Best Cheap Date

UTMB-TAMUG Classical Concerts

Best Apartment Complex

Bissonnet Village Apartments

Best Place to People-Watch

Taco Cabana

Best Reason to Stay in Houston During the Summer

The Houston Symphony Summer Series

Best Charity

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Best Local Blog

Off the Kuff

Best Parade

Pride Parade

Best New Magazine

Hater

Best Tourist Attraction

Former Enron Building

Best View

Stingaree Restaurant

Best Buddhist Temple

Jade Buddhist Temple

Best Cheap Thrill

Sliding down the handrail at Edwards Greenway Palace 24

Best Court Ruling

Reversal of Andrea Yates's conviction

Best Criminal Court Judge

Brock Thomas

Best Democrat

Rick Noriega

Best 15 Minutes of Fame

Houston, circa 2001, via the TV movie 14 Hours

Best Local TV Anchor

Bill Balleza

Best Local TV News

KTRK/Channel 13

Best Local TV Personality

Scotty Kilmer

Best Light-Rail Station

Ensemble/HCC

Best Organic Cemetery

Ethician Family Cemetery

Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners

Hillcroft/New Chinatown

Best Republican

Paul Bettencourt

Best Sanctuary from the Fast Track

The Rothko Chapel

Best Sign

Brooks-Mays Pianomax

Best Local TV News Reporter

Cynthia Hunt

Best Use of a Trash Can

TAZmaniac Sound System

Best Vintage Cemetery

Glenwood Cemetery

Best Vintage Houston Street

Montrose Boulevard

Best Vintage Local TV Commercial

Thunderbolt Transmission

Best Weathercaster

David Paul

Best Zoo Animal

Okapi

Best Local Boy Gone Bad

Former judge and TV star Eric Andell

Best Local Boy Made Good

Sam Farha

Best Local Girl Gone Bad

Fort Bend County Treasurer Jeanne Parr

Best Local Girl Made Good

Brooke Valentine

Best Place for a First Date

Houston Zoo

Best Place for a Last Date

Hotel Icon/Bank Jean-Georges

Best Political Victory

Hubert Vo

Best Lawyer

Barry Scheck

Best Place to Get Screwed, Blued and Tattooed

Surf Shack

Best Vintage Houston Personality

Marvin Zindler

Best Bureaucrat

Abelardo Saavedra

Best Civil Attorney

Jim Sales

Best Civil Court Judge

Levi Benton

Best Community Newspaper

The Brazosport Facts

Best Criminal Defense Attorney

Rusty Hardin

Best Landmark

The Law Office of Tim Hootman

Best Nonprofit

Houston Food Bank

Best Public Information Officer

Raquel Espinoza-Williams

Best Drag Queen

Kofi (Terry Nabors)

So many toasts, so little time. The only problem: The more glass-clinking we do, the more forgetful we become, and so we neglected to highlight a few Houston classics. Luckily, our readers stepped in to remind us of the Categories We Forgot.