Top of the Town Categories

BEST HANGOUTS

Coffee Shop

Dance/Club Scene

Gay/Lesbian Bar

Happy Hour

Karaoke

Open mic night

Movie Theater

Place to be seen 

Pub/Tavern

Place to meet singles

Sports Bar

Weeknight Hangout

Wi-Fi Hot Spot

Hookah Lounge

BEST DINING

Bar food

Bread/Bakery

Breakfast 

Casual Dining

Diner

Gourmet restaurant

Asian

Italian

Middle Eastern

Mexican

Appetizers 

BBQ

Burger

Chili

Cocktails

Cup of Coffee

Dessert

Happy Hour

Fries

Pizza

Sandwich Shop/Deli

Steak

Sushi

Seafood 

Vegetarian/Vegan food

Atmosphere

New Restaurant

Takeout

Patio

Coney Island

BEST PEOPLE

Bartender

Environmentalist

Spartan Athlete

Local Politician

Local TV News Personality

Local Radio Personality

BEST SERVICES

Alternative Health

Auto Repair

Bank/Credit Union

Barber Shop

Cab Company

Catering

Chiropractor

Electrician 

Health/Fitness Club

Hotel/Bed & Breakfast

Lawyer

Nails

Maid Service

Movers

Photographer

Place to pamper yourself

Pet Care/Services

Plumber

Restaurant Wait staff

Salon/Spa

Tanning Salon

Tattoo Parlor

Bicycle Shop

BEST LOCAL MUSIC 

Original Band/Group

Solo Performer

Cover Band

Blues Band

Live DJ

Venue

Radio Station

BEST SHOPPING

Antique Shop

Art Gallery

Bookstore

Butcher

Consignment Shop

Florist 

Grocery

Jewelry Store

Liquor Store

Musical Instrument Store

Office Supply

Pawn Shop

Place for Sweets

Produce

Record Store

Sporting Goods Store

Thrift shop

Wine Shop

BEST … WHATEVER

Best Student Publication

Best-looking Bartenders/Waitstaff

Annual Event/Festival

Local Theater Group

Place to take out-of-towners

Place to go on a first date

Park

Welcome to the City Pulse/WLNS 

2012 Top of the Town Awards! 

This year we have seven categories and 106 subcategories. We encourage you to vote in all of them, but you may vote once in as many as you wish. When you do, you have the opportunity to be entered to win gift certificates to Save! Lansing, where you can save on local restaurants, retail shops and services. First prize is a $100 certificate, second a $50  certificate and the third, a $25  certificate. 

Here´s how the contest works: 

Fire up your computer, get online and go to www.lansingcitypulse.com.

The voting is separated into seven categories. Each time you vote, you can select one of the choices someone else has nominated or you can nominate your own. Don´t worry too much about spelling,  correct that daily. 

IMPORTANT: If the business you are nominating has more than one location, be sure to indicate as specifically as possible which location, such as "on Cedar" or "West Lansing." 

Have fun! And pick up City Pulse on March 21 to find 

out who won!  

A look at the 2011 Top of the Town winners

BEST HANGOUTS

Coffee Shop

     Biggby

Dance/Club Scene

     Green Door

Gay/Lesbian Bar

     Spiral

Happy Hour

     Houlihan´s

Hookah Lounge

     Blue Midnight

Karaoke

     Crunchy´s

Movie Theater

     NCG Cinemas

Open mic night

     Dagwood´s

Place to be seen 

     Golden Harvest

Place to meet singles

     Mac´s Bar

Pub/Tavern

     Green Door

Sports Bar

     Buffalo Wild Wings

Weeknight Hangout

     Home

Wi-Fi Hot Spot

     Biggby

BEST DINING

Appetizers

     Houlihan´s

Asian

     Ukai

Atmosphere

     Golden Harvest

Bar food

     Peanut Barrel

BBQ

     Smokey Bones

Bread/Bakery

     Great Harvest

Breakfast

     Golden Harvest

Burger

     Bonnie´s Place

Casual Dining

     Texas Roadhouse

Chili

     Wendy´s

Cocktails

     Tavern on the Square

Coney Island

     Sparty´s Coney 

Island

Cup of Coffee

     Biggby

Dessert

     Grand Traverse Pie Co.

Diner

     Fleetwood Diner

Fries

     Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Gourmet restaurant

     Dusty´s Cellar

Italian

     Deluca´s

Middle Eastern

     Woody´s Oasis

Mexican 

     El Azteco

Patio

     Peanut Barrel

Pizza

     Deluca´s

Sandwich Shop/Deli

     Jersey Giant

Seafood

     Mitchell´s Fish Market

Steak

     Texas Roadhouse

Sushi

     Ukai

New Restaurant

     Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Takeout

     Famous Taco

Vegetarian/Vegan food

     Woody´s Oasis

BEST PEOPLE

Bartender

     Craig Doepker

Environmentalist

     Pat Lindemann

Spartan Athlete

     Draymond Green

Local Politician

     Virg Bernero

Local TV News Personality

     Evan Pinsonnault

Local Radio Personality

     Tim Barron

BEST SERVICES

Alternative Health

     Better Health Store

Auto Repair

     Woods Okemos

     Holt Auto Clinic

Bank/Credit Union

     MSUFCU

Barber Shop

     Frandor Barbers

     Jude´s 

     Barber Love

Cab Company

     Big Daddy

Catering

     Soup to Nutz Bistro

Chiropractor

     Delta Chiropractic

Electrician 

     Bohnet Electric 

Health/Fitness Club

     Westside YMCA

Hotel/Bed & Breakfast

     The English Inn

Lawyer

     Frank Reynolds

Nails

     Douglas J

Maid Service

     Maid In Lansing

Movers

     Two Men & A Truck

Photographer

     Jena McShane

Place to pamper yourself

     Douglas J Institute

Pet Care/Services

     Waggin Tails

Plumber

     MI Plumbing

     Meridian Plumbing

Restaurant Wait staff

     Golden Harvest

Salon/Spa

     Douglas J Aveda

Tanning Salon

     Tanzmania

Tattoo Parlor

     Splash of Color

BEST LOCAL MUSIC 

Blues Band

     Root Doctor

Cover Band

     Starfarm

Live DJ

     DJ Sammy

Original Band/Group

     Frank and Earnest

Radio Station

     88.9 The Impact

Solo Performer

     Joe Hertler

Venue

     Mac´s Bar

BEST SHOPPING

Antique Shop

     Williamston Antique Mall

Art Gallery

     Lansing Art Gallery

Bookstore

     Schuler Books & Music, Eastwood

Butcher

     Merindorf Meats

Consignment Shop

    2nd Time Around

Florist 

     Horrocks Food Market

Grocery

     Meijer

Jewelry Store

     Becky Beauchine Kulka

Liquor Store

     Oades Big Ten

Musical Instrument Store

     Elderly Instruments

Office Supply

     Staples

Pawn Shop

     Dicker & Deal

Place for Sweets

     Fabiano´s

Produce

     Horrocks Food Market

Record Store

     Flat, Black & Circular

Sporting Goods Store

     Dick´s

Thrift shop

     Goodwill

Wine Shop

     Dusty´s Cellar

BEST … WHATEVER

Best Student Publication

     State News

Best-looking Bartenders/Waitstaff

     Wild Beaver

Annual Event/Festival

     Common Ground

Local Theater Group

  Riverwalk Theatre

Place to take out-of-towners

     Old Town

Place to go on a first date

     Old Town

Park

     Hawk Island