55423.info, Richfield's independent news, information and community-building website, had its best month ever for site traffic in January.

The site recorded 3,393 visits and 9,417 page views by 1,561 different people, according to statistics compiled by Bluehost, the website's host.

Besides the 55423.info home page, the three most popular pages on the site in January were:

- The remodeling and sale of the 66th Street Dairy Queen
- Richfield police reports
- The announcement that Pizza Luce and Aria restaurants will open in 2012

Traffic on 55423.info has more than tripled since January 2011, when 514 unique visits were recorded.

The site's best previous month was November 2011, when a special feature about school board candidates and coverage of the general election dramatically increased traffic. That month, 1,553 unique visitors made 2,624 visits and viewed 9,158 individual pages.

55423.info went live in July 2011. Its traffic has grown steadily since then.