We said goodbye to 2009 by party hopping to some of D.C.’s hottest venues in search of the elusive “awesome New Year’s Eve”

By Michael M Clements
Photos by Anchyi Wei

The main party room at the W Hotel at the strike of mid-night. (Photo by Anchyi Wei)

New Year’s Eve is over-rated, people have too many expectations, it’s too crowded … Are all these cliches true? I did some party hopping research on New Year’s Eve to three area hot spots to find out: The Park Hyatt Washington, the W Hotel Washington, and then over to 14th and U Street to Marvin and the latest Eric Hilton property, Jamaican-themed venue Patty Boom Boom. What were my findings? Hey, New Year’s Eve in Washington is, in fact, fun!

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A stubborn, aggressive nor’easter pelted Washingtonians with four days of non-stop rain, combined with skin-biting wind and chilly temperatures. But it didn’t stop Washington Life and Gold Cup aficionados from having a great time!

By John Arundel

Carissa Maguire, Lauren Pomponio, Keri Ann Meslar. Photos by Kyle Samperton.

If J. Barbour & Sons had set up shop Saturday at the The International Gold Cup races in The Plains, they might have set a world record for same-day sales of British-made sporting jackets. Barbour’s sturdy wax cotton jackets were much in evidence at the 70th running of the renowned race meeting, as were North Face Arctic Pullovers, Chillkats and insulated Windstopper jackets.

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