Naughty Business
Winner: Sexy Suz
4124 Atlanta Hwy. · 678-661-0700
Spice is nice, even when it’s naughty, or especially when it’s naughty. Sexy Suz is the place to go when you’re looking to ratchet things up a notch or two when you and your partner are going for the finish line.
Runner Up: Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother
458 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-4454
Store to Buy a Gift for Her
Winner: Native America Gallery
195 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-8425
Practically everything in the store makes a gift that you’re not going to find in the big boxes—something personal, organic, indigenous.
Runner Up: Avid Bookshop
493 Prince Ave. · 706-352-2060
Store to Buy a Gift for Him
Winner: Masada Leather and Outdoor
238 E. Clayton St. · 706-546-5014
Downtown headquarters for quality, thoughtful, never run-of-the-mill clothing and accessories.
Runner Up: Avid Bookshop
493 Prince Ave. · 706-352-2060
Local Clothing Boutique
Winner: Community
119 N. Jackson St. · 706-316-2067
These are local clothes made by local people, making Community the very epicenter for the Athens look that everybody soon will be seeing.
Runner Up: Heery’s Clothes Closet
195 College Ave. · 706-543-0702
Place to Buy Local Art
Winner: Frontier
193 E. Clayton St. · 706-369-8079
Frontier always has the local touch, so it’s no surprise that approach encompasses art as well.
Runner Up: Aurum Studios
125 E. Clayton St. · 706-546-8826
Place to See Local Art
Winner: ATHICA
160 Tracy St. · 706-208-1613
The Athens Institute for Contemporary Art has lived up to its name and shown us what’s right under our noses.
Runner Up: Lyndon House Arts Center
293 Hoyt St. · 706-613-3623
Thrift/Vintage Store
Winner: Agora Co-Op
260 W. Clayton St. · 706-316-0130
Agora has nothing new in it, yet it is new every day and always intriguing, now at two locations, one more upscale, both a magnet for shoppers and browsers.
Runner Up: Dynamite Clothing
143 N. Jackson St. · 706-543-1243
Place to Buy Wine
Winner: Five Points Bottle Shop
1655 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-543-6989
3685 Atlanta Hwy. · 706-316-2337
If you need advice, they’ll help; if you know what you want, you’ll find it in their extensive and diverse stock.
Runner Up: J’s Bottle Shop
1452 Prince Ave. · 706-353-8881
Place to Buy Beer
Winner: Five Points Bottle Shop
1655 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-543-6989
3685 Atlanta Hwy. · 706-316-2337
They kind of introduced us all to craft beer in the bottle, while remaining headquarters for the American brands that fuel college life—for those with valid IDs.
Runner Up: J’s Bottle Shop
1452 Prince Ave. · 706-353-8881
Uniquely Athens Store
Winner: Agora Co-Op
260 W. Clayton St. · 706-316-0130
Half the people in Athens augment their look with finds from Agora. You know it’s real when you first walk in and everything in it says “Athens.”
Runner Up: Junkman’s Brother’s Daughter
458 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-4454
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