Reflecting on 2018

Asheville views. Photo: @lynnnzworld

Asheville views. Photo: @lynnnzworld

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Happy New Year, Asheville. We’ve come a long way together since February 8, 2018, when our first official newsletter was sent. Oh, ye olden times.

Thank you to all of you who have subscribed + followed us in 2018. Y’all have made this past year so special– and it’s our resolution to make being part of the AVLtoday fam even better.

To celebrate the start of 2019 + to reflect on the past year, we put together the top 2018 AVLtoday momentsdecided by you, the readers.

AVLtoday 2018 by the numbers:

25K+ email subscribers | Tell your friends

14K+ Instagram followers | @AVLtoday

10K+ Facebook followers | The AVLtoday

1K+ Twitter followers | @theAVLtoday

#CrewGoals:

Our overall audience for 6AM City | 593,445

The stories our readers valued most this year:

Your guide to the 2018 election in Buncombe County | Oct.

How to spend 48 hours in Asheville | July

Stu Helm’s top 10 favorite dishes in Asheville | April

And finally – a huge shout out to our Strategic Partners, who make it all possible.

Click on the links below to learn more about each brand.

Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

Carolina Day School

FIRC Group, Inc.

HomeTrust Bank

UNC Asheville

Walnut Cove Realty

Know someone who needs us in their daily lives? Send this link to a friend and pass us along. (Thanks in advance for making our community even more connected in 2019.)

Looking ahead, what would you like to see from AVLtoday in the upcoming year? We’ve got •so much• in the works, but we’d love it if you’d reply to this email with your feedback + ideas. Or – as always – drop us a note on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Wishing you the best in 2019,

the AVLtoday team

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