July 16, 2006 was a very sad day for the D.C. nightlife scene. After one final kick-ass party, the club known as Nation (and before that, The Capital Ballroom), closed its doors to make room for (sniff) more office buildings. Home to the industrial party Alchemy on Thursdays, the electronic party Cubik on Fridays and the gay party Velvet Nation on Saturdays, Nation drew in a very diverse crowd over the course of any given weekend.

Alchemy changed its name to Chronos and moved on over to Five. Velvet Nation decided to quietly fade into the night. Buzzlife Productions, the company behind Cubik, spent the next year throwing occasional parties at various venues including Avenue, the 9:30 Club, Five, RnR Bar & Lounge and Fur.

Although rumblings and rumors had been ongoing for quite sometime, Buzzlife unexpectedly announced last week that it had finally worked out a deal with Fur to once again kick off weekly Friday parties under the moniker “Buzz” starting September 21.