RALwrapped: The best articles, newsletters, and social posts of 2023

Dive into what articles, newsletters, and social media posts were most loved by our readers in 2023 — thanks to RALwrapped.

Lake Lynn in November.

Our readers clicked on RALtoday’s hiking guide... a lot.

Photo by RALtoday

If you aren’t familiar, or you’re an Apple Music stan, Spotify Wrapped is a viral marketing campaign by the No. 1 music streaming service in the world. Every December, users anticipate unwrapping stats about their listening activity and favorite artists — and we wanted to join in on the fun. Check out what our readers have been loving from RALtoday this year — introducing, RALwrapped:

Top six newsletters

We have sent over 250 newsletters in 2023, and February saw the highest open rate — refresh yourself on Raleigh happenings below.

Top five articles

You may have clicked on these articles a few times.

Quick stat: RALtoday has 57.4K followers between Instagram and Facebook. On social media, you loved funny Instagram Reels about move-in weekend, Wade Avenue, our water, and posts highlighting local biz like Hause of Dogs and Reader’s Corner.

Thank you to our readers for making 2023 great — here’s to 2024.

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