Well what do you know, we've done it! Made it through an entire year of history, events, ignomy, corruption(lots of corruption), and more stuff about our fine city than you thought you'd ever learn. As of this writing, this blog has 5,744 pageviews, and I'm thankful for every single one of them. This blog will continue into 2014, but all of my reflection/opining/future plans will be delivered in another entry once we hit the New Year. For now, lets put our learning caps on for the final time in 2013 and read in the New Year with one more entry.
Atlanta has the Peach Drop. Eastport, Maine drops a sardine. New York City drops a giant ukelele(no, really, they do). There's even a gay bar in Key West that drops a giant ruby red slipper with a drag queen inside. But what makes Chicago unique for New Year's? Well, a few things.
The biggest thing that sets us apart is the penny rides on the CTA. For several years now, the Chicago Transit Authority has given Chicagoans an ultra-steep discount on fares, and let the citizens of the city(and anyone with a transit card)ride the rails and buses for the grand total sum of one single penny. The only catch here is that the program doesn't run all day on New Year's, but only from 10 PM-4 AM. If you're headed out before that, then you've still gotta pay the full fare. The past few years, Miller has upped the ante, and sponsored the entire program, so that not only are the rides still 1 penny, the rides are now straight-up free. The same timing regulations still apply though.
Other than penny rides, you can also indulge yourself in elegant parties at the swankiest places in town. Some of these outings include a party at the Hyatt Mag Mile, the official Playboy Party at the Hard Rock Hotel, a big hoedown at the Intercontiental, and of course, the mega-blowout at the Palmer House Hilton. Needless to say, there are many ways to have a world-class New Year's in our world-class city. And if you party way too hard and need some food to pep you up, I've got a solution for that too.
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