Hub Staff

We take a look back at the stories we brought you over the past year. Here are our top 10 most read Hub stories of 2016.

#10 On November 20 we announced that Highview Food & Drink in Southampton had won the title of Ontario’s Best Veal Sandwich 2016. Noelle Barone’s veal creation was customer nominated as part of a province-wide search and won against hundreds of other sandwiches from across Ontario:

Highview’s veal sandwich named Ontario’s best

#9 On May 23 we told you about the River Run, where hundreds of “river warriors” in varied and creative vessels took to the river in a long standing Saugeen Shores May 2-4 tradition:

A long-standing May 2-4 river tradition

#8 On September 8 we brought you the story about what a successful first season it had been for the S.S. Trolley. At a loonie per ride, over 12,000 riders in the first season equalled over $12,000. One of two trolley stories to make The Hub’s Top 10 of 2016:

S.S. Trolley’s inaugural season a resounding success

#7 On August 13 we brought you a story about the first-ever Farm to Table event at Coulter Parkette. Brought to you by the Port Elgin BIA, the dinner sourced local food and drink for a truly unique dining experience:

Coulter Parkette transformed for premier dining event

#6 Many of you liked the story announcing that Rowland’s Independent Grocer now had beer and wine on offer. After pulling an all-nighter setting up the store, Rowlands hosted a media tour on their first day for beer and wine sales, October 28:

Wine and beer now available at Rowland’s Independent Grocer

#5 On September 11 we brought you a story about new events coming to Saugeen Shores as part of Pumpkinfest weekend. 2016 was the first year Pumpkinfest moved back to its original downtown location:

New events inspired by Pumpkinfest’s move downtown

#4 On March 15, we told you about the opening of Little Black Dog, Kendra Smith and Stacey Hull’s new catering company in Southampton:

Little Black Dog is open and ready to serve

#3 On May 21 we shared a story about Eugene and Noelle Barone’s plans to re-open Southampton’s Highview restaurant, one of two stories about the Highview to make The Hub’s Top 10 of 2016:

Southampton’s Highview to re-open late June

#2 On August 10 we brought you a sad yet congratulatory tale of the closing of one of Saugeen Shores’ most iconic restaurants, Burger Trail. Jim and Kitsa Kalogiros had owned the business since 1979 and in recent years ran it with the help of their son, Steven:

Iconic restaurant closing its doors after 40 years

#1 On February 22 we brought you the story of the trolley purchase by the Saugeen Shores Chamber of Commerce, one of two trolley stories in The Hub’s Top 10 of 2016:

Trolley purchase a “done deal”; arrival imminent