Memory lane: Our two most read stories of the year

I know the last 24 hours must have been tough for you all. “What will the top two stories of the year be?!?!?,” I’m sure you were asking, exasperated, pulling out hair and gnashing teeth in anxious anticipation.

Well sir, wait no more. Our number two story of the year was…

#2 Newsweek names SM East best public high school in Kansas

Word that God must, indeed, be watching over SM East, and that the school had topped Newsweek magazine’s high school rankings for the state attracted thousands of readers on the site and Facebook.

And finally, a result that will surprise no one who understands Villagers’ penchant for food and their neighborhoods, our most read story of the year was…

#1 Tavern in the Village to open its doors to diners Monday

Tavern in the Village got high marks from The Pitch.

The promise of a sneak peak at the new, locally owned and operated restaurant’s menu attracted more eyeballs than anything else in the site in 2011. Re-reading it makes me hungry.