
EDITOR’S BLOG: Year in Review – The stories that grabbed our attention in 2022
December 7, 2022 | Editor's Blog | By: Joy Crist
2022 marked the Island Free Press’ 15-year anniversary, and it’s also our 15th year of analyzing the stories that grabbed our islands’ attention and left a permanent mark. Our Co-Founder and beloved Editor, Irene Nolan, would always do a wrap-up of the top stories of the year as her December “Editor’s Blog,” and since she passed away in March of 2017, it’s a tradition we have been proud to continue. Our most recent “Year in Review” editions were arguably straightforward - 2019 was the year of Dorian, 2020 and 2021 were the years of the Coronavirus pandemic. The big stories were obvious, and it wasn’t hard to pick them out and put them on the list. 2022 is certainly different. This was a year where massive projects were achieved after years of expectation, like the Jug Handle Bridge, the Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects, and the arrival of the Miss Katie dre [...] Editor's Blog | Full Article