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- [Tanner Woodford is appointed art director at Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2026/07/19/tanner-woodford-is-appointed-art-director-at-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to announce that Tanner Woodford has been appointed art director of Newcity. In this role, he will oversee all visual aspects of the publication, including leading a team of designers who will produce the print magazine. Tanner is the founder of Iterative Work, a design studio "that helps people tell stories." Newcity
- [Maya Surrenti is appointed assistant editor at Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2026/07/16/maya-surrenti-is-appointed-assistant-editor-at-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to announce that Maya Surrenti has been appointed assistant editor of Newcity. In that role she’ll work closely with the managing editor and editor to help manage the daily operations of the magazine, both its print and digital editions, along with its regular email newsletters. Maya Surrenti says she lives for all
- [Newcity's July/August Issue Features An Expansive Guide to Art in Detroit + Michigan](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/10/30/newcitys-july-august-issue-features-an-expansive-guide-to-art-in-detroit-michigan/) - Newcity’s July/August issue will feature a guide dedicated to the city and state’s flourishing art scenes, from Grand Rapids to the Motor City's constellation of institutions and galleries (and everything in between).
- [Chicago's Cinematic World Unfolds In Newcity's Film 50 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/10/30/chicagos-cinematic-world-unfolds-in-newcitys-film-50-edition/) - Newcity’s survey of the film and television world of Chicago returns this November in our Film 50 edition.
- [Newcity’s September Issue, Featuring Our Fall Arts Preview + Art 50, Launches the Cultural Season](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/10/30/newcitys-september-issue-featuring-our-fall-arts-preview-art-50-launches-the-cultural-season/) - Newcity’s September issue launches the fall cultural season with a double-feature edition that includes our annual Fall Arts preview and the Art 50.
- [Coming This July: Newcity’s Guide to Art in Wisconsin](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/05/02/coming-this-july-newcitys-guie-to-art-in-wisconsin/) - Newcity’s July/August issue will include a special Art in Wisconsin guide dedicated to the state’s flourishing art scene, from the lakefront Racine ecosystem to Sheboygan’s Kohler Arts Center and Art Preserve to Milwaukee’s constellation of institutions and galleries, and everything in between. The feature follows the model of the Art in Brazil feature in our
- [This June, Newcity's Design 50 Showcases Chicago's Architecture, Fashion and Design Worlds](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/10/30/this-june-newcitys-design-50-showcases-chicagos-architecture-fashion-and-design-worlds/) - A feature on the people who bring Chicago’s worlds of architecture and home, fashion, product and graphic design to life.
- [Newcity's Big Art Edition 2026: Reach Chicago’s Art World This April](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/10/30/newcitys-big-art-edition-2026-reach-chicagos-art-world-this-april/) - Reach collectors, curators, artists, and art professionals across Chicago and the Great Lakes in our upcoming Big Art edition.
- [This February, Newcity Marks Our Fortieth Anniversary With the Essential Guide to Chicago’s Art World](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/10/15/this-february-newcity-marks-our-fortieth-anniversary-with-the-essential-guide-to-chicagos-art-world/) - This February marks our publication’s fortieth anniversary, and we invite our partners in the arts and culture community to help us commemorate the occasion. We’ll trace the history of Chicago’s cultural world since 1986 with pieces on notable figures, institutions and more whose stories have also spanned these four decades. Since this is a major
- [Newcity’s Players Perform for Chicago This January](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/10/15/newcitys-players-perform-for-chicago-this-january/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts feature of the year, arriving in our January 2026 issue.
- [Newcity’s Music 45 Showcases Chicago’s Music World This November](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/07/14/newcitys-music-45-showcases-chicagos-music-world-this-november/) - Reach Chicago's music community in November's special edition.
