City Pages' Best Of The Twin Cities 2011: Reader's Poll

We went back to 1961 for inspiration in this year's Best of the Twin Cities issue, but our readers are inspired everyday by where they work and play. So while we've come up with 250 of our own selections, we also wanted to be sure our readers' voices were heard. We've compiled them below.

READERS' POLL WINNERS

PEOPLE & PLACES

Best Lake Lake Calhoun

Best Local Blog Heavy Table

Best Local Boy Made Good Joe Mauer

Best Local Girl Made Good Dessa

Best Local Website Citypages.com

Best Neighborhood Northeast

Best Park Minnehaha Falls

Best Place for a First Date Bryant-Lake Bowl

Best Place to People-Watch  Minnesota State Fair

Best Place to Take Out-of-Town Guests  Mall of America

Best Politician Al Franken

Best State Fair Food Cheese curds

Best Street Hennepin Avenue

Best Tweeter Jason DeRusha

Best Villain Michele Bachmann