‘The
      Best
      of
      Charlottetown
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Matt
      STEWART
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      results
      are
      in.
      I'd
      like
      to
     
     
      quickly
      thank
      everyone
      who
      took
      the
     
     
      time
      to
      fill
      out
      one
      of
      our
      "Best
      of
     
     
      Charlottetown"
      forms
      (about
      two
      hun-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dred
      people
      in
      all).
      We
      couldn't
      have
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
      asked
      for
      a
      better
      response.
      The
     
     
      answers
      were
      entertaining,
      and
      for
      the
     
     
      most
      part,
      well
      thought-out.
      Once
     
     
      again,
      thanks
      for
      your
      input.
      Without
     
     
      further
      ado,
      here
      are
      the
      results,
      as
     
     
      selected
      by
      the
      UPEI
      student
      popula-
     
     
      tion:
     
    

    
     
      BEST
      BAR:
      The
      Wave.
      Yes,
     
     
      you
      heard
      it
      here
      first.
      UPEI's
      new
     
     
      campus
      bar
      has
      been
      accepted
      by
      the
     
     
      student
      population
      and
      managed
      to
      fin-
     
     
      ish
      top-spot
      in
      this
      category.
      A
      few
     
     
      people
      even,took:the
      time
      to
      explain
     
     
      what
      they
      like
      most
      about
      The
      Wave
      —
     
     
      Among
      the
      answers:
      "The
      Games
     
     
      Room"
      and
      "That
      boat-shaped
      thingy".
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Baba's
      finished
      a
      close
      second
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      the
      race
      to
      be
      named
     
     
      Charlottetown's
      best
      bar,
      and
      The
      42nd
     
     
      Street
      Lounge
      was
      third.
      Myron's
     
     
      received
      one
      vote
      total
      —
      and
      the
      per-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      son
      who
      voted
      for
      it
      spelled
      it
      Moron's.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BEST
      FAST
      FOOD:
      Wendy's.
     
     
      No
      surprise
      here.
      Wendy's
      ability
      to
     
     
      offer
      "healthier
      choices"
      to
      those
      look-
     
     
      ing
      for
      a
      quick
      snack,
      and
      the
      conven-
     
     
      ience
      of
      their
      two
      Charlottetown
      loca-
     
     
      tions,
      helped
      push
      them
      to
      the
      top.
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      George's
      Grill
      finished
      a
      very,
     
     
      very
      close
      second.
      As
      far
      as
      the
      voting
     
     
      went
      for
      George's
      Grill,
      I
      don't
      think
      it
     
     
      had
      anything
      to
      do
      with
      "healthier
     
     
      choices",
      but
      probably
      more
      to
      do
      with
     
     
      a
      damn-good
      burger.
     
    

    
     
      BEST
      PIZZA:
      Domino's
      and
     
     
      Pizza
      Delight.
      Yes,
      we
      had
      a
      tie
      in
      this
     
     
      category.
      It
      came
      right
      down
      to
      the
     
     
      wire,
      and
      in
      the
      end,
      nothing
      separated
     
     
      these
      two
      pizza-making
      giants.
     
    

    
     
      J.R.
      Capone's
      managed
      to
      keep
     
     
      pace,
      for
      the
      most
      part,
      and
      finished
      in
     
     
      second
      place.
      The
      "Home
      of
      the
     
     
      Massive
      Slice"
      looked
      like
      it
      might
     
     
      have
      been
      on
      the
      way
      to
      victory,
      but
      in
     
     
      the
      end
      the
      small,
      locally-run
      business
     
     
      had
      to
      settle
      for
      second.
     
    

    
     
      BEST
      GROCERY
      STORE:
     
     
      Sobey's.
      Good
      location.
      Good
      hours.
     
     
      Great
      bakery.
      Perhaps
      just
      a
      few
      of
     
     
      the
      reasons
      why
      Sobey's
      was
      able
      to
     
     
      beat
      out
      their
      one
      major
      competitor.
     