- [Coming This October: Newcity’s Chicago Architecture Biennial Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/05/12/coming-this-october-newcitys-chicago-architecture-biennial-issue/) - Newcity’s October issue will include a special feature on the Chicago Architecture Biennial, which promises to be a landmark exhibition for Chicago’s architecture and design worlds and a highlight of the fall cultural season. This special issue will offer a comprehensive look at the Biennial through the scope of Newcity’s leading design coverage and reach
- [Newcity's September Issue Launches the Fall Art Season](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/03/20/newcitys-september-issue-launches-the-fall-art-season/) - Newcity’s September launches the fall cultural season with a double-feature issue that includes our annual Fall Arts preview and the Art 50: Our Fall Arts Preview will feature the definitive guide to the best of the city’s cultural offerings through the season. It’s a terrific opportunity to have a presence among the best of the city’s fall
- [Reach Chicago's Literary World in the Lit 50 Issue, Coming this June](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/03/20/reach-chicagos-literary-world-in-the-lit-50-issue-coming-this-june/) - Newcity’s June 2025 issue will include our flagship literary feature, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago. It's a celebration of Chicago's literary world — the writers, editors, publishers, booksellers and more who bring the beauty of the written word to the city and beyond — and will be an issue that lovers of the
- [Reach Chicago’s Art World: The Big Art Edition 2025](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2025/01/28/reach-chicagos-art-world-the-big-art-edition-2025/) - Connect with Chicago and the Great Lakes region's most engaged art audiences through our upcoming Big Art edition. This special issue reaches collectors, curators, artists, and art professionals at a pivotal moment in the spring art season. The edition includes these features: The twenty-second annual Breakout Artists showcase, coinciding with Breakout Artist alum Rashid Johnson's
- [Newcity’s Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago Returns This January](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2024/11/21/newcitys-players-the-fifty-people-who-really-perform-in-chicago-returns-this-january-3/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts feature of the year in our January 2025 issue, Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago. This year's edition focuses on the creative figures who power Chicago's world of performing arts. This is an important edition for Chicago’s stage organizations to advertise
- [Newcity’s Film 50, Our Tenth Edition, Returns This November](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2024/06/12/newcitys-film-50-our-tenth-edition-returns-this-november/) - Newcity’s survey of the film and television world of Chicago returns this November in our tenth edition of the Film 50.
- [Newcity's August Issue Takes the Roads](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2024/06/12/newcitys-august-issue-takes-the-roads/) - Our August edition will confront "Roads."
- [Newcity’s September Issue Features Our Fall Arts Preview + Art 50](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2024/06/12/newcitys-september-issue-features-our-fall-arts-preview-art-50-2/) - Newcity’s September launches the fall cultural season with a double-feature issue that includes our annual Fall Arts preview and the Art 50.
- [Newcity’s Design 50 Returns This June](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2024/04/15/newcitys-design-50-returns-this-june/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago edition this June. For our 2024 edition, we’ll highlight the creative forces who bring Chicago’s worlds of architecture and home, fashion, product and graphic design to life. This edition will reach Chicagoans passionate about design, along with the broader cultural community
- [Newcity's Official Guide to EXPO CHICAGO 2024](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/12/20/newcitys-official-guide-to-expo-chicago-2024/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the official guide to EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, which will be held this spring at Navy Pier’s historic Festival Hall from April 11-14. The guide will be distributed in three phases during March and April: Phase 1: On-site distribution at Navy Pier (fair entrances,
- [Newcity’s Breakout Artists Edition Arrives This April](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/12/19/newcitys-breakout-artists-edition-arrives-this-april-2/) - Newcity’s April issue features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers, our twenty-first annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as an early indicator of the Chicago art world’s future superstars. This edition will be widely read by Chicago’s cultural, curatorial and creative worlds, particularly in
- [Celebrate Newcity's Thirty-Eighth Anniversary in our February 2024 Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/12/19/celebrate-newcitys-thirty-eighth-anniversary-in-our-february-2024-issue/) - February 2024 marks the thirty-eighth anniversary of Newcity, and we invite you to help us commemorate the occasion. This edition will reach our arts-oriented local audience with forward-thinking essays and features on the latest in the city's cultural worlds, making it a terrific opportunity to market your organization, business or institution near the start of
- [This December, Newcity’s Music 45 Showcases Chicago’s Music World](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/09/27/this-december-newcitys-music-45-showcases-chicagos-music-world/) - Newcity’s December issue features our biennial survey of Chicago’s music world, “Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago in Tune.” The 2023 edition will highlight the behind-the-scenes figures who shape the music landscape of Chicago, from hip-hop to classical and beyond. Anyone who works in or adjacent to the music space and would like to show their
- [Newcity’s Chicago Architecture Biennial Issue Returns This October](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/08/14/newcitys-chicago-architecture-biennial-issue-returns-this-october/) - Newcity’s October issue will include a special feature on the Chicago Architecture Biennial, a highlight for the fall cultural season and an important event for Chicago’s architecture and design worlds. This special issue will be released September 28, and will offer a comprehensive look at the Biennial through the scope of Newcity’s leading design coverage.
