BEST QUIRKY PLACE TO TAKE A VISITOR

Cozy Dog Drive-In 2935 S. Sixth St., 525-1992 Don’t bother bringing anything to read when you hit the Cozy Dog. From newspaper clippings to old menus to toys to license plates, you could spend hours just staring at stuff tacked to the walls and still miss something. There’s even a gas pump inside this Route 66-centric spot that’s a must-stop for anyone touring The Mother Road. But this is far from a tourist trap. The clientele ranges from out-of-towners to old farts who gather to solve the world’s problems over coffee. It’s moved a time or two since dishing out the first wiener-on-a-stick in 1946, but the atmosphere remains and it looks every bit a vintage drive-in. Runner-up: Penny Lane

BEST HIGH SCHOOL COACH

Derek Leonard Rochester High School What a difference a state championship makes. Last year, Ken Leonard, football coach at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, won best high school coach, besting his son Derek Leonard, football coach at Rochester High School, by a single vote. Then Rochester went out and won the 2010 state championship, going undefeated and winning the first, and so far only, Leonard Bowl that marked the end of SHG’s 59-game winning streak in the Central State Eight. This time around, Derek Leonard took first by nearly 40 votes, with you-know-who finishing second. It figures. Derek Leonard, a 1998 SHG graduate, played quarterback for his dad, who apparently taught him everything he knows on the gridiron.

Ken Leonard, football, Sacred Heart-Griffin High School