Best Local athlete
1. Yosuke Shibata, South Eugene High School, track and field. 2. (tie) Bryce Boettcher, University of Oregon football, Dante Moore, University of Oregon football. 3. … Continue reading
Arts and Performance
Best Club DJ
1. DJ Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt. 2. DJ Smuve, Instagram @djsmuve1. 3. DJ Sapphire Strange, Instagram @sapphire.is.strange.
Best Local singer/songwriter
1. Baroque Betty (Bettreena Jaeger), Instagram.com/baroque_betty. 2. Halie Loren, HalieLoren.com. 3. Amiia Nectar, Instagram.com/amiianectar. After landing in the top three for many years, Bettreena “Betty” … Continue reading
Best Burlesque performer
1. Betty Jaeger/Peaches Von Killingsworth, Instagram @peaches_von_killingsworth. 2. Bebe Boudoir, Instagram @bebeboudoir. 3. Katana DeVille, Instagram @katanadevillex.
Best Place to dance
1. Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd., Blairally.com. 2. WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave., WOWHall.org. 3. Cowfish Cafe and Lounge, 62 W. Broadway, Facebook.com/cowfish.danceclub, Instagram @cowfishdanceclub_cafe.
Best Neighborhood event
1. Eugene Saturday Market. 2. Springfield Block Party. 3. Whiteaker Block Party.
Best Local fiction writer or poet
1. Jorah LaFleur, spoken word poetry, JorahLaFleur.com. 2. Jalen Thompson, performance poetry. jalenthompsonmedia.com. 3. Miriam Gershow, fiction, MiriamGershow.com.
Best Social media personality
1. Eugene SLUG Queens, Instagram @slugqueens. 2. Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt. 3. Hazel Jae, Instagram @hazeldaez.
Best Journalist
1. Camilla Mortensen, editor, Eugene Weekly, EugeneWeekly.com. 2. Brian Bull, reporter, KLCC & Buffalo’s Fire, Klcc.org, BuffalosFire.com. 3. Tiffany Lewis, KVAL, CBS Channel 13, Kval.com. … Continue reading
Best Local TV personality
1. Matt Templeman, KEZI, ABC Channel 9, KEZI.com. 2. Gold Meadows, KMTR, NBC Channel 16, NBC16.com. 3. Clare Brennan, FOX34, Fox Channel 34, OregonsFox.com.