- [Newcity’s Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago Returns This January](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/10/13/newcitys-players-the-fifty-people-who-really-perform-in-chicago-returns-this-january-2/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts feature of the year in our January 2023 issue – Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago. This year's edition focuses on the behind-the-scenes figures who power Chicago's world of performing arts. This is an important issue for Chicago’s stage organizations to
- [Celebrate Newcity's Thirty-Sixth Anniversary in our February Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2021/12/31/celebrate-newcitys-thirty-sixth-anniversary-in-our-february-issue/) - This February marks the thirty-sixth year of Newcity, and we invite you to help us commemorate the occasion. This edition will reach our arts-oriented local audience with forward-thinking essays and features on the latest in the city's cultural worlds, making it a terrific opportunity to market your organization, business or institution near the start of
- [Nicky Ni is appointed assistant editor at Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/09/06/nicky-ni-is-appointed-assistant-editor-at-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to announce that Nicky Ni has been appointed assistant editor of Newcity. In that role she’ll work closely with the managing editor and editor to help manage the daily operations of the magazine, both its print and digital editions, along with its regular email newsletters. Ni is a Chinese expat living and
- [Newcity’s September Issue Features Our Fall Arts Preview + Art 50](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/05/16/newcitys-september-issue-features-our-fall-arts-preview-art-50/) - Newcity’s September launches the fall cultural season with a double-feature issue that includes our annual Fall Arts preview and the Art 50: We’ll feature the definitive guide to the best of the city’s cultural offerings over the next few months in our Fall Arts Preview. It’s a terrific opportunity to have a presence among the best of
- [Newcity’s “Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago” Publishes In August](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/05/16/newcitys-lit-50-who-really-books-in-chicago-publishes-in-august/) - Newcity’s August 2023 issue will include our biggest literary feature of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago. This year’s edition of the Lit 50 will focus on the writers and creatives representing Chicago's literary world. It will be an issue that lovers of the literary arts cannot miss. For rates or more
- [Reach Chicago’s Food & Drink World in The Big Heat](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/05/01/reach-chicagos-food-drink-world-in-the-big-heat/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest culinary feature of the year, The Big Heat: Chicago.
- [Jumpstart 2021 with Newcity’s 35th Anniversary Spectacular in February](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/12/10/jumpstart-2021-with-newcitys-35th-anniversary-spectacular-in-february/) - We can't wait for 2021 and know you can't either. As the world starts returning to normal, getting your message in front of audiences will be more important than ever before. And it just so happens that the perfect time to do this coincides with an epic edition of Newcity, our 35th Anniversary Spectacular Double
- [Newcity’s Twentieth Edition of Breakout Artists, Coming This April](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/02/15/newcitys-twentieth-edition-of-breakout-artists-coming-this-april/) - Newcity’s April issue features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers, our twentieth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as an early indicator of the Chicago art world’s future superstars. This edition will be widely read by Chicago’s cultural, curatorial and creative worlds, particularly in
- [Newcity’s Breakout Artists Edition Arrives This April](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2022/02/22/newcitys-breakout-artists-edition-arrives-this-april/) - Newcity’s April issue features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers, our nineteenth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as an early indicator of the Chicago art world’s future superstars. This edition will be widely read by Chicago’s cultural, curatorial and creative worlds, particularly
- [Newcity’s 30th and Final Best of Chicago Edition Commemorates Our Anniversary](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2023/01/04/newcitys-30th-and-final-best-of-chicago-edition-commemorates-our-anniversary/) - Since 1993, Newcity’s Best of Chicago has been the publishing highlight of the year, with hundreds of entries highlighting the best the city has to offer, and an advertising roster that acknowledges the can’t-miss character of this issue. This is our 30th year publishing our Best of Chicago, and our final edition of this feature, as
- [Newcity's Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago Returns This January](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2022/11/04/newcitys-players-the-fifty-people-who-really-perform-in-chicago-returns-this-january/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts feature of the year in our January 2023 issue – Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago. This edition will celebrate Chicago’s theater, dance, opera and comedy worlds at an important time, with the city's performing arts organizations navigating the return to
- [Newcity's Film 50 Returns This December](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2022/10/19/newcitys-film-50-returns-this-december/) - Our survey of the film and television world of Chicago returns this December in our ninth edition of the Film 50.
