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