WPBF-TV 25 announced the completion of the 2008 Best of the WPBF A-List contest, powered by CityVoter.com. Winners were revealed the week of June 9-13 on www.wpbf.com/alist. During the second annual competition, thousands of locals voted for their favorite businesses online at www.wpbf.com/alist. More than 11,000 users have logged into the WPBF A-List to share their insight with information, ratings and reviews on the best local businesses, making the A-List the premier destination for the insiders' scoop on the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.

The WPBF A-List gives consumers a social platform to interact with their favorite local businesses. During the 10 week contest, the WPBF A-List added more than 300 new listings, currently featuring information, photos and reviews on more than 1,400 local hot spots. More than 19,000 votes were cast for more than 90 categories such as Best Burger, Day Spa, Pet Sitting, Martial Arts, Sushi, Art Museum and Live Music Venue.

Some of the A-List First Place winners included: Best Burger - Lindburgers, Boynton Beach; Best Pizza - Pusateri's Chicago Pizza, Stuart and Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, Palm Beach Gardens (2 nd Place); Best Brunch - Sundy House Restaurant, Delray Beach; Best Romantic Restaurant - The Melting Pot, Lake Worth; Best Sushi - Sushi Jo, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens and Boynton Beach; Best Waterfront Dining - A Day of Delight, Teas, Treasures & Gourmet Café, Stuart; Best Women's Boutique - Angela's Runway, West Palm Beach; Best Men's Clothing - Maus & Hoffman, Palm Beach; Best Women's Shoes - The Shoe Spa, Downtown at the Gardens, Palm Beach Gardens; Best Comedy Club - Palm Beach Improv, CityPlace, West Palm Beach; Best Indie Theater - Duncan Theatre, Lake Worth; Best Museum - Flagler Museum, Palm Beach; Best Theater - The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach; Best Theatre Group - Star Struck Performing Arts Center, Stuart; Best Day Spa - Alesandra Salon & Spa, Boynton Beach; Best Dance Studio - That's Dancing, Lake Worth; Best Public Golf Course - Winston Trails Golf Club, Lake Worth; Best Pilates - Pulse Pilates Studio and Education, Boca Raton; Best Sporting & Fitness Gear - Fleet Feet Sports, Stuart; Best Yoga Studio - Sports Yoga M2, Lake Park; Best Dance Club - Club Safari, Palm Beach Gardens; Best Irish Pub - Paddy Mac's, Palm Beach Gardens; Best Neighborhood Bar - Queen Mary British Pub, Jupiter; Best Trendy Bar - Blue Martini, West Palm Beach; Best Antiques - Trouve Antiques, West Palm Beach; Best Bookstore - Vero Beach Book Center, Vero Beach; Best Children's Gifts - Screamin' Monkeys, Boca Raton; Best Furniture - Yum Yum Tree Furniture, Jupiter; Best Garden Center - Palmieri's Nursery, West Palm Beach; Best Musical Instruments - Boca Music, Boca Raton; Best Pet Supplies - Woof Gang Bakery, Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens; Best Bakery - Muzzio's Bakery, Lake Park; Best Cigar Shop - Smoke Inn's of South Florida, Port St. Lucie; Best Coffee Shop - Exodus Coffee & Culture, Port St. Lucie; Best Gourmet Grocery - Village Marketplace, Manalapan; Best Ice Cream Shop - Charley's Frozen Custard & Tropical Treats, West Palm Beach; Best Wedding Cakes - Wedding Cakes by Dee, Stuart; Best Wedding Venue - Frenchman's Reserve, Palm Beach Gardens; and Best Wedding Dresses - Bacio Bacio Bridal Salon, Wellington. For a complete list of all the A-List 2008 winners, log onto WPBF.com and click on the A-List link.

The A-List has been a powerful addition to WPBF.com. Excluding news stories, the A-List was the third most popular page on WPBF.com in 2007, helping the site to become the number one local television station website in the market. Advertisers are excited to be a part of this popular local program.

"The WPBF A-List is a valuable resource for local businesses and consumers," said Caroline A. Taplett, WPBF vice president and general manager. "We are naturally thrilled to be able to bring this exciting interactive web content to our market."

"It's exciting to see the WPBF A-List, powered by CityVoter.com, take hold in the West Palm Beach market," said Josh Walker, chief executive officer of CityVoter, Inc. "The level of participation by area businesses and consumers indicates that WPBF has successfully established itself as the local authority on what locals like best about their city."

Founded in 2005, CityVoter, Inc. helps consumers find the best local businesses in their cities. Millions of locals visit CityVoter.com and its partner-branded metro guides daily to search, nominate, vote for, and comment on their favorite businesses. CityVoter builds its image-based metro guides for major media companies like Fox, McGraw-Hill, Hearst-Argyle and Post-Newsweek, to enhance the local relevancy of their websites and strengthen their relationships with their local communities. To learn more about CityVoter, CityVoter.com and CityVoter's partner-branded metro guides, visit www.cityvoter.com or http://corp.cityvoter.com.

WPBF-TV, the ABC TV Network affiliate station in West Palm Beach, Florida, is part of Hearst-Argyle Television. Hearst-Argyle owns 24 television stations and manages an additional three television and two radio stations, in geographically diverse U.S. markets. Hearst-Argyle trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HTV". The station is located at 3970 RCA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens.