Best Abused Identity (2016)

Randy Lange as Weed Santa

Best Bar to Tittle-Tattle with Gal Pals (2016)

Cafe Ariana

Best Beached Whale Imitation (2016)

Pepperoni Calzone

Best Benevolent Flashback (2016)

The Medflys’ Reunion Show

Best Body Image Boost (2016)

Van’s Tailoring

Best Brotherly Rivalry (2016)

The 16-inch Burrito Battle

Best Chef of Sugar (2016)

Michelle Lee

Best Cozy Concert Venue (2016)

Indoors at the Henry Miller Memorial Library

Best Drink Disguise (2016)

Ultimate Seafood Bloody Mary

Best Facility with a View (2016)

Pinnacles National Park

Best Goodbye to an Icon (2016)

Rock Scully: A Celebration of Life

Best Government Use of Social Media (2016)

City of Monterey’s Twitter Feed

Best Immigration Trend (2016)

Italian Restaurants

Best Local Venue Disguised as a Chain (2016)

Hacienda Mexican Grill

Best Music Fest Curveball (2016)

Cali Roots Festival

Best Place for a Fireside Chat (2016)

Phoebe Hearst Social Hall

Best Place to Do Big Box Shopping and Dolphin Watching (2016)

“Four Benches Park”

Best Place to Eat Yourself Unconscious (2016)

The Original Stonies

Best Place to Graze Through the French Countryside (2016)

Peninsula Pastries

Best Place to Walk on Air (2016)

Under Granite Creek Bridge

Best Reason To Sprout Fins (2016)

Family Float Night

Best Reason to Tolerate Fox News (2016)

Mal’s Market Breakfast Sandwich

Best Reason to Wait in Line (2016)

Poke Lab

Best Repurposing of an Old Church (2016)

Mayo Hayes O’Donnell Library

Best Sign of the New Normal (2016)

Construction

Best Song About the Sur (2016)

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott’s “South Coast”

Best Tavern Value (2016)

Melville Tavern

Best Treasure Hiding in Plain Sight (2016)

River Road Wine Trail

Best Unexpectedly Awesome Craft Beer Store (2016)

Roger’s Liquor

Best Use of a Reptile in a Crime (2016)

The Revenge Python

Best Use of a Spud (2016)

Little Red Barn

Best Way To Turn Your Wolfman Into A Real Man (2016)

Pistons & Pearls Hair & Barber

Best Way to Forget Life on Land (2016)

Monterey Bay Sailing

Best Way to Warm Up After A dip in the Ocean (2016)

Zab Zab Thai Cuisine

Best color range in edible form (2016)

Pacheco Water Sanitation and Service