Anyone have any big plans for Independence Day? It's odd to me (having moved here from the Midwest) that the city doesn't have any plans for a big display. I know it's not out of fear because they didn't have one last year, and newspaper reports state that smaller gatherings are the norm. I'm so used to city-wide gatherings, even if it's the small city I grew up in or the massive Chicago display on Lake Michigan every year.

Does anyone know if some of these gatherings here have a better reputation than any others? I was out of the city last year and so wasn't able to attend any event to have any kind of an opinion myself. I'm not looking for drinking or anything other than the quality of the display.

Thanks much,
Bettie