- [What's Going on at Newcity? A Message for Marketers](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/03/20/whats-going-on-at-newcity-a-message-for-marketers/) - 2012 is off to a great start, and we wanted to share some of our new developments with you. Circulation is up strongly. Yes, in spite of a widely held belief that print is waning, we're seeing demand for our publication stronger than ever. Our median press run in 2011 was up approximately 10 percent
- [Presents: Newcity's Holiday Issue Coming November 27](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/11/04/presents-newcitys-holiday-issue-coming-november-27/) - Hits the streets the day before Black Wednesday! Who should advertise? Retailers, including museum gift shops, who rely on the holiday season to make or break your year and have a great story to tell our large, city-based and affluent audience; Nightclubs who want to tell us where to go on Black Wednesday (this issue comes
- [Coming May 26: Summer Guide, the Official Users Manual for Sunshine](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/05/16/coming-may-26-summer-guide-the-official-users-manual-for-sunshine/) - Newcity owns summer in Chicago. We launched it seventeen years ago, as a promotion for our Summer Guide edition, which we wanted to call "the official users manual for sunshine" and thought it would work better if there were an actual sunny season to help audiences understand what we were getting at. It was very
- [You Can Print This: A Case for Analog Media](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/11/17/you-can-print-this-a-case-for-analog-media/) - On Saturday, November 15, 2014, Newcity editor and co-publisher Brian Hieggelke was invited to address the Arts Club of Chicago as part of its ongoing "Case" series. What follows is a transcript of his remarks. Back in the nineties, I was convinced that the future was grim for print publications. That the impending digital revolution
- [Newcity’s September Issue: Fall Arts Preview + Art 50](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2022/07/18/newcitys-september-issue-fall-arts-preview-art-50/) - Newcity’s September launches the fall cultural season with a double-feature issue that includes our annual Fall Arts preview and the Art 50.
- [Win free tickets to an epic new musical!](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/07/14/win-free-tickets-to-an-epic-new-musical/) - Newcity and Northwestern's American Music Theatre Project invite you to enter for a chance to win tickets to a production of: NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE, an epic new musical For a chance to win tickets (a complimentary pass for two) to an opening-weekend performance of NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE, email your full name,
- [Newcity’s "Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago" Returns This August](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2022/05/20/newcitys-lit-50-who-really-books-in-chicago-returns-this-august/) - Newcity’s August issue features the return of our biggest literary feature of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture series, this year’s edition of the Lit 50 will focus on behind-the-scenes figures representing Chicago’s literary world – booksellers, publishers and more. It will be an issue
- [Newcity's Design 50 Returns This March](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2022/02/04/newcitys-design-50-returns-this-march/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago edition this March. For our 2022 edition, we’ll highlight the behind-the-scenes forces who bring Chicago’s worlds of architecture and home, fashion, product and graphic design to life. This edition will reach culturally active Chicagoans, particularly those who are passionate about design
- [Newcity Celebrates the Return of Live Performance with Players, Coming in January](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2021/11/23/newcity-celebrates-the-return-of-live-performance-with-players-coming-in-january/) - Following a one-year break, Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts feature of the year, Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago, in our January 2022 issue. This edition will celebrate Chicago's theater, dance, opera and comedy communities at a pivotal time, with the city's performing arts organizations
- [Newcity's Best of Chicago Arrives this November](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2021/09/28/newcitys-best-of-chicago-arrives-this-november/) - Since 1993, Newcity’s Best of Chicago has been a publishing highlight of the year, with hundreds of entries highlighting the best the city has to offer, and an advertising roster that acknowledges the can’t-miss character of this issue. This is our 29th year publishing our Best of Chicago, a special issue featuring provocative, timeless writing and
- [Newcity’s Chicago Architecture Biennial Issue Coming This October](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2021/08/25/newcitys-chicago-architecture-biennial-issue-coming-this-october/) - Newcity's October issue will include a special feature on the Chicago Architecture Biennial, which promises to be a highlight for the fall cultural season and an important exhibition for Chicago's architecture and design worlds. This special issue will be released September 30, and will offer a comprehensive look at the Biennial through the scope of
- [Newcity's September Issue Features Our Fall Arts Preview](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2021/07/15/newcitys-september-issue-features-our-fall-arts-preview/) - This fall promises to be an awakening of Chicago's arts and culture worlds unlike any we've seen before. We'll feature the definitive guide to the best of the city’s cultural offerings over the next few months in our Fall Arts Preview. It’s a terrific opportunity to have a presence among the best of the city’s
- [Newcity Summer Guide Coming May 24](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/05/09/newcity-summer-guide-coming-may-24/) - So here's what we're thinking. Let those NATO goofballs get out of here and give us our town back, and we'll let the fun begin. So we're publishing the official user's manual for summer on May 24, the week after they're gone. We launched Summer Guide eighteen years ago, and can proudly say that we've
- [Resto 100 Essential Restaurants publishes March 11](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/02/12/resto-100-essential-restaurants-publishes-march-11/) - On March 11, Newcity will publish its Resto 100 list of Chicago’s essential restaurants, our biggest and most important restaurant of the year. Here's last year's edition. To advertise, please contact advertising@newcity.com or call us at 312.243.8786 x17 FAQs Who covers food for Newcity? Newcity’s Resto 100 is being edited by Michael Nagrant, our regular food
