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Readers’ choice awards BEST ANTIQUE STORE BEST FISH AND CHIPS BEST BARISTA Vintage Hardware Bowpicker Fish & Chips Kristy Cross Astoria, Oregon Astoria, Oregon The Rusty Cup, Astoria, Oregon Runner-up: Phog Bounders Antique Mall, Astoria Honorable Mention: Romancing the Home, Gearhart Runner-up: The Ship Inn, Astoria Honorable Mention: Bridgewater Bistro, Astoria Runner-up: Casey Brewe Palmgren, Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro Honorable Mention: Leah Cristaldi, 3 Cups Coffee House, Astoria comes from Clatsop County. The selection is nothing short Vintage hardware, “recycles of astounding. In addition to up- and upcycles house parts into holstery and new furniture from ROG \RX FDQ ¿QG DQ\WKLQJ \RX furniture,” says Paul Tuter. He and business partner might need if you’re restoring Becky Johnson met seven years an old home: drawer pulls, win- DJRDWDÀHDPDUNHWDQGVKHLQ- GRZVGRRUVVLQNVOLJKW¿[WXUHV vited him to join a design guild stained glass, and anything else she was involved in. Johnson’s that can be salvaged and reused. business is Savannah House Up- Old toys and dolls? Not a holstery, and Tuter calls his My SUREOHP*ODVVÀRDWVGHFR\VDQ Grandfather’s Nails, because he old trumpet, an antique sewing had inherited his grandfather’s machine, or old signs? You get nails and includes one of them in the idea. <RX¶OO ¿QG WKDW LW¶V IXQ WR every piece of furniture he makes. Eventually the duo decided to wander and wonder around the found Vintage Hardware, where store, to see what sparks your they deal in house salvage, an- imagination And they’re helpful. If you’re tiques, and upholstery. Nine- W\¿YH SHUFHQW RI HYHU\WKLQJ in need of idea or two, they’ve they sell or use in their creations got those, too. By DWIGHT CASWELL Submitted photo A popular Astoria fixture at the corner of 17th and Duane streets, the Bowpicker offers beer-battered Albacore tuna and steak fries made to order. It’s no wonder the eatery, housed in an old boat, took home Best Fish and Chips in a landslide win — the line to order is often halfway down the block. Be sure you have cash (they don’t accept cards), and follow @Bowpicker on Twitter or like it on Facebook for the latest hours of operation. BEST MUSIC VENUE Photo by Ryan Hume Liberty Theater Astoria, Oregon Runner-up: Fort George Brewery, Astoria Honorable Mention: Voodoo Room/Columbian Theater, Astoria / Adrift Hotel, Long Beach (tie) Photo by Dwight Caswell Photo by Joshua Bessex Vintage Hardware, this year’s winner of Best Antique Store, deals in house salvage, an- tiques and upholstery. First opened in 1925, and restored and reopened in 2005, the Liberty Theater is celebrating its 90th birthday. In the decade since its restoration, the theater has hosted award-win- ning opera stars, rock ‘n’ roll legends, orchestras, ballets, choirs and film festivals. LAUGH YOUR W AY TO A BETTER M AR R IAGE Thank you for voting for us! Local Organic Seasonal 1493 Duane Street bluescorcher.coop 503•338•7473 “H onest... H ilarious” FEBRUARY 13-14, 2015 Friday 6:30 - 9:30 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Lighthouse Christian Church A Lighthouse of Hope 88786 Dellmoor Loop Warrenton, OR • 503.738.5182 www.LighthouseChristianChurchOregon.com $18/person For inform ation and registration call: (503) 738-5182 Owner and barista Kristy Cross bought The Rusty Cup coffee shop in downtown Astoria nearly 11 years ago. She says her customers feel like family. By RYAN HUME After graduating from the University of Washington, Kristy Cross thought she might try her hand at small town living. While searching for a job, she came across an ad in The Daily Astori- an for a coffee shop for sale. So she bought it. That was how The Rusty Cup was born nearly 11 years ago. “I had worked at drive-thru coffee stands all through col- lege,” Cross said. “So I knew the coffee aspect of it!” Cross, named by voters as Best Barista, is a jovial presence in her little shop in downtown Astoria. She admits the only thing she loves more than The Rusty Cup itself is her customers and it would seem the feeling is mutual. “We are honestly like a giant family!” Cross said. “We know the happy times, the sad times, the ups and downs of their lives — and at times stopping in for a coffee or sandwich becomes like a therapy session.” The main objective: to have them leave in a better mood than when they came in. It doesn’t hurt that the coffee is not half- bad either. The Rusty Cup is located at 1213 Commercial St. next to the Liberty Theater in downtown Astoria. T hank you fo r reco g n izin g u s fo r o u r u n iq u e flo ra l d esig n s & g ifts! 97 1 CO M M ER CIA L , A STO R IA | 5 03-325 -35 7 1 BL O O M IN CR A ZYFL O R A L .CO M January 29, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 25
