APPRECIATION: READERS VOICE BEST ATHLETE GREG SMITH (1971-2011) To have known Greg Smith is to have experienced joy in its purest form. No matter where he went or what he did, Smith always had a smile on his face and an infectious generosity of spirit. As an athlete, Smith — who was voted best local gay athlete in this [...]
Sure we can all take cool, digital pics with our phones and tiny cameras, but it takes a talent to make a picture into a message. For this year’s Readers Voice Awards, we focused our attention on local photographers asking them what image they think fully displays the idea of “My Gay Texas.” Now, those [...]
<<<BACK TO CATEGORIES PARTNERS IN CRIME (AND REALTY) | Chad West, left, and Brian Bleeker, who are a couple, were both winners in their respective categories. (Arnold Wayne Jones/Dallas Voice) BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY Chad West 614 N. Bishop Ave., Suite 2 Open Monday–Friday at 8:30 a.m. 214-509-7555 ChadWestLaw.com BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT Brian Bleeker [...]
<<<BACK TO CATEGORIES BEST PET SITTER Call Me! Pet Sitter 214-613-5250 CallMePetSitter.com If Call Me! Pet Sitter were to win another award, it would most likely be “Best Business To Get A Blondie Song Stuck In Your Head.” (See, you’re quietly singing Debbie Harry lyrics to yourself right now.) Owner Dana Ball left the dog-eat-dog business [...]
<<<BACK TO CATEGORIES BEST GENERAL PRACTITIONER Jaime Vasquez, D.O. The Vasquez Clinic 2929 Welborn St. Open Monday–Friday at 9 a.m. 214-528-1083 VasquezClinic.com In today’s doc-in-a-box society, a visit to your local sawbones can feel more like a NASCAR pit crew change than a physical checkup to assess your health. That’s not the case with Jaime [...]
<<<BACK TO CATEGORIES MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING Ultimate Diva! winner Stacy McKinney accepts the donation made to her favorite non-profit from Dallas Voice Promotions Manager Terry Thompson. You go, girl! In spectacular fashion, a straight woman surrounded by gay men wins the Ultimate Diva! contest. And it’s not just the photo of Stacy McKinney — [...]
<<<BACK TO CATEGORIES DICK DANCER DESTINATION The Tin Room 2514 Hudnall St. Open Sunday–Thursday till 2 a.m., Friday–Saturday till 3 a.m. 214-526-6365 TinRoom.net We could sit here and pretend that the reason the Tin Room won as the top Dick Dancer Destination has something to do with the atmosphere, or the bar service, or the [...]
<<<BACK TO CATEGORIES ULTIMATE LGBT ROLE MODEL Joel Burns City Councilman, Fort Worth District 9 City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St. 817-392-8809 If there was one award we could have predicted the winner of last fall, it was this one. Joel Burns made history in 2007 when residents of Fort Worth’s District 9 elected him to represent [...]
<<<BACK TO CATEGORIES EVEN STEPHAN | Texas’ most acclaimed chef has two restaurants downtown and a legacy of inventive cuisine. (Arnold Wayne Jones/Dallas Voice) ULTIMATE CHEF Stephan Pyles Stephan Pyles 1807 Ross Ave., Suite 200 Open for lunch Monday–Friday, open for dinner Monday–Saturday 214-580-7000 StephanPyles.com Samar by Stephan Pyles 2100 Ross Ave. Open for lunch and [...]
<<<BACK TO CATEGORIES BEST STAYCATION W Dallas — Victory Hotel 2440 Victory Park Lane 214-397-4100 If you’ve never taken a staycation — or even heard of one — trust us: If gas prices continue to head the way they are, you will. A lot. Staycations allow you to get away without going away (and paying for [...]
