If you’re any­thing like us, you might be look­ing for­ward to see­ing 2009 go away. But we’re not going to sit at home idly while Dick Clark sends it off either — we’re going to ring in 2010 in the wildest, most fun way we can find. So here are some of your choices for mak­ing the most of say­ing good­bye to 2009.

Vir­ginia Beach

We’re going to go ahead and push Croc’s as our sole rec­om­men­da­tion at the beach. The food will be great, they’re doing well with the whole eco-friendly vibe, and they’re pro­mot­ing it as “noth­ing fancy.” So if you’re look­ing to ring it in right but still remem­ber your name in the morn­ing, head to the oceanfront.

Nor­folk

There’s always plenty of options in Nor­folk, but we wanted to cover what a few of our favorites are doing, plus show you some­thing really cool going on.

At the Tap­house in Ghent you’ll find an Amer­i­cana new year. Rylo, the Muck­rakes, and DJ Corn­bread (ok, mostly Amer­i­cana) would each war­rant a fea­ture indi­vid­u­ally, so hav­ing them all play­ing the same night should be fantastic.

The Boot will have one of our absolute favorites, Lord Thomas, spin­ning his eclec­tic mix of retro vinyl all night. Enough said.

And last but cer­tainly not least is Loose Lips. Since you’re read­ing this, you’re prob­a­bly no stranger to the crazi­ness that has become Loose Lips. But you’re going to love the fact that the party has moved from the burst­ing at the seams Bar None to an undis­closed ware­house loca­tion in Nor­folk. Of all the great places we’ve rec­om­mended, this our #1 pick for New Year’s Eve 2010.

Unfor­tu­nately, online ticket sales have ended. So if you haven’t got­ten your tick­ets already, you’ll have to take your chances at the door. Still, go. It will be worth it. Sign up as one of their face­book friends to find out where to be New Year’s Eve.

There you go.

We hope you have an insanely fun night. Thanks again for sup­port­ing us here at Boxed City as we come up on the one-year mark. We hope you’ve enjoyed hav­ing us in your inbox and in your web browser telling you all the great things hap­pen­ing around town.