There is no question that the biggest story of 2022 was a lot of smaller stories that formed a constellation that twinkled in the skies above Franklin County.
Call this celestial gathering of stars “Emptor,” Latin for buyer, or “Venditor,” meaning seller, or even “Marcator,” merchant.
Whatever you call this constellation, that perceived arrangement of events in the night was the biggest news of the year.
Business, business and more business.
There was the buying of the Best Western Hotel in early April for $4.3 million, and the Owl Cafe and the Tap Room in June, and the grounds of the former Taranto Seafood House in July.
Not to mention the approval in August of the proposed Boss Oyster Marina project, the largest downtown riverfront project in two decades, which would mean the creation of a 76-slip marina and a rebuilt 150-seat Boss Oyster restaurant to replace the…