gentleman’s Club
3100 Liberty Ave., Strip District
2nd Blush Gentlemen’s Club & Sports Bar
135 9th St., Downtown
3rd Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club Pittsburgh
1620 Pennsylvania Ave., North Side
Best Trivia Night
1st Spirit
241 51st St., Lawrenceville
2nd Hemmingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave., Oakland
3rd Element
5744 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside
This article appears in 08-08-2018.
