Best Of 2014

Best beach: Clearwater Beach

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Runners-up: St. Pete Beach, Pass-A-Grille

Best beach town: Clearwater Beach

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Runners-up: St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island

Best bizarro local news story: Two-headed gator

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Runners-up: Jill Kelley, Mystery Monkey

Best Bucs player: Gerald McCoy

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Runners-up: Vincent Jackson, Doug Martin

Best change in Tampa Bay since last year's Readers' Poll: Localtopia

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Runners-up: Water Works Park, more breweries

Best city: St. Petersburg

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Runners-up: Tampa, Clearwater

Best city park: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa

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Runners-up: Vinoy Park (St. Petersburg), Crescent Lake Park (St. Petersburg)

Best college hangout: The Tavern at Bayboro

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Runners-up: MacDinton's, Mad Hatter's

Best county: Pinellas

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Runners-up: Hillsborough, Pasco

Best environmental organization: Tampa Bay Watch

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Runners-up: Sierra Club, The Edible Peace Patch Project

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