Behold The Donahue. Michael Donahue, The CA's frizz-maned Party Line columnist, has proven to be the perfect host.  

For this year's Memphis Most Awards, The Donahue gadded about town presenting cool metal "M"s to winners who were voted the best in their categories.  

The debonair scribe, ...
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Lowe's really is the place as far as Memphians are concerned. The chain won as Best Hardware Store and Best Garden Store in the Memphis Most Home and Garden category. Then another chain, Ashley Furniture Homestore, came along and won Best Furniture Store.   

But small businesses made good ...
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There is nothing more important to The Donahue than good health. So it was with pride that he set out to present Memphis Most Awards to those fit stores and institutions that are tops among our readers.  

The Peddler snagged the award for Best Bike Shop, which The ...
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The Donahue is all about people, getting to know them, understanding what makes them tick, spelling their names correctly.  

Our readers gave the thumbs-up to some of these well-known folks who give this city something to cheer about.  

One that our host visited was O.J. Mayo, ...
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Breakfast is a religious experience for The Donahue, so he was eager to start his day in the Memphis Dining category at Brother Juniper's, winner of the Best Breakfast award.   

"It's so good, I'm going to help," said the Memphis Most Host, and he got behind the counter ...
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If there was ever a master of style, it would be The Donahue.  

So he was delighted to be able to present Memphis Most Awards to some of the classier retail joints in town.   

First was Joseph, voted the Best Women's Shoe Store, a place where ...
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Now it can be told: The Donahue got a hair cut.True, it was only a single hair, but it's still historic. The event happened at Gould's, winner of  Memphis Most's Best Beauty Salon (and also Best Day Spa). Although the Toast of Memphis himself asked about getting a makeover, he ...
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The Donahue covered the spectrum in the category of Memphis Places, from casino action to hotel elegance to the house of the Lord.  

Winner of the Best Casino in three categories was Horseshoe Casino. It won for paying, staying and entertainment, much to the delight of George Klein, ...
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If there is one environment that The Donahue can call a natural habitat, it is the clubs and bars of the Mid-South.   

With that instantly recognizable mane, he was welcomed into Memphis' favorite haunts, such as Silky O'Sullivan's, which won for Best Beale Street Bar. Silky, as shy ...
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