Best of Tulsa 2015

Presenting the 100 winners of The Tulsa Voice's first ever Best of Tulsa awards.

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AROUND TOWN

Best-Kept Secret

Winner: The Center of the Universe

Finalists: Cellar Dweller, The Fur Shop

Best Bullshit Caller

Winner: Blake Ewing

Finalists: Back in My Day, Barry Friedman

Best Cheap Thrill

Winner: Guthrie Green

Finalists: Turkey Mountain, Tulsa Drillers games

Best Health/Fitness Center

Winner: YMCA

Finalists: Sky Fitness & Wellbeing, LifeTime Fitness

Best Hideout During the Zombie Apocalypse

Winner: Downtown tunnels

Finalists: The Mayo Hotel, Sam’s Club

Best Group Making Tulsa Better

Winner: George Kaiser Family Foundation

Finalists: Tulsa’s Young Professionals, Guthrie Green

Best Person Making Tulsa Better

Winner: George Kaiser

Finalists: Elliot Nelson, Blake Ewing

Best Landmark

Winner: Golden Driller

Finalists: The Center of the Universe, Route 66

Best Local Gift

Winner: Anything from Ida Red

Finalists: Anything from Dwelling Spaces, Prairie Artisan Ales

Best Local Media Personality

Winner: Travis Meyer

Finalists: LeAnne Taylor, Chera Kimiko

Best Hair on a Local  Media Personality

Winner: Chera Kimiko

Finalists: Travis Meyer, Lori Fullbright

Best Local Politician

Winner: None

Finalists: Kathy Taylor, Blake Ewing

Best Organized Foot Race/Run

Winner: Tulsa Run

Finalists: Color Run, McNellie’s Pub Run

Best Picnic Spot

Winner: Guthrie Green

Finalists: Woodward Park, River Parks

Best Place for a Stroll

Winner: River Parks

Finalists: The Brady Arts District, Turkey Mountain

Best Place for Cycling

Winner: River Parks

Finalists: Turkey Mountain, RiverWalk

Best Place to Buy Your Special Someone a Gift

Winner: Utica Square

Finalists: Dwelling Spaces, Ida Red

Best Place to Camp Out

Winner: Grand Lake

Finalists: Greenleaf State Park, Keystone Lake

Best Place to Feel Like You’re Not in Tulsa

Winner: Turkey Mountain

Finalists: The Mayo Hotel rooftop, Guthrie Green

Best Place to Hike

Winner: Turkey Mountain

Finalists: Redbud Valley Nature Preserve, Oxley Nature Center

Best Place to Make Something

Winner: Pinot’s Palette

Finalists: Tulsa Glassblowing School, Purple Glaze

Best Place to Meet Your Next Mate

Winner: Guthrie Green

Finalists: Cain’s Ballroom, church

Best Place to People-Watch

Winner: Tulsa State Fair

Finalists: Guthrie Green, River Parks

Best Place to Promenade With Your Dog

Winner: River Parks

Finalists: Biscuit Acres Dog Park, Guthrie Green

Best Place to Shop Green

Winner: Cherry Street Farmers’ Market

Finalists: Sprouts, Whole Foods

Best Place to Spot a Famous Person

Winner: BOK Center

Finalists: The Mayo Hotel, Cain’s Ballroom

Best Place to Strike a (Yoga) Pose

Winner: Guthrie Green

Finalists: The Yoga Room, Be Love Yoga Studio

Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners

Winner: Downtown

Finalists: The Brady Arts District, Blue Dome District

Best Place to Update Your Look

Winner: Ihloff Salon and Day Spa

Finalists: Utica Square, Sterling Salon

Best Place You Wish Were Still in Business

Winner: Bell’s Amusement Park

Finalists: Steve’s Sundry, White Owl

Best Public Art

Winner: Philbrook Museum of Art

Finalists: Mayfest, Living Arts/Day of the Dead murals

Best “Unofficial” Public Art

Winner: Soundpony patio

Finalists: 21^st Street bridge graffiti, Clean Hands murals

Best Public Park

Winner: Guthrie Green

Finalists: Woodward Park, River Parks

Best Public Restroom

Winner: QuikTrip

Finalists: BOK Center, Guthrie Green

Best Reason to Rise Early on a Saturday

Winner: Cherry Street Farmers’ Market

Finalists: Flea markets, Brookside By Day

Best Street Corner

Winner: Main Street & M.B. Brady Street

Finalists: 2^nd Street & Elgin Ave., 15^th Street & Peoria Ave.

Best Suburban Oasis

Winner: Turkey Mountain

Finalists: Broken Arrow/Rose District, Jenks/Main Street

Best Tattoo Artist

Winner: Squiggy

Finalists: Lollie Moore, Tony Carrera 

Best Thing That’s Changed About Tulsa in the Last Year

Winner: Marriage equality

Finalists: Continued downtown revitalization, Completion of I-44 construction

Best Tulsan to Follow on Social Media

Winner: Natasha Ball/Tasha Does Tulsa

Finalists: Biker Fox, Chera Kimiko

Best Vintage Clothing Store

Winner: Cheap Thrills

Finalists: Goodwill, Vintage Vault

Best Worthy Cause

Winner: DVIS: Domestic Violence Intervention Services

Finalists: Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, John 3:16 Mission 

Best Thing About Tulsa

Winner: “It’s home.”

Finalists: The people, Downtown