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Best Of The Tri Cities- 2000

first Review Magazine Best of the Tri-Cities Survey!

Well, it may have taken us nearly six months to compile all the voting, but finally  we are finished. Ladies & Gentlemen, we proudly present for your informational and reading pleasure, the results of our very first Review Magazine Best of the Tri-Cities Survey!

Over a two month period last summer we ran an exhaustive survey in order to discern from our readers exactly what they thought was the very best our area had to offer in terms of recreation, food, shopping, and the things that distinguish us from the rest of the planet.

With over 700 people responding, it took us a little bit of time to tabulate all the votes. But now that the results are in, it gives us great pleasure to offer the first installment of The Best of the Tri-Cities.

Next issue, we will profile the winning businesses and establishments that nailed top honors, followed by a final edition profiling the top individuals in our community.

We hope you find this survey interesting, informative, but most of all - fun!

·        Robert E. Martin 

 Editor & Publisher

  first Review Magazine Best of the Tri-Cities Survey!

Best Place to Go for Free

1.   Bay City Riverwalk

2.   Ojibway Island

3.   Saginaw Art Museum

Best Place to Listen to Poetry

1.   The Red Eye

2.   Inside My Head

3.   My Bedroom

Best Local Cultural Festival

1.   Pride Ethnic Festival

2.   The Greek Festival

3.   The Bavarian Festival

Best Place to See a Concert

1.   Saginaw Civic Center

2.   Ojibway Island Band Shell

3.   Bay City Pig Gig

Best Playhouse

1.   Pit & Balcony

2.   Bay City Players

3.   Jump & Shout

Best Local Theater Company

1.   Pit & Balcony

2.   Bay City Players

3.   Midland Theatre Guild

Best Art Gallery

1.   CAGE Gallery

2.   SVSU

3.   Saginaw Art Museum

Best Hospital

1.   St. Mary’s

2.   Covenant

3.   Bay Medical

Best New Trend to Avoid

1.   Fake Tattoos

2.   Cell phones when driving

3.   All Rite Aids

Best Day Trip

1.   Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort

2.   Port Austin

3.   Shiawassee Flats

Best Non-Shopping Mall District

1.   Westside Business District

2.   Green Acres Plaza

3.   Downtown Bay City

Best Kept Local Secret

1.   Ojibway Island

2.   Saginaw Downtown Summer Concerts

3.   CAGE Gallery

Best Downtown

1.   Bay City

2.   Old Town Saginaw

3.   Midland

Best Unsung Hero

1.   Mayor Henry Nickleberry

2.   Pete Crawford, Sr.

3.   Pastor Ron Compton

Best Place for a Local Weekend Interlude

1.   Montague Inn

2.   Tawas

3.   Old Town Saginaw

Most Worthy Charitable Cause

1.      Underground Railroad - Saginaw

2.   Created for Caring - Bay City

3.   All Childrens’ Programs

Scariest Local Architecture

1.   All Drugstores

2.   Potter St. Station

3.   Scientific Brake

Best Local Architecture

1.   Saginaw Castle Museum

2.   Saginaw Waterworks

3.   The Cathedral District

Best Use of Tax Dollars This Year

1.   Fixing the Old Town Saginaw Parking Structure

2.   Re-doing Washington Ave.

3.   Decreasing School Class Size

Best Neighborhood to Buy a New House

1.   Carrollton

2.   Essexville

3.   Arthur Hill Area

Best Neighborhood to Buy an Old House

1.   Heritage Square - Saginaw

2.   Center Ave. - Bay City

3.   Cathedral District - Saginaw

Best Place to Leave Your Kids

1.   The Mall

2.      Grandparents

3.   Home

Best Community Improvement Project

1.   Playscape

2.   Carousel Project -Saginaw Children’s Zoo

3.   Saginaw Riverfront Development

Best Social Service Organization

1.   Head Start

2.   Child & Family Services

3.   Salvation Army

Best Community Organization

1.   Big Brother

2.   Humane Society

3.   Saginaw Area Fireworks

Best Road to Avoid During Lunch Hour

1.   Bay Road

2.      Tittabawassee Road

3.   Michigan Avenue

Best Local Landmark

1.   Neon ‘Bean Bunny’ - Saginaw

2.   Clock Tower - Bay City

3.   Wenonah Park (Giant Toilet Seat)

Best Candidate for Bozo of the Year Award

1.   Gov. John Engler

2.   Saginaw Mayor Gary Loster

3.   Councilman Dan Soza

Best Local Cemetery

1.   Oak Ridge

2.   Oakwood

3.   Roselawn

Best Pick-up Line

1.   I forgot my number, can I have yours?

2.   Your feet gotta be hurtin’, because you’ve been runnin’ through my mind.

3.   What kind of food do you like?

Best Place for a First Date

1.   Quad

2.   Shooter’s of Saginaw

3.   Guido’s

Best Place to Propose

1.   Ojibway Island

2.   Japanese Rose Garden

3.   Dow Gardens

Best Place to Get Married

1.   Church

2.   Japanese Gardens

3.   Dow Gardens

Best Marina

1.   Bay Harbor

2.   Brennans

Most Trusted Political Figure

1.   State Rep. Mike Hanley

2.   Bay City Mayor Kathleen Newsham

3.   Councilman Del Schrems

Most Trusted Corporate Citizen

1.   St. Mary’s Hospital

Best City Department to Privatize

1.   Saginaw Housing Inspections

Best Union Local

1.   UAW 699

Best Local Politician

1.   State Rep. Mike Hanley

2.   Carol Cottrell

3.   Del Schrems

Politician You Trust the Least

1.   Mike Goschka

2.   Gary Loster

3.   George Olson

Best Local TV Anchor

1.   Katie O’Mera

2.   Terry Camp

3.   Leigh Moody

Best TV Reporter

1.   Jim Kiertzner

2.   Hank Winchester

3.   Doug Moiles

Most Ignored Local Story

1.   Chemical Hazards at Dow

2.   School Cuts

3.   The Good things Teens Do

Best Drive Time Radio Show

1.   Terry & Dave - WSGW

2.   Joe & the Poor Boy - Z-93

3.   NPR

Most Obnoxious Morning Crew

1.   Joe & the Poor Boy - Z-93

2.   Johnny Burke

3.   Art Lewis & Rush Limbaugh

Best Local Print Journalist

1.   Mike Thompson

2.   Scott Baker

3.   Robert Martin

Best Local Columnist

1.   Robert Martin

2.   Maggie Rossiter

3.   Mike Knowlin