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PLAINS TWP. &#8212; The Weekender celebrated the winners of its annual Best of the Weekender awards Wednesday night during a party at Breakers inside Mohegan Sun Pocono in Plains Township. The event was held in conjunction with 105 The River&#8217;s &#8220;Music On the Menu Live,&#8221; hosted by Alan K. Stout, which featured a performance by local guitarist Patrick McGlynn.One of the winners, Lee LaChette, creative director at Phoenix Performing Arts Center, was there celebrating the group&#8217;s second win in a row as best local theater group.&#8220;It&#8217;s awesome,&#8221; she said excitedly. &#8220;What other way is there to describe it?&#8221;The winners are:Best Art Gallery: ArtWorks Gallery &amp; Studio, Scranton, Best Auto Sales, New: Bonner Chevrolet, Kingston, Best Auto Sales, Used: Marcum Frank Motors, Wyoming, Best Band, Cover: The Frost Duo, Peckville, Best Band, Duo or Solo: The Frost Duo, Peckville, Best Band, Original: The Frost Duo, Peckville, Best Bar: Finnegan&#8217;s Irish Rock Club, Scranton, Best Bar, Alternative Lifestyle: HEAT Bar &amp; Nightclub, Wilkes-Barre, Best Bar, College: Senunas&#8217; Bar &amp; Grill, Wilkes-Barre, Best Bar, Corner: Plains Pub, Wilkes-Barre, Best Bar, Irish: The Angry Irishman, Scranton, Best Bar, New: The Bar and Company, Olyphant, Best Bar, Sports: Brews Brothers, Pittston, Best Barber: Jason&#8217;s Main Street Barbershop, Luzerne, Best Bartender, Female: Sam Zalepa, Tony&#8217;s Wine Cellar &amp; Sports Bar, Pittston, Best Bartender, Male: Brian McDonald, Ole Tyme Charley&#8217;s, Plains, Best Beer Selection, Bar/Restaurant: Sabatini&#8217;s Pizza, Exeter, Best Beer Selection, Non Bar/Restaurant: Beer Super, Wilkes Barre, Best Bike Night: Crabby&#8217;s Seafood Grill, Dallas, Best Bookstore: Barnes &amp; Noble, Wilkes-Barre, Best Bouncer: Dave Lavelle, The Diamond Club, Old Forge, Best Bowling Alley: Chacko&#8217;s Family Bowling Center, Wilkes-Barre, Best Burgers: Booyah Burgers &amp; Bites, Wyoming, Best Casino: Mohegan Sun Pocono, Wilkes-Barre, Best Chef: Dave Ciminelli, Viva Farms, Wilkes-Barre, Best Clothing Boutique: The Haberdashery, Forty Fort, Best Club DJ: DJ Pat Moore, Dickson City, Best Cocktail Selection: R Bar &amp; Grill, Nanticoke, Best College: Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Best Columnist/Writer: Tiff Kline, Kline&#8217;s Korner, Plains, Best Comedian: Sergio Marzitelli, Avoca, Best Consignment Shop: My Sister&#8217;s Closet, Luzerne, Best Dance Club: Evolution Nightclub, Wilkes-Barre, Best Day Spa: The Woodhouse Day Spa, Kingston, Best Desserts: Osborne Specialties, Scranton, Best Diner: The Avenue Restaurant &amp; Catering, Wyoming, Best Drink Specials: Ole Tyme Charley&#8217;s, Plains, Best Exotic Dancer: Bella, The Diamond Club, Old Forge, Best Festival/Bazaar/Annual Event: Tomato Festival, Pittston, Best Florist: Ketler Florist &amp; Greenhouses, Wilkes-Barre, Best Food Truck: FonDippity, Dallas, Best Fries: FonDippity, Dallas, Best Garden Center: Edward&#8217;s Garden Center, Forty Fort, Best Hair Stylist: Jacki Lahr, Amplify Hair Studio, Avoca, Best Happy Hour: Beer Boys, Wilkes-Barre, Best Hoagies: Vino&#8217;s Deli, Wilkes-Barre, Best Hookah Lounge: Crimson Lion Hookah Lounge, Wilkes-Barre, Best Hot Dogs: Abe&#8217;s Hot Dogs, Wilkes-Barre, Best Hotel: Holiday Inn Express &amp; Suites, Dickson City, Best Ice Cream: Blue Ribbon Farm Dairy, Exeter, Best Jeweler: Rainbow Jewelers, Kingston, Best Karaoke/Open Mic: Ole Tyme Charley&#8217;s, Plains, Best Local Brewery: Susquehanna Brewing Company, Pittston, Best Lunch/Deli: Beer Deli, Forty Fort, Best Martini Selection: 279 Bar &amp; Grill, Wilkes-Barre, Best Motorcycle Shop, Electric City Harley