2003-2004 City and Regional Magazine Awards

1. General Criticism

Gold: Los Angeles Magazine "Springtime for Hitler"
"Forbidden Realm"
"Karaoke for Two"

Silver: Milwaukee Magazine "City Speak"
"Design Matters"
"Shirtless"

Bronze: Los Angeles Magazine "Waves of Passion"
"In the Flesh"
"The Hole Truth"

2. Food/Dining Criticism

Gold: Chicago Magazine "Best New Restaurants"
"The 2003 Dining Awards"
"Miso en Scene"

Silver: MPLS St. Paul "60 Great Dishes"
"Best Burgers"
"An Aquavit Hangover"

Bronze: Boston Magazine "Persuasion, Sicilian-Style"
"Too Hot to Handle"
"Mo' Bitter Blues"

3. Regular Column

Gold: Philadelphia Magazine Sandy Hingston
Silver: Connecticut Magazine Lary Bloom
Bronze: Indianapolis Monthly Deborah Paul

4. Reporting

Gold: Texas Monthly "God and Man at Baylor"
Silver: Chicago Magazine "Anatomy of a Crash"
Bronze: San Francisco Magazine "The Brobeck Mutiny"

5. Personality Profile

Gold: Los Angeles Magazine "Master of Illusion"
Silver: Cincinnati Magazine "What the (bleep) was Jerry Thinking?"
Bronze: Chicago Magazine "Dear Ann"

6. Feature Story

Gold: Texas Monthly "Crosses to Bear"
Silver: Atlanta Magazine "Possessed"
Bronze: New Jersey Monthly "Thirteen Boys"

7. Writer of the Year

Gold: Atlanta Magazine Luke Dittrich
Silver: Las Vegas Life Joe Schoenmann
Bronze: Philadelphia Magazine Sabrina Rubin Erdely

8. Excellence in Writing

Gold: Texas Monthly March
Silver: Los Angeles Magazine February
Bronze: Cincinnati Magazine June

9. Spread Design

Gold: Philadelphia Magazine "Going OM: The Ultimate Guide to Yoga"
Silver: Boston Magazine "The Master Race"
Bronze: Minnesota Monthly "Brandenburg"

10. Feature Design

Gold: Los Angeles Magazine "The Rising"
Silver: Philadelphia Magazine "The Cutting Edge"
Bronze: Texas Monthly "The Spirit of 76"

11. Photo Essay

Gold: Boston Magazine "Under Construction"
Silver: Virginia Living Magazine "A Nutcracker Classic"
Bronze: Memphis Magazine "Beauty Shops"

12. Cover

Gold: Birmingham Magazine August
Silver: HOUR Detroit December 2002
Bronze: Fort Worth Texas Magazine March

13. Designer of the Year

Gold: Los Angeles Magazine Joe Kimberling
Silver: Texas Monthly Scott Dadich
Bronze: Boston Magazine Robert Parsons

14. Excellence in Design

Gold: Texas Monthly October
Silver: Atlanta Magazine November
Bronze: Los Angeles Magazine October

15. Reader Service

Gold: Boston Magazine "Boston Confidential"
Silver: Milwaukee Magazine "Women @ Work"
Bronze: Boston Magazine "The Healthiest Towns"

16. Leisure/Lifestyle Interests

Gold: Cincinnati Magazine "Sex and Our City"
Silver: Los Angeles Magazine "The 25 Best Beaches"
Bronze: Los Angeles Magazine "The Garden Issue"

17. Civic Journalism

Gold: Richmond Magazine "Tough Lessons"
Silver: Texas Monthly "Their Last Good Chance to Get Better"
Bronze: Milwaukee Magazine "Tax Hell"

18. Special Issues

Gold: Atlanta Magazine August
Silver: Boston Magazine June
Bronze: San Francisco Magazine June

19. General Excellence I (under 30,000)

Gold: Aspen Magazine
Silver: Cincinnati Magazine
Bronze: At Home in Arkansas

20. General Excellence II (30,000 to 60,000)

Gold: Milwaukee Magazine
Silver: HOUR Detroit
Bronze: Virginia Living

21. General Excellence III (over 60,000)

Gold: Texas Monthly
Silver: Boston Magazine
Bronze: San Francisco Magazine