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{{Short description|Urban affairs news non-profit}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Next City
| image_file = NC-WhiteOnOrange.png
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = Cover ofNext IssueCity 15logo
| frequency = Quarterly
| category = [[Urban planning]], [[urban economics]]
| company = Next City, [[Incorporation (business)|Inc.]]
| publisher =
| founded = 2003
| finaldate = 2012
| country = [[United States]]
| based = [[Philadelphia]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = [http://nextcity.org/ Next City]
| issn = 1544-6999
 
}}
'''''Next City''''' is a national urban affairs magazine and [[non-profit]] organization based in [[Philadelphia]].
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== History ==
The magazine, originally named ''The Next American City'', was founded in late 2002 by former college classmates Seth Brown, Adam Gordon, and Anika Singh Lemar.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://nextcity.org/about/press| {{Bareurl-status URL= inlinedead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130302151235/http://nextcity.org/about/press| archive-date =December 20212013-03-02| title = Press Room – Next City}}</ref> The first issue was distributed in spring of 2003, receiving favorable coverage in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=O'Grady |title=Urban Tactics; Enchanted by Cities |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/09/nyregion/urban-tactics-enchanted-by-cities.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 9, 2003 |access-date=November 17, 2010}}</ref> and ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'',<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Siegel |title=Young urbanites launch journal |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2003-01-09/news/0301090425_1_smart-growth-gordon-urban-land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115232059/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2003-01-09/news/0301090425_1_smart-growth-gordon-urban-land |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2017 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 9, 2003 |access-date=November 17, 2010}}</ref> among others. First based in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], and later moving to its current hometown of [[Philadelphia]], NAC operated as a quarterly print product for eight years. Its title was shortened to ''Next American City'' in 2008.
 
Beginning in 2008, editor and publisher [[Diana Lind]] expanded Next City's events series to incorporate an annual leadership summit called "Vanguard"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/2273/ |title=Next American City » Buzz » Best and Brightest: Meet the 2010 Vanguard |website=americancity.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101200938/http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/2273/ |archive-date=1 January 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and its new media conference "Open Cities: New Media's Role in Shaping Urban Policy."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americancity.org/opencities2010/ |title=Next American City » Open Cities 2010 |website=americancity.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319042110/http://americancity.org/opencities2010/ |archive-date=19 March 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The magazine's exposure widened beyond urban policy circles, with coverage in [[Monocle (2007 magazine)|''Monocle'']],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Urban-legends---Philadelphia/ |title=ArchivedUrban copylegends - Philadelphia &#91;Monocle&#93; |access-date=2010-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328135848/http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Urban-legends---Philadelphia/ |archive-date=2010-03-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Paper (magazine)|''PAPER'' magazine]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2008/12/do-gooders-next-american-city.php/ |title=PAPERMAG: Arts and Style - Do-Gooders: Next American City |website=www.papermag.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622082354/http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2008/12/do-gooders-next-american-city.php/ |archive-date=22 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and elsewhere.
 
The final print issue of ''Next American City'' ran in the summer of 2011. In April 2012, the publication was renamed ''Next City'' and moved entirelyprimarily online to a subscriber-based weekly web series that publishes one new, original, long-form article every Monday, with occasional pieces issued in print, such as their annual "TheSolutions 19of Bestthe SolutionsYear" ofspecial 2019"issue magazine.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://nextcity.org/19solutions| {{Baretitle URL inline|date=December 2021The 19 Best Solutions of 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/a-letter-to-subscribers A letter to subscribers]</ref>
Beginning in 2008, editor and publisher Diana Lind expanded Next City's events series to incorporate an annual leadership summit called "Vanguard"<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110101200938/http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/2273/</ref> and its new media conference "Open Cities: New Media's Role in Shaping Urban Policy."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110319042110/http://americancity.org/opencities2010/</ref> The magazine's exposure widened beyond urban policy circles, with coverage in [[Monocle (2007 magazine)|''Monocle'']],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Urban-legends---Philadelphia/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328135848/http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Urban-legends---Philadelphia/ |archive-date=2010-03-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Paper (magazine)|''PAPER'' magazine]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110622082354/http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2008/12/do-gooders-next-american-city.php/</ref> and elsewhere.
 
In 2015, Ariella Cohen became Editor-in-Chief. In January 2023, Deonna Anderson became Next City's first Black Editorial Director. Next City celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Deonna |date=December 29, 2023 |title=40-ish Milestones for Next City's 20th Anniversary |url=https://nextcity.org/features/40-milestones-for-next-city-20th-anniversary}}</ref>
The final print issue of ''Next American City'' ran in the summer of 2011. In April 2012, the publication was renamed ''Next City'' and moved entirely online to a subscriber-based weekly web series that publishes one new, original, long-form article every Monday, with occasional pieces issued in print, such as their "The 19 Best Solutions of 2019".<ref>https://nextcity.org/19solutions {{Bare URL inline|date=December 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/a-letter-to-subscribers A letter to subscribers]</ref>
 
== Awards ==