- [Newcity’s April Issue Features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2021/02/01/newcitys-april-issue-features-breakout-artists-chicagos-next-generation-of-image-makers/) - Newcity’s April issue features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers, our eighteenth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the Chicago art world’s future superstars. This edition will be widely read by Chicago’s cultural, curatorial and creative worlds, particularly in the
- [Newcity's Best of Chicago Celebrates "Black Chicago"](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/10/27/newcitys-best-of-chicago-celebrates-black-chicago/) - For Immediate Release October 27, 2020 Contact: Brian Hieggelke/Editor brian@newcity.com 312.715.8777 Newcity's Best of Chicago Celebrates "Black Chicago" "We wanted to assemble a Best of Chicago issue that celebrates some of the people, places, creative landmarks, food and history threaded through the cloth of the entire city interwoven by a Black Chicago fabric. Imagine trying
- [Newcity Presents the 2020 Design Issue This December](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/10/09/newcity-presents-the-2020-design-issue-this-december/) - Newcity’s December issue includes the fifth edition of a special feature dedicated to Chicago’s world of Design. In this feature, we’ll highlight the city’s strong and often undiscovered designers crafting, curating or selling furniture, gifts and other tangible objects. Expect this issue to have special appeal to the luxury end of the marketplace, especially those with
- [Celebrate a special edition of the Best of Chicago with Newcity this November](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/09/28/celebrate-a-special-edition-of-the-best-of-chicago-with-newcity-this-november/) - Since 1993, Newcity’s Best of Chicago has been a publishing highlight of the year, with hundreds of entries offering our writers’ insight in a way that expands the imagination of what the city is and can be, and an advertising roster that acknowledges the can’t-miss character of this issue. We don't need to tell you
- [Newcity’s September Issue Includes the Art 50 and Our Fall Arts Preview](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/07/22/newcitys-september-issue-includes-the-art-50-and-our-fall-arts-preview/) - Newcity’s September launches the fall cultural season with a double-feature issue that includes our annual Fall Arts preview and the Art 50: Our annual Fall Arts feature will examine the best of the city’s cultural offerings over the next few months, as well provide an overall exploration of the state of the arts in this most unusual
- [Newcity’s October Issue Features the Film 50](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/08/11/newcitys-october-issue-features-the-film-50/) - Newcity will survey the world of film and television in Chicago this October in our eighth edition of the Film 50 – this year's feature will focus on the directors, editors, and other film creatives who call Chicago home. This is a key advertising channel for any organization involved in Chicago’s film and television community in
- [Newcity’s August Issue Features Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/02/12/newcitys-june-issue-features-lit-50-who-really-books-in-chicago-4/) - Newcity’s August issue features the return of our biggest literary feature of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture series, this year’s edition of the Lit 50 will focus on the writers and creatives representing Chicago’s literary world. It will be an issue that lovers of
- [This July, Newcity’s Music 45 Showcases Chicago’s Music World](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/05/20/this-july-newcitys-music-45-showcases-chicagos-music-world/) - Newcity’s July issue features our annual chronicle of the shapers of Chicago’s music world, “Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago in Tune.” As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture series, this year’s Music 45 list will highlight the musicians crafting the music landscape of Chicago, from hip-hop to classical and beyond. Typically timed to coincide
- [Newcity’s May Issue Features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/02/21/newcitys-may-issue-features-breakout-artists-chicagos-next-generation-of-image-makers-4/) - Newcity’s May issue features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers, our seventeenth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the Chicago art world’s future superstars. This edition will be widely read by Chicago’s cultural, curatorial and creative worlds, particularly in the visual
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, April 3 - June 4 2020](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/02/05/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-april-3-june-4-2020/) - The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly with its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach the Music Box’s audience by advertising in the the theatre’s bi-monthly magazine guide. The next calendar covers spring and
- [Newcity’s April Issue Features The Big Heat, a Look at Leading Figures in the Food Industry](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/02/05/newcitys-april-issue-features-the-big-heat-a-look-at-leading-figures-in-the-food-industry-4/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest culinary feature of the year, The Big Heat: Chicago’s Food and Drink Fifty, set to be featured in our April issue. Ahead of this year’s James Beard Awards, this edition will chronicle the creative forces – chefs, bartenders and more – who bring Chicago’s culinary and cocktail
- [Newcity’s March Issue Features the Design 50](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2020/01/20/newcitys-march-issue-features-the-design-50/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago. For our 2020 edition, we’ll highlight the creative forces who bring Chicago's worlds of architecture and home, fashion, product and graphic design to life. This edition reaches passionate cultural consumers across Chicago, particularly those with a love of sophisticated design. Cultural
- [Newcity’s Players Take the Stage in Our January 2020 Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/11/14/newcitys-players-take-the-stage-in-our-january-2020-issue/) - Announcing the return of our biggest performing arts feature of the year, Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago, in our upcoming January issue.
