Best Overall Restaurant, Best Downtown Restaurant: Cha Bella 102 E Broad St (912) 790-7888     Executive Chef Matt Roher’s steadfast devotion to fresh, local ingredients makes eating here a pleasurable adventure. But, as Roher is quick to say, "the key is consistency." With their own three-acre vegetable farm, Roher’s built-in fan base from his stint at the Landings Club, and an awesome location bookending the Historic District, Cha Bella is a big ...

Best Local TV News Anchor: Sonny Dixon Former state representative and current media hot property on WTOC. Runner-up: Tina Tyus Shaw   Best Local TV Sports Anchor: Frank Sulkowski WJCL/Fox 28's go-to guy on the sports desk for the past three years. Runner-up: Rick Snow, WTOC   Best Local Meteorologist: Pat Prokop WTOC stalwart is a voice of calm and reason in a frenetically hysterical ...

Best Bed & Breakfast: Ballastone Inn 14 E. Oglethorpe Ave. 912/236-1484 Luxury in a four-story antebellum mansion that has all the modern conveniences, with all of yesteryear’s charm - that’s the Ballastone Inn. The inn was once a private house built in 1838 by a cotton factor and banker. "The original owner had 12 children," says the Ballastone’s evening manager Melissa Williams. "We have 16 rooms in all. They needed ...

Best Charitable Organization: Coastal Pet Rescue Andy the terrier mix is one lucky dog.  On May 1, the twelve pound, five month old puppy was adopted by Patricia and Curt Knight of Georgetown.  “He has learned to fetch a ball, his bathroom habits are improving daily,” says Patricia Knight. “He’s got a lot of brains.  He’s outfoxed Curt and I several times.” Knight found Andy through Coastal Pet Rescue (CPR), the all-volunteer ...

Most Eligible Bachelor: Bobby Deen After a hectic day at The Lady & Sons Restaurant, Savannah's most eligible bachelor Bobby Deen prefers to head for the dock behind his house instead of hitting the town. Deen, 39, is co-owner (with brother Jamie) of the restaurant that's put his family on Savannah's tourism map. "I spend all day around so many people in the store, on my off time I like to ...

 Best Cultural Event: Savannah Music Festival

Best Yoga Studio: Savannah Yoga Center With 25 yoga classes per week offered by 10 certified instructors, the Savannah Yoga Center (SYC) more than lives up to its moniker. The classes offered seven days a week at the facility at Bull and Anderson Streets anchor a full complement of  mind/body/spirit enhancing activities. The philosophy behind SYC is “service in the truest of forms,” says ...

Best New Bar, Best Beer on Tap, Best Restaurant Beer Selection: The Distillery