Patch in 2011: 5 Most Popular Business Stories

Narberth-Bala Cynwyd Patch users like business stories. Three of them were among the site's 10 most-viewed stories of the year, including the No. 1 story overall.

Here are the five most popular business stories of the year:

1. , Aug. 18. Long at 610 on the AM dial, the Bala Cynwyd sports radio station over Labor Day began broadcasting also at 94.1 FM, formerly belonging to rock station and fellow CBS Radio property WYSP. The on-air lineup shifted, too; out went Howard Eskin, and in came Michael Barkann and others.
2. , Nov. 29. Over four days of voting on Patch, the two Narberth bars accumulated a combined 1,524 votes; the other eight options got 48 combined.
3. and on Patch, Aug. 3 and Aug. 11. The Italian seafood spot replaced Avril on Bala Avenue.
4. , Aug. 4. Three days after Pescatore opened, down the block opened in Chef Charin's old location.
5. , July 25. The Presidential Boulevard restaurant in May, and two months later, city officials confirmed the closure was permanent, to be eventually replaced by a seafood restaurant.