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City Life
| 1. | Best public official | Governor Gary Locke |
| 2. | Best activist/hellraiser | Charlie Chong |
| 3. | Best scandal of last year | Mariners’ cost overruns |
| 4. | Best city event | Bumbershoot |
| 5. | Best city park | Discovery Park |
| 6. | Best public art | Hammering Man |
| 7. | Best Sonic | Gary Payton |
| 8. | Best Mariner | Ken Griffey, Jr. |
| 9. | Best Seahawk | Joey Galloway |
| 10. | Best sports coach | Lou Piniella |
| 11. | Best bus route | No. 7 |
| 12. | Best new building | Benaroya Hall |
| 13. | Best place to park for free | Beneath Highway 99 |
| 14. | Best Y2K hideout | See best of the millennium. |
Arts & Entertainment
| 15. | Best movie theater | Cinerama |
| 16. | Best place to buy CDs | Tower Records |
| 17. | Best place to buy vinyl records | Cellophane Square |
| 18. | Best nightclub | ARO.space |
| 19. | Best radio DJ | Pat Cashman |
| 20. | Best club DJ | DJ Riz |
| 21. | Best local music act | Swamp Mama Johnson |
| 22. | Best local TV show | Almost Live |
| 23. | Best local TV personality | John Curley |
| 24. | Best mainstage theater | A Contemporary Theater (ACT) |
| 25. | Best fringe theater | Theater Schmeater |
| 26. | Best theatrical performance | Teatro Zinzanni |
| 27. | Best art gallery | Greg Kucera Gallery |
| 28. | Best choreographer | Mark Morris |
| 29. | Best used book store | Twice Sold Tales |
| 30. | Best place to spend New Year’s Eve | See best of the millennium. |
Food & restaurants
| 31. | Best new restaurant | Brasa |
| 32. | Best brunch | Salty’s on Alki |
| 33. | Best waitstaff | Buca di Beppo |
| 34.a) | Best restaurant for appetizers | Wild Ginger |
| 34.b) | Best food for an appetizer | Crab |
| 35. | Best french fries | Dick’s |
| 36. | Best burger | Red Mill |
| 37. | Best dessert | Dilettante Chocolates |
| 38. | Best happy-hour eats | McCormick & Schmick’s |
| 39. | Best sushi | I Love Sushi |
| 40. | Best vegetarian restaurant | Caf順lora |
| 41. | Best pizza | Pagliacci |
| 42. | Best grocery store | Matthew’s Red Apple Market |
| 43. | Best bakery | Macrina |
| 44. | Best Eastside eatery | Yarow Bay Grill |
| 45. | Best place to have your last meal… ever | See best of the millennium. |
Stores & services
| 46. | Best mall | Bellevue Square |
| 47. | Best beauty products | Vain |
| 48. | Best car wash | Elephant Car Wash |
| 49. | Best thrift/consignment store | Value Village |
| 50. | Best video store | Scarecrow Video |
| 51. | Best gym | Sound Mind & Body |
| 52. | Best florist | Ballard Blossom |
| 53. | Best shoe store | Nordstrom |
| 54. | Best cell-phone service provider | AT&T |
| 55. | Best bank | Washington Mutual |
| 56. | Best place to buy cheap computers | Computer Renaissance |
| 57. | Best kitchen supplies | Sur La Table |
| 58. | Best toy store | FAO Schwarz |
| 59. | Best nursery | Molbak’s |
| 60. | Best place to buy Y2K rations | See best of the millennium. |
| 61. | Best reason to welcome the new millennium | See best of the millennium. |
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