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 12/27 – 2/14](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/11/04/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-6-2019/) - The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly for its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach the Music Box’s audience by advertising in the the theatre’s bi-monthly magazine guide. The next calendar covers the
- [Join the Music Box Theatre in Celebrating its 90th Anniversary](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/06/12/join-the-music-box-theatre-in-celebrating-its-90th-anniversary/) - This summer, the Music Box Theatre will celebrate its milestone 90th anniversary as Lakeview's neighborhood movie palace. This special eight-day celebration will highlight the Music Box's favorite programs with a marketing launch that includes a commemorative video, special anniversary branding, and expanded media coverage. Businesses and brands who wish to partake in this anniversary are
- [Newcity’s September Issue Includes the Art 50, Fall Arts Preview + Chicago Architecture Biennial Features](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/06/25/newcitys-september-issue-includes-the-art-50-fall-arts-preview-chicago-architecture-biennial-features/) - Newcity’s September launches the fall cultural season with a triple-feature issue that includes our Fall Arts preview, Art 50 and Chicago Architecture Biennial coverage: Our annual Fall Arts feature will examine the best of the city’s cultural offerings over the next few months, an essential tool for curating our readers’ busy fall seasons across the spectrum of the
- [Newcity’s October Issue Features the New Edition of the Film 50](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/07/23/newcitys-october-issue-features-the-new-edition-of-the-film-50-2/) - This October, in the seventh edition of the Film 50, Newcity will once again survey the world of film and television in Chicago – while last year’s edition covered the creative figures driving the city’s industry, this year’s feature will highlight the producers, programmers, and other behind-the-scenes figures who call Chicago home. This is a
- [Celebrate the Best of Chicago with Newcity This November](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/07/23/celebrate-the-best-of-chicago-with-newcity-this-november-2/) - Since 1993, Newcity’s Best of Chicago has been a publishing highlight of the year, with hundreds and hundreds of entries offering our writers’ insight in a way that expands the imagination of what the city is and can be, and an advertising roster that acknowledges the can’t-miss character of this issue. This is our 27th year
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 10/4 – 12/26](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/08/12/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-10-4-12-26/) - The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, reaches its peak attendance during the fall and the holiday season, when the theater becomes a draw for holiday moviegoers, festive families and regular patrons alike. Local businesses and film institutions can partake in the Music Box’s holiday draw by advertising in the
- [Newcity Presents the 2019 Design Issue This December](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/10/10/newcity-presents-the-2019-design-issue-this-december/) - Newcity’s December issue includes the fourth edition of a special feature dedicated to Chicago’s world of Design. In this feature, we’ll highlight the city’s strong and often undiscovered designers crafting, curating or selling furniture, gifts and other tangible objects. Expect this issue to have special appeal to the luxury end of the marketplace, especially those with
- [Tara Betts appointed Lit Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/08/23/tara-betts-appointed-lit-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to announce that Lit 50 alum Tara Betts has joined our staff as the Lit Editor. In this role, Tara will take the lead in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s vibrant literary culture.
