Here are the most visited blog posts from the past year, in descending order:
#10
May 18 – First section of I-66 Parallel Trail opened
The ribbon-cutting for new bike trail along I-66 outside the Beltway.
#9
July 24 – Nats sweep Giants: Lane Thomas delivers on promise
My 15 year old and I went to a supermarket appearance of Washington Nationals outfield Lane Thomas. I told him to take care of the Giants series. He did!
#8
August 2 – Lego: Brickfair returns to Dulles Expo Center August 5 – 6
A preview post about the annual Lego event in Chantilly, Va. My 9 year old and I had a good time, though it wasn’t the most popular post about LEGO®.
#7
October 30 – R.I.P. Frank Howard, Washington Senators slugger
Perhaps the greatest slugger in D.C. baseball history, Hondo hit 237 home runs in 7 seasons with the expansion Washington Senators. Only Ryan Zimmerman has hit more homers and it took him over a decade to do so.
#6
May 22 – DC sports and transit cherry blossom branding overlap
From Metro trains to team jerseys, cherry blossoms were everywhere in 2023. The Nationals, Wizards, Capitals, Spirit and D.C. United all wore or sold blossom-themed gear. Uni Watch linking to this pushed up views.
#5
June 29 – The most Tom Boswell Nats column ever
Even retirement cannot stop the Post columnist from finding stats to back up whatever the Nats are doing. Not losing 100 games is validation for every decision made!
#4
August 3 – The Holmes Run Trail is closer to whole: bridge near Duke Street finally opens
Finally, some progress on the reconstruction of my local bike trail, after 4 years of detours following flooding. Still, much more to come.
#3
December 11 – Q&A: Mid-Atlantic snow sports YouTuber, ADHski
Even thought though it only up for a few weeks, this interview with a Northern Virginia-based skiing youtuber came in third place.
#2
October 17 – An Alexandria shopping center in Lego
Has your local grocery store been rendered in LEGO?
Mine has
#1
June 28 – The District of Champions curse?
The two breweries that celebrated the 2019 Nats World Series both folded within four years. The Nats haven’t fared much better.
Uni Watch pushed this to the top of the pile.
Still popular from previous years
The Metropolitan Branch Trail (2022), Pepsi with Real Sugar shortage (2022), Frank Howard statue error (2022), DC and Chicago flags (2022), Colossal Donuts (2019) and most of all, Why does New York City get its own Pepsi can? (2009).
So, it seems I need to target my content to bicyclists who like the Nats and sugary stuff?