Several times last spring, I was approached by friends and strangers wanting to know if “it was too late to vote.” Being the dullard that I am, I would then dutifully launch into a recitation of all the various deadlines for the primary elections... Of course, folks weren’t asking about that. They were asking about SFR’s annual Best of Santa Fe Readers’ Poll.

From best band and craziest karaoke to favorite museum and absolutely illest DJ, the City Different struts it's culture different.

There's eating drinking and then there's eating and drinking in Santa Fe. Readers poke their top picks of 2010 for slurping and slushing in da Fe.

Santa Fe ranks among the most giving in the nation with huge amounts of philanthropy and more than 1,000 non-profit and charitable organizations. But, let's face it, sometimes you just want to buy something nice. Luckily, Santa Fe is good at that too.

Whether it's the person pushing a drink across the bar, delivering a plate of nachos, doing your hair, drilling your teeth or performing any skilled service you can think of, Santa Feans have opinions about who does it best.

Government, community services, charities, festivals and access (even when limited by––argh––government): These are the things that quietly making up local living. Discerning Santa Feans pick the stand-outs.

Yes, the voters know what's best about Santa Fe, but what does the Reporter's staff think is strangely exceptional about life in Santa Fe?

The Best Of party chronicled in photographs.

McPartlon Roofing

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