- [This August, Newcity’s Music 45 Showcases Chicago’s Music World](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/05/09/this-august-newcitys-music-45-showcases-chicagos-music-world-2/) - Newcity’s August issue features the return of our chronicle of the shapers of Chicago’s music world, “Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago in Tune,” timed to coincide with the peak of the city’s music festival season. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture series, this year’s Music 45 list will highlight the behind-the-scenes figures who
- [EXPO CHICAGO: Newcity’s Guide to Chicago’s Global Art Showcase](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/04/04/expo-chicago-newcitys-guide-to-chicagos-global-art-showcase-4/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of the official guide to EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary Modern Art, which will be held this fall at Navy Pier’s historic Festival Hall from September 19-22. The guide will be published at the beginning of September, and will act as a guide to the galleries
- [Newcity’s July Issue Features Our Annual Summer Guide](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/05/02/newcitys-july-issue-features-our-annual-summer-guide/) - Newcity’s July issue features our annual Summer Guide, a meditation on the season that brings redemption to life in the city. Channel that happiness in this issue, and reach Newcity's active city audience within. If summer is a season important to your business or institution, this is an issue not to miss. Please email advertising@newcity.com or call
- [The Cinepocalypse 2019 Guide, Presented in Partnership with Fangoria](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/04/23/the-cinepocalypse-2019-guide-presented-in-partnership-with-fangoria/) - We’re pleased to announce that Fangoria, the acclaimed American horror magazine, is partnering on a commemorative guide for Cinepocalypse 2019. Cinepocalypse, hosted at Chicago's Music Box Theatre, was recently named a top genre festival in the world by MovieMaker Magazine. The festival reaches a growing audience passionate about genre films, drawing fans from across the
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 6/7 - 8/8](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/04/08/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-6-7-8-8/) - The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly with its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach the Music Box’s audience by advertising in the the theatre’s bi-monthly magazine guide. The next calendar covers the
- [Newcity’s June Issue Features Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/03/26/newcitys-june-issue-features-lit-50-who-really-books-in-chicago-3/) - Newcity’s June issue features the return of our biggest literary feature of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest’s biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture series, this year’s edition of the Lit 50 will focus on the behind the
- [Newcity’s April Issue Features The Big Heat, a Look at Leading Figures in the Food Industry](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/02/19/newcitys-april-issue-features-the-big-heat-a-look-at-leading-figures-in-the-food-industry-3/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest culinary feature of the year, The Big Heat: Chicago’s Food and Drink Fifty, set to be featured in our April issue. Ahead of this year’s James Beard Awards, this edition will chronicle the behind-the-scenes forces – restaurateurs, entrepreneurs and more – who bring Chicago’s culinary and cocktail
- [Newcity’s May Issue Features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/03/04/newcitys-may-issue-features-breakout-artists-chicagos-next-generation-of-image-makers-3/) - Newcity’s May issue features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers, our sixteenth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the Chicago art world’s future superstars. This edition will be widely read by Chicago’s cultural, curatorial and creative worlds, particularly in the visual arts space.
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 4/5 – 6/6](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/02/19/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-4-5-6-6/) - The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly with its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach the Music Box’s audience by advertising in the the theatre’s bi-monthly magazine guide. The next calendar covers spring and
- [Kerry Cardoza appointed art editor at Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/04/04/kerry-cardoza-appointed-art-editor-at-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to announce that Kerry Cardoza has been appointed art editor of Newcity. In that role she'll oversee the coverage of visual art coverage in Chicago and the region around it. Northwestern alum Kerry Cardoza, who has covered visual art for Newcity since 2015, is a Chicago-based journalist who writes mostly about the
- [Newcity Custom: UChicago Arts Magazine, Spring 2019 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/01/21/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-spring-2019-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Hyde Park comes to life in the springtime, with students, residents, professors and neighborhood visitors crowding its streets, drawn to the neighborhood by the University of Chicago’s distinguished cultural offerings. This sees its full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to concerts, exhibitions, lectures, plays, screenings, performances and more at the University
- [Newcity’s Players Take the Stage in Our January Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/11/13/newcitys-players-take-the-stage-in-our-january-issue-2/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts feature of the year, Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago, in our upcoming January issue. In this year's edition we’ll be chronicling the behind-the-scenes forces who bring Chicago's worlds of theater, dance, opera, comedy and performance to life. It’s an
