What Women Want 2008, photo by Courtney Conk

Foodie finds

Your favorite independent restaurant to get a healthful meal, co-op grocery store or natural food store, deli, and MWP staff picks: favorite place for sushi, vegetarian soup, and bakery.

Drink up!

Your favorite place to meet for a drink, women-friendly sports bar, most helpful wine shop, neighborhood coffeehouse, place for politics and latte (MWP staff pick).

Just for fun

Favorite place to splurge on a spa treatment, local theater group, independent craft store, Minnesota destination for a girlfriends' road trip, place for tattoos and piercing, and online place to find a date or mate.

Cha-ching!

Favorite second-hand store, place for personal banking, neighborhood to shop, and best financial advice for young women.

Hittin' the books

Great place for women to get a trade education and favorite women-friendly MBA program.

Takin' care of business

Favorite female attorney, place to get a small business loan, place to get support for your business, insurance agent or agency.

There's no place like home

Favorite women-friendly realty services, women-friendly hardware store, home remodeler, independent home appliance store, and garden center.

Gettin' around

Favorite women-friendly car repair store and woman-friendly place to buy a car.

Lookin' good

Favorite place to get your funky new specs, independent clothing store, and independent shoe store.

Party time!

Best place to hold a reception and favorite independent store to buy a gift.

Stayin' healthy

Favorite place to work up a sweat, women-friendly hospital, place to get birth control info, heart clinic or source of healthy heart resources, animal hospital or vet, and female dentist.

Heroes

Favorite female politician, male politician, Minn. female role model (besides your mom), and role model for women in education.

Inspiration

Life-changing book by a woman, women-friendly spiritual community, favorite place to volunteer for women and girls, and organization you'd most like to give $1,000 to.