Davidson, Scranton, Best Movie Theatre: Cinemark 20 &amp; XD, Moosic, Best Music Venue: River Street Jazz Cafe, Wilkes-Barre, Best Patio/Deck: River Grille, Wilkes-Barre. Best Photographer: Sullivan&#8217;s Pin-Up Photography LLC, Olyphant, Best Pizza: Pizza Perfect, Shavertown, Best Place to Buy a Pipe: Utopia Pipe Shop, Wilkes-Barre, Best Place to Work: Prime Inc., Pittston, Best Radio Personality: Freddie Fabbri-Entercom, Pittston, Best Radio Station: Alt 92.1 WFUZ-FM, Scranton, Best Radio Station, College: 91.7 Marywood, Scranton, Best Restaurant: Peculiar Slurp, Scranton, Best Restaurant Menu: Viva Farms, Wilkes-Barre, Best Restaurant Service: Alter House Restaurant &amp; Bar, Clarks Summit, Best Restaurant, Chinese: Peking Chef, Kingston, Best Restaurant, Fine Dining: Ruth&#8217;s Chris, Wilkes-Barre, Best Restaurant, Italian: Cafe Rinaldi, Old Forge, Best Restaurant, Japanese/Sushi: Mirakuya Japanese Restaurant, Wilkes-Barre, Best Restaurant, Mexican: La Tolteca Mexican Restaurant, Wilkes-Barre, Best Restaurant, New: Peculiar Slurp, Scranton, Best Restaurant, Outdoor Dining: The Beaumont Inn, Dallas, Best Restaurant, Seafood: Cooper&#8217;s Seafood House, Scranton, Best Restaurant, Steak: Marty&#8217;s Blue Room, Nanticoke, Best Restaurant, Vegetarian-Friendly: The Kimchi Dude, Scranton, Best Restaurant, Wine Selection: AV, Scranton,	Best Salon, Hair: Amplify Hair Studio, Avoca, Best Salon, Nail: New Look Salon, Swoyersville, Best Salon, Tanning: Abbronzatura Tanning, Pittston, Best Store, Adult: Adult Outlet, Scranton, Best Store, Gaming/Comic: Comics on the Green, Scranton, Best Store, Musical Instrument: Magdon Music, Olyphant, Best Store, Record: Gallery of Sound, Wilkes-Barre, Best Strip Club: The Diamond Club, Old Forge, Best Tattoo/Piercing Artist: Brian Teetsel, Inkstreet Tattoo, Clarks Summit, Best Tattoo/Piercing Parlor: Inkstreet Tattoo, Clarks Summit, Best Theatre Group: Phoenix Performing Arts Center, Duryea, Best Trainer: Brad Hont, The Barn Nutrition and Fitness, Shavertown, Best T-Shirt Printing: Kam Graphics &amp; Advertising LLC, Eynon, Best Vehicle Graphics: Sign &amp; T-Shirt Kings, Forty Fort, Best Video Production: Video Innovations, Plymouth, Best Vintage Store: The Eclectic Contessa, Exeter, Best Visual Artist: Stacy Giovannucci, Scranton, Best Wedding Venue: The Barn at Glistening Pond, Falls, Best Winery/Vineyard: Maiolatesi Wine Cellars, Scott Township, Best Wings: Nina&#8217;s Wing Bites &amp; Pizza, Dunmore.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">The Weekend 2019 Readers&#8217; Choice Awards were handed out at The Breakers, Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino on Wednesday evening. Shown are winners, from left, Tiff Kline, Best Columnist/Writer; Brian McDonald, Best Male Bartender, Olde Tyme Charley&#8217;s, Plains Township; Lisa Povau, Best Karaoke/Open Mic, Olde Tyme Charley&#8217;s; Benjamin Dugas, Olde Tyme Charley&#8217;s, and Brandon Frashefski, Best Drink Specials, Olde Tyme Charley&#8217;s. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/web1_Weekender-Readers-Choice-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>The Weekend 2019 Readers&#8217; Choice Awards were handed out at The Breakers, Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino on Wednesday evening. Shown are winners, from left, Tiff Kline, Best Columnist/Writer; Brian McDonald, Best Male Bartender, Olde Tyme Charley&#8217;s, Plains Township; Lisa Povau, Best Karaoke/Open Mic, Olde Tyme Charley&#8217;s; Benjamin Dugas, Olde Tyme Charley&#8217;s, and Brandon Frashefski, Best Drink Specials, Olde Tyme Charley&#8217;s. </caption0><photoCredit0>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>

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