In a special New Year’s edition, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reviewed 12 months of party-hopping in Northeast Ohio. In their glimpse back on the year in parties, the newspaper named the First Waltz among its “Best New Additions To The Party Scene:”

“Three generation of Chagrin Falls folks — among others — packed the House of Blues on Nov. 17 to raise more than $200,000 to help find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. They came in support of Barry Winovich, a Chagrin Falls High School class of 1984 graduate, and his newly created Bright Side of the Road Founation.”

–Bob