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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Oscar Diaz, from Durham’s Little Bull and Aaktun, is one of 15 “cheftestants” on season 23 of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” and we learned more about his favorite local spots at the Charlotte premiere.