#MustRead: Top 5 top stories of our first month

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One month ago, we launched AVLtoday with a party at Bhramari Brewering + our very first AVLtoday newsletter.

With 22,000+ of you spending each day with us whether it’s right in our daily email, on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, we’re feeling the love.

In case you’re new here (welcome 👋) or need some to bookmark some reading from the weekend, we’re revisiting our top 5 stories of our first month.

  1. The cost to live in Asheville – We researched how we rank in terms of housing, food + transportation costs to Charlotte, Charleston, Greenville, Nashville, and Winston-Salem. (Spoiler: It’s not as bad as you may think.)
  2. 30 Instagrammers to follow in Asheville – We curated 5 local Instagram accounts that we love in the categories of lifestyle, photography, foodies, adventure, health, and art. Give ‘em a follow. You’ll likely be inspired (and hungry).
  3. 100+ questions about Asheville we’ll try to answer – Last week, we wanted to get a sense of what you all want us to cover in the coming year. You did not disappoint. We heard over a hundred questions, ideas, and suggestions. We published them all.
  4. 15+ group runs in Asheville to race into spring with – Never run alone again.
  5. 8 food + beer pairings to try at Asheville breweries – Go for the beer, stay for the food.

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