Naughty Business
• WINNER: Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother
458 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-4454
• RUNNER UP: Sexy Suz
50 Ganies School Rd. · 706-850-6919
Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother would make an English teacher say “most unique.” This cornucopia of cool and kitsch is a general store filled with the things you need and the things you want – serious stuff with a flair, silly baubles with a smile. Costume headquarters for all seasons. (Winner: Favorite Naughty Business, Winner: Favorite Uniquely Athens Store, Runner Up: Favorite Store to Buy a Gift for Him)
Store to Buy a Gift for Her
• WINNER: Helix
146 E. Clayton St. · 706-354-8631
• RUNNER UP: Aurum Studios
125 E. Clayton St. · 706-546-8826
Store to Buy a Gift for Him
• WINNER: Helix
146 E. Clayton St. · 706-354-8631
• RUNNER UP: Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother
458 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-4454
Store to Buy a Gift for Mom
• WINNER: Helix
146 E. Clayton St. · 706-354-8631
• RUNNER UP: Native America Gallery
195 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-8425
Helix is just the cool and interesting shop you would expect to find while strolling around downtown, a perfect complement to the nighttime music scene and an unfailing potpourri of gifts for everybody from sweethearts to kids to their mammas and daddies. (Winner: Favorite Place to Buy a Gift for Her, Winner: Favorite Place to Buy a Gift for Him, Winner: Favorite Place to Buy a Gift for Mom, Winner: Favorite Local Boutique)
Local Boutique
• WINNER: Helix
337 N. Hull St. · 706-369-9767
• RUNNER UP: Cheeky Peach
269 N. Hull St. · 706-353-1322
Place to Buy Local Art
• WINNER: Aurum Studios
125 E. Clayton St. · 706-546-8826
• RUNNER UP: Agora
260 W. Clayton St. · 706-316-0130
Place to See Local Art
• WINNER: ATHICA
160 Tracy St. · 706-208-1613
• RUNNER UP: Flicker Theatre & Bar
263 W. Washington St. · 706-546-0039
Thrift/Vintage Store
• WINNER: Agora
260 W. Clayton St. · 706-316-0130
• RUNNER UP: Dynamite
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
• RUNNER UP: Gosford Wine
1059 Baxter St. · 706-613-5828
Place to Buy Beer
• WINNER: Five Points Bottle Shop
1655 S. Lumpkin St. · 706-543-6989
3685 Atlanta Hwy. · 706-316-2337
• RUNNER UP: The Beer Growler
1059 Baxter St. · 706-850-6565
Five Points Bottle Shop is an Athens institution serious about what it does best, which is stocking a wide array of wine, beer, whiskeys and liquors and helping you find what you need for every occasion, unless you’re under-age, and then they’ll grab your ID (“No crybabies!”). (Winner: Favorite Place to Buy Wine, Winner: Favorite Place to Buy Beer)
Uniquely Athens Store
• WINNER: Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother
458 E. Clayton St. · 706-543-4454
• RUNNER UP: Agora
260 W. Clayton St. · 706-316-0130
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