How 2018 stacked up

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Photo by Rachelle G. C.

Happy New Year, Lakeland. We’ve come a long way together since Aug. 16, 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. You all have made this past year so special– and it’s our resolution to make being part of the LALtoday fam even better.

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

LALtoday 2018 by the numbers:

17,000+ email subscribers | Tell your friends

8.9k+ Instagram followers | @thelaltoday

11,000+ Facebook followers | @laltoday

4,600+ Twitter followers | @laltoday

#CrewGoals:

Our overall subscribers for 6AM City | 593,445+

The stories our readers valued most this year:

Hurricane 101 | Sept 6
You don’t want a case of fomo, do you? | Aug. 16
9 local startups we’re following | Aug. 17

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.

City of Lakeland

Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce

Lakeland Economic Development Council

Lakeland Regional Health

Publix

Southern Homes

Know someone who needs us in their daily lives? Use the buttons below to pass us along. (Thanks in advance for making our community even more connected in 2019).

Looking ahead, what would you like to see from LALtoday 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,
Kristin, Jessica, + Kaylee

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