Reading the newspaper isn’t the only way people get their news nowadays.

Many others read the paper online or through social media channels.

Below are the top stories of the Bainbridge Island Review for 2023 according to our online statistics.

-Impressions: Number of people who saw story on social media page

-Link clicks: Number of people who clicked on story to read it

Top Facebook Stories

1. New owners bring new feel to Bainbridge restaurants. Just in time for the summer tourist season, five restaurants had new owners.

Impressions – 47,000

Link Clicks – 2,363

2. BI ferry terminal to be electrified. Washington State Ferries plans to go electric to power boats in the future.

Impressions – 45,600

Link Clicks – 1,347

3. Island Cool Frozen Yogurt buys Mora Iced Creamery. Popular business gets new owner.

Impressions – 29,100

Link Clicks – 1,104

4. BI airbnbs: Knit retreats not party place. Airbnbs on BI are mellow and don’t cause many problems.

Impressions – 25,600

Link Clicks – 848

5. Spartan shootout goal puts BHS in playoffs. The girls soccer team tied Lakes 1-1 with both scoring in the last few minutes in regulation. Later, they won in a shootout.

Impressions – 18,100

Link Clicks – 278

6. Spartans win but playoff rules have changed. BHS football beat Bremerton, but because of a rule change it had to win another play-in game to make the state playoffs.

Impressions – 15,600

Link Clicks – 706

7. Not swift, but BI ‘swifties’ shake it off, get Taylor tickets. BI family goes the extra mile in getting tickets to superstar Taylor Swift concert in Seattle.

Impressions – 14,100

Link clicks – 519

8. 3 Spartans shatter track records. Ellie McRitchie pole vaulted 14 feet; Claire Hungerford the 300 hurdles in 46.16 seconds; and Mairin O’Brien the 1600 in 5 minutes, 2.95 seconds.

Impressions – 13,600

Link Clicks – 497

9. Spartan alum kicks off BI Film Festival. Zach Ingrasci co-directed a featured film called, “This is not financial advice.”

Impressions – 10,900

Link Clicks – 392

10. 2 resign early from BISD board. Lynn Smith and Christina Hulet quit nine months early, which allowed the district to pick their replacements.

Impressions – 2,150

Link Clicks – 463

Top Twitter Stories

1. Over 600 rescued from ferry aground on BI. Bremerton ferry grounded; later found it was due to contaminated fuel, not low tide.

Impressions – 1,396

2. Brown helps fulfill dreams with baseball company. Bainbridge High School baseball coach teaches youngsters intricacies of the game.

Impressions – 844

3. Bainbridge opens arms to distraught Maui pickleball players. Right after wildfire tragedy in Hawaii, some come to BI for tournament.

Impressions – 320

4. 3 Spartans shatter track records.

Impressions – 315

5. On the right path? Both ways on one side? BI City Council works to decide if bike-pedestrian path at Eagle Harbor should be on both sides of the road going one direction, or on one side of the road going both directions.

Impressions – 289

6. Boy in cop car brings concern from parents of special needs. Boy who ran off was placed in police car while they, and school officials, tried to decide what to do with him, causing him trauma.

Impressions – 210

7. BHS water polo finishes 3rd at state

Impressions – 193

8. Spartans sweep Sequim in first series of season. Bainbridge beat the Wolves 16-5 and 10-0.

Impressions – 187

9. Nordgren 1st in 3 events to lead BHS swimmers to 3rd at state. Jason Nordgren won the state title in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events, along with being part of the winning 400-free relay team.

Impressions – 183

10. Spartans late push leads to mercy rule. The baseball team showed no mercy in beating North Mason 11-1 in six innings.

Impressions – 179

Top Instagram Stories

1. 340 graduate from Bainbridge schools. Many people show interest in high school graduation.

Impressions – 1,279

2. Report: Student, 9, placed in police car violated BISD policies. District apparently did not follow its own policies allowing student to be placed in police car.

Impressions – 1,139

3. Parents fight potential BI school closures. Declining attendance leads to less money from the state. BI looks to school closures and consolidations to make up for the loss, but many don’t like the idea.

Impressions – 1,018

4. JJ’s Fish House reopens under new ownership.

Impressions – 1,013

5. BIMA hides glass floats all over Kitsap. It was part of the BI Museum of Art’s 10th Anniversary Treasure Trek.

Impressions – 997

6. Kingston to get extra ferry to help during BI shutdown. The Bainbridge ferry terminal was shut down for a week to put in a new overhead walkway, so no cars could take that boat that week. To make up for it, WSF put an extra ferry in Kingston.

Impressions – 964

7. Barber falls short of historic swim. Woman again tried to swim around Bainbridge Island, but didn’t make it.

Impressions – 964

8. Careaga family hopes for swift justice as murder trial begins. Three defendants charged in murder of four people seven years ago.

Impressions – 947

9. 3 Spartans shatter track records.

Impressions – 875

10. BISD superintendent: Budget cuts a ‘hair trim.’ Peter Bang-Knudsen said budget cuts were not enough to balance the budget due to declining state funds due to declining enrollment. Later, school closures and consolidations were discussed. He later resigned due to medical reasons.

Impressions – 919