     
      Oh!
      Great
      taters,
      too.
      Can't
      forget
      the
     
     
      taters.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      No
      surprise,
      Superstore
      fin-
     
     
      ished
      second.
      Good
      location.
      Good
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hours.
      Great
      bakery.
      Hmm...
      Maybe
      it
     
     
      _was
      the
      taters
      that
      made
      the
      difference.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BEST
      LAUNDROMAT:
      Mid-
     
     
      Town
      Laundromat
      and
      Café.
      Perhaps
     
     
      it
      is
      due
      to
      the
      fact
      that
      this
      particular
     
     
      Laundromat
      includes
      a
      café,
      or
      possi-
     
     
      bly,
      it
      has
      to
      do
      with
      its
      convenient
     
     
      hours
      and
      accessible
      location
      —
      Either
     
    
   
   
    
     
      way,
      Mid-Town
      ran
      away
      with
      this
      cat-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      egory.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "My
      Mom's
      place"
      finished
      in
     
     
      second
      place,
      which
      really
      tells
      you
      a
     
     
      lot
      about
      UPEI.
      And
      Prince
      Edward
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Island
      in
      general,
      I
      suppose.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BEST
      VIDEO*STORE:
      That's
     
     
      Entertainment.
      With
      the
      widest
      selec-
     
     
      tion
      of
      independent
      and
      foreign
      films
     
     
      in
      Charlottetown,
      it's
      easy
      to
      see
      what
     
     
      put
      this
      place
      over
      the
      top.
      That's
     
     
      Entertainment
      is
      the
      spot
      to
      look
      if
      you
     
     
      can't
      find
      a
      movie
      elsewhere,
      or
      if
      you
     
     
      feel
      like
      picking-up
      a
      flick
      that
      hasn't
     
     
      been
      whitewashed
      by
      Hollywood.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jumbo
      Video
      took
      second
     
     
      place.
      The
      popcorn
      is
      pretty
      darn
      tasty
     
     
      at
      Jumbo.
      I'm
      thinking
      that
      probably
     
     
      had
      something
      to
      do
      with
      their
      good
     
     
      showing.
     
    

    
     
      BEST
      MUSIC
      STORE:
      Back
     
     
      Alley
      Discs.
      Back
      Alley
      really
      ran
     
     
      away
      with
      this
      one.
      It
      wasn't
      even
     
     
      close.
      Back
      Alley
      is
      the
      only
      music
     
     
      store
      in
      North
      America
      where
      you
      can
     
     
      be
      serenaded
      by
      a
      man
      playing
      a
      bass
     
     
      while
      you
      browse.
      I
      think
      that
      this
     
     
      may
      have
      weighed
      heavily
      in
      their
     
     
      favour
      when
      it
      came
      time
      for
      people
      to
     
     
      cast
      their
      votes.
      A
      great
      selection
      of
     
     
      hard-to-find-anywhere-else-on-PEI
     
     
      music
      may
      have
      also
      added
      to
      their
     
     
      appeal.
     
    

    
     
      Future
      Shop
      and
      Radioland
     
     
      finished
      tied
      for
      second.
     
    

    
     
      BEST
      LOCAL
      BAND:
      Port
     
     
      Citizen.
      Another
      run-away
      winner.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      Charlottetown
      based
      band
      man-
     
    

    
     
      aged
      to
      appear
      on
      more
      poll
      forms
      than
     
     
      any
      other
      nominee
      in
      any
      other
      catego-
     
     
      ty.
      That's
      a
      pretty
      big
      pat-on-the-back.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~~What'makes
      these*guys
      so
      popular
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      the
      student
      population?
      It
      might
     
     
      have
      something
      to
      do
      with
      the
      fact
      that
     
     
      they
      play
      some
      fantastic
      original
     
     
      songs...
      And
      the
      best
      Police-covers
     
     
      ever.
      Period.
     
    

    
     
      Just
      one
      little
      side
      note:
      for
     
     
      those
      of
      you
      who
      are
      confused,
      their
     
     
      name
      is
      Port
      Citizen,
      not
      Port
      Citizens.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BEST
      PROFESSOR:
      Anne
     
     
      Furlong.
      This
      English
      professor
      man-
     
     
      aged
      to
      win,
      what
      turned
      out
      to
      be,
      a
     
    

    
     
      very
      close
      race.
      UPEI
      must
      be
      doing
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      something
      right
      when
      you
      consider
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      over
      twenty
      professors
      received
     
     
      votes
      in
      this
      category.
      Congratulations
     
     
      Dr.
      Furlong
      on
      being
      picked
      as
      the
     
     
      best-of-the-best.
     
    

    
     
      Richard
      Lemm,
      David
      Weale,
     
     
      and
      Karem
      Simon
      tied
      for
      second
     
     
      place.
      Malcolm
      Murray
      and
      Judy
     
     
      Lynn
      Richards
      finished
      in
      third
      spot.
     
    

    
     
      So,
      there
      you
      have
      it;
      The
     
     
      results
      of
      The
      Cadre's
      second
      ever,
     
     
      Best
      of
      Charlottetown
      Poll.
      Once
     
     
      again,
      thanks
      to
      those
      who
      took
      the
     
     
      time
      express
      their
      opinions
      —
      and
     
     
      thanks
      for
      not
      stealing
      our
      ballot
      box.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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