Best Antidote to News About School Shootings

Guitars Not Guns

Best Business in a Home Garage

Wallace Typewriters

Best Community Adaptation

Bypass Trail

Best Disappearing Act

Vernal Pools

Best Early Monterey Musing

“The Old Pacific Capital” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Best Free Equipment Library

Bocce ball rentals

Best Hoot Given

Haute Enchilada Cafe and Gallery

Best Imitation of 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'

Drift Central

Best Infusion of Chocolate and Coffee

Mocha Cookies at Big Sur Bakery

Best Intersection of Frisbee and History

Colton Hall lawn

Best Littlest Grove of Redwoods in an Urban Environment

Frog Pond Wetland Preserve

Best Merger of Government and Style

Seaside City Hall

Best Mocktail Ingredients

Golden Bear Bitters

Best Musical Genre Immersion

Monterey Jazz Festival

Best New Sign of Intelligent Life in the Universe

Waypoint Bar & Deck, Quail Lodge

Best Park You’re Not Sure You’re Allowed to Play In

Doe Park Super Park

Best Place To Eat Out Of The Side Of A Vehicle

The Choke Coach

Best Place To Have Sex On The Beach, Seven Miles Inland

Ichiban Sushi

Best Place To Play Hooky

Monterey Lanes

Best Place To Preview Your Food

Carmel Cocoa and Coffee Bar

Best Place to Foment Revolution

XL Public House

Best Place to Taste the Rainbow

Pacheco Water Store

Best Place to Warm Yourself with a Bonfire of Taxpayer Dollars

Fort Ord Reuse Authority board meetings

Best Political Scandal (Criminal)

The People v. Dan Dawson

Best Political Scandal (Personal)

Former Monterey City Manager Mike McCarthy

Best Public Records Request Response Rate

Monterey City Attorney

Best Public Typo

Del Rey Oaks exit signs on Highway 1

Best Reason To Break Out The Anti-Histamines

East Of Eden Cat Fanciers Show

Best Reason To Clog Your Arteries

Monterey County Burger Week

Best Reason to Unearth Your Sleeping Bag Out of the Garage

Plaskett Creek Campground

Best Restaurant “Happy Birthday” Song

Sapporo Japanese Steakhouse

Best Semi-Secret Stash of Yum

Bruno’s Market & Deli

Best Show of 2017

Thievery Corporation – California Roots Festival

Best Spot for Vinyl and Vino

I. Brand & Family Winery Tasting Room

Best Transgenerational Music Experience

Monterey International Pop Festival

Best Underdog-Turned-Outstanding-Nightlife Spot

Oldtown Salinas

Best Use of Government Funds

Holman Highway 68 Roundabout

Best Use of Memes in Marketing

Nacho Bizness Instagram Feed

Best Use of a Hollowed-Out Watermelon

Sandia loca at BKM Healthy Foods

Best Way to Feel Like You’re On the East Coast

Boardwalk Sub Shop