Top 5 Most Popular Blogs of 2018

It's been another amazing year in Downtown New West, lots of new restaurants and shops, events and happenings galore.  We took a look back at our most popular blog posts of the year, some make sense while others are a little surprising!

Here's a list of our top five most popular blog posts of 2018.  Thanks for all the love for Downtown New West!

#5 - 10 Spots in New West to Step Up your Instagram Game

That aren’t the W.

Downtown New West is the ultimate spot to hit up with your insta-hubby (or wifey) when you’re in the mood for posting a few pictures which makes this our fifth most popular blog post of the year. Not only is it home to eclectic corners and courtyards, it’s the perfect mix of historic and modern. 

#4 - Foodie News 2018

You guys sure do love food content!  This is from way back in January where we profiled all the recently opened and coming soon restaurants, of course they are all now up and running - how many have you visited?

We've had more than a dozen new restaurants open in the past year including Italian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Mediterranean, Mexican, the list goes on and on and one... explore all the amazing eateries in Downtown New West here. 

#3 - 30+ Date ideas in Downtown New West

A comprehensive list of romantic or friendly date ideas in Downtown New West includes our favourite ideas from locals on how they like to spend time together.

Tons of great ideas, but we would add checking out Floralume, the latest piece of interactive public art to this list!

#2 - 15 Kids Activities in Downtown New West

We love that this one was #2! With so many young families moving to our hood we're seeing more and more family friendly activities and events to experience.

One of our favourites on this list is The Stage New West's musical theatre camps, but there's lots of other great ideas like visiting Anvil Centre museums and galleries (for free!)

#1 - The 2018 Happy Hour Guide

No huge surprise here, you guys love food and drink content, and of course getting great deals too!

With so many new eateries popping up, and some tried and true options, we do our best to keep the best local happy hour deals all in one convenient place, so bookmark that one!

Thanks for supporting Downtown New West this year! See more on our blog here.