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Happy New Year, Greenville.

Thank you to all of you who have subscribed + followed us in 2017. Y’all have made this year so special to us – and it’s our resolution to make being part of the GVLtoday fam even better in 2018.

But first, let’s have a look at what you made possible in 2017:

GVLtoday celebrated our first birthday on July 1st

41,000+ (That’s you.) newsletter Subscribers

27,000+ Instagram Followers

14,000+ Facebook Likes

We launched our new website, which has allowed us to publish more content created by *YOU* (+ homes, jobs, and events).

2017 was filled with tons of cool content + engagement with you guys. Here are our top:

3 most-liked Instagram posts

1. Patrick Dempsey at Hotel Domestique on Oct. 20 / 4,625 likes / 293 comments
2. Solar Eclipse over GVL on Aug. 21 / 2,519 likes / 21 comments
3. When the Drive won the 2017 South Atlantic Championship on Sept. 15 / 1,720 likes / 17 comments

3 most viral Facebook posts

1. When we thought TopGolf was coming to GVL… on Oct. 13 / 598 likes / 306 shares / 180 comments
2. When Larkin’s announced the opening of Limoncello on July 22 / 751 likes / 61 shares / 48 comments
3. The announcement of The Firmament on May 15 / 241 likes / 163 shares / 56 comments

5 most-read emails

📩 ATL: State of Emergency & the future of Cleveland Park

📩 Six new restaurants in six days.

📩 Greenville’s getting a music venue!

📩 GSP’s cheapest flights (right. now.)

📩 Augusta Road, another Main Street?

5 most-viewed stories

1. Top Golf coming to Greenville? / Oct. 13 / 8,054 views
2. 10+ businesses you’ve been waiting on / Sept. 12 / 7,024 views
3. 30 Greenville blogs you need to follow / July 26 / 5,825 views
4. Fake vs Real: Your guide to safe solar eclipse glasses / Aug. 16 / 5,592 views
5. Spartanburg’s growing faster than you may think. / Aug. 23 / 4,251 views

And a huge shoutout to our partners, who make it all possible – because someone has to pay for us to write this newsletter. Bless y’all.

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