A BlackBook favorite NYC nightlife hotspot, GoldBar—the opulent, infamous Nolita lounge—celebrates two years tonight, with owners Jamie Mullholland, Jayma Cardosa and Rob McKinley leading the festivities. Even if you've stumbled in late-night, lured by the hum of music from behind the decadent front doors, heavy-draped velvet curtains, and near constant stream of onlookers and lines outside, you'd remember the place. With walls covered in gold skulls, gold chains separating the bar from the dance floor, and our favorite DJ's situated in the semi-secret booth in the back, Goldbar always delivers a memorable night, and lives on triumphantly after two good years.

Recently BlackBook scouts (the entire staff, coincidentally) were deployed on a mission of high importance: board the newly minted ACES train at Penn Station on a direct course to Atlantic City. Upon arrival, infiltrate Harrah’s Resort and Casino for a covert recon mission. Eat, drink, gamble, spend. Is this sprawling ode to hedonism worthy of BlackBook’s next blowout?

This evening, Guess' upscale extension line Marciano is toasting the opening of its newest location in SoHo, New York. Traditionally, Marciano stores have been mall-based (their Robson St. location in Vancouver being a rare exception), but the SoHo branch at 514 Broadway, is looking to change all that. So come celebrate from 4 to 7 with hors d'oeuvres, champagne, and models showing off the latest fall collection. Bonus: All purchased items will be accompanied by a BlackBook Marciano Jet Set Guide. See you there!

You can buy BlackBook guides in print, and you can browse our guide listings online. But why not take it with you? Download the BlackBook Guide for the iPhone from the iTunes App Store, and you can access thousands of listings covering, nightlife, restaurants, and hotels from dozens of cities. And since all listings display live from our massive online archive, you'll always be up to date. More cities, listings, and features coming soon!

And so, another crop of BlackBook interns sails off into the sunset. Sadly, nothing from their final goodbye bash made it onto the Tumblr we so generously provided for just that purpose. Nevertheless, thanks kids, and we're real sorry our generation(s) broke the economy and all. We'll still write you a killer recommendation!

Here in the BlackBook offices, we have an entirely unfeasible number of summer interns -- not that each one isn't a special snowflake of enthusiasm and talent. But how to capture, record, and disseminate that boundless energy? How to let the rest of the world know the singular experience of interning at BlackBook? And most importantly, how to jump-start another intern-driven story? With a blog, and more specifically a Tumblr. Thus was born the BlackBook Intern Tumblr, where all our minions are free to praise their (nonpaying) jobs, pontificate on the glories of catching a blurry glimpse of Maggie Gyllenhaal, and complain about how they got kicked out of our last party. We'll occasionally publish highlights here, but over there, it's all unmoderated, unedited intern shenanigans. Go read, follow, and reblog. They ask for so little, really.

We're extraordinarily pleased to welcome Grayle Howlett as the new president and publisher of BlackBook Media. After an extensive search and interviews with a great many candidates sporting a commendable breadth of skills, Howlett made the choice easy by rising above an impressive field. His unique blend of big-brand accomplishment and startup tenacity make him ideally suited for BlackBook, and his resume speaks for itself.

Teen Vogue has given voice to the cogs that make their office run. Their website comes with an intern blog, where the coffee-getters and hanger-untanglers can voice what it’s like to be an unpaid wrangler in two of the most competitive fields (fashion and publishing), in the most competitive city on Earth. One sweet young thing, Becca Dennettt, aims to dispel myths and tell you what it’s really like working at a fashion magazine. And since I’m wrought for any original ideas, I’ll just swipe Becca’s. As a former intern at BlackBook, here are my answers to the Becca Dennett survey.

Renowned restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow—who helms over 30 chic restaurants throughout the world—hosted an exclusive BlackBook and Hennessy GDR event at Kobe Club Miami. Media types and beach glitterati packed the stunningly-designed hotspot while sipping on delicious custom Hennessy cocktails such as Hennessy Sidecar, Hennessy Mojito and Hennessy Ginger. DJ Erok warmed up the decks for celebrated DJ Irie who laid down beats, keeping guests dancing well into the night.

We're very pleased to welcome Bryce Longton to the newly created position of travel editor at BBook.com. Bryce comes to us from Dwell, where she served as marketing manager for the magazine as well as for Dwell.com and the Dwell On Design Conference. Before that, she worked on the west coast at both Saturday Night magazine and Travel Age West. Bryce will take point on efforts to leverage the burgeoning BlackBook Guides into a global force. Her considerable skills as a writer, editor, and jack-of-all trades will be much in demand as we continue our expansion across a variety of platforms in print, mobile, and online.

Please join us in welcoming Bryce to BlackBook, and let us know if you have ideas or suggestions for new and better online coverage.