- [Newcity Custom: UChicago Arts Magazine, Winter 2019 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/11/09/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-winter-2019-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Following UChicago’s holiday break, Hyde Park comes to life with students, professors and visitors alike – many are drawn to the neighborhood by the University of Chicago’s distinguished cultural offerings. These see its full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to concerts, exhibitions, lectures, plays, screenings, performances and more at the University
- [Celebrate the Best of Chicago with Newcity This November](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/09/17/celebrate-the-best-of-chicago-with-newcity-this-november/) - Since 1993, Newcity’s Best of Chicago has been a publishing highlight of the year, with hundreds and hundreds of entries offering our writers’ insight in a way that expands the imagination of what the city is and can be, and an advertising roster that acknowledges the can’t-miss character of this issue. This is our 26th
- [Newcity Presents the Designed Objects Issue This December](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/10/11/newcity-presents-the-designed-objects-issue-this-december/) - Newcity’s December issue includes the third edition of a special feature dedicated to Chicago's world of Designed Objects (Furniture and Beyond). In this feature, we’ll highlight the city’s strong and undiscovered designers crafting furniture and objects who are quietly influencing the global culture. Expect this issue to have special appeal to the luxury end of the marketplace,
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 12/14 - 2/7](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/10/15/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-12-14-2-7/) - The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly with its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach the Music Box’s audience by advertising in the the theatre’s bi-monthly magazine guide. The next calendar covers the final
- [Newcity’s Thirty-Third Anniversary Issue Arrives This February](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/12/18/newcitys-thirty-third-anniversary-issue-arrives-this-february/) - Each year, Newcity publishes a special issue to celebrate our publication’s anniversary. Three years ago, we celebrated our thirtieth anniversary by looking forward another thirty years – rather than looking back – asking the city’s cultural, academic and policy leaders to share their vision of Chicago thirty years from now. Two years ago, we announced
- [The Design 50 Featured in Newcity’s March Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/01/04/the-design-50-featured-in-newcitys-march-issue-2/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our marquee design issue, Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago. In this year’s edition, we’ll highlight the behind-the-scene forces who bring Chicago's worlds of architecture and home, fashion, product and graphic design to life. This edition reaches passionate cultural consumers across Chicago, particularly those with a love of sophisticated design. Cultural
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 2/15 - 4/4](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/01/05/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-2-15-4-4/) - The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly with its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach the Music Box’s audience by advertising in the the theatre’s bi-monthly magazine guide. The next calendar covers the early
- [Newcity's October Issue Features the New Edition of the Film 50](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/08/22/newcitys-october-issue-features-the-new-edition-of-the-film-50/) - This October, in the sixth edition of the Film 50, Newcity will once again survey the world of film and television in Chicago. Our annual look at the city’s film industry comes as the community continues to grow in both scope and influence – while last year’s edition covered the behind-the-scenes figures driving the city's industry, this year’s
- [Newcity Lit Editor](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2019/03/08/newcity-lit-editor/) - Newcity seeks an editor to work directly with the editorial team in building on the already-strong foundation of literary coverage in Newcity. This is a paid, part-time position. At a time when just about everyone is either scaling back coverage of books, poetry and the literary world, we're always looking to expand. The ideal candidate
- [Newcity Custom: UChicago Arts Magazine, Fall 2018 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/07/18/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-fall-2018-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Hyde Park comes to life in the fall with students, professors, visitors and alumni lining the campus quads and neighborhood streets. This, combined with the traditional start of the arts season in the fall, sees its full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to
- [Newcity’s September Issue Includes the Art 50 + Fall Arts Preview](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/07/17/newcitys-september-issue-2018/) - Newcity’s September launches the fall cultural season with a double-feature issue that includes our Fall Arts Preview and Art 50 feature. Our annual Fall Arts feature will examine the best of the city’s cultural offerings over the next few months, an essential tool for curating our readers’ busy fall seasons across the spectrum of the arts. It’s a terrific
- [EXPO CHICAGO: Newcity’s Guide to Chicago’s Global Art Showcase](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/06/11/expo-chicago-newcitys-guide-to-chicagos-global-art-showcase-3/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of the official guide to EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary Modern Art, which will be held this fall at Navy Pier’s historic Festival Hall from September 27-30. This year's edition of the publication sees it expanding in its role as a guide to the fair, which
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 8/10 - 10/18](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/06/11/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-8-10-10-18/) - A blockbuster way to reach Chicago cinephiles and Lakeview residents The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly with its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. It’s a favorite destination for Lakeview residents, particularly since the opening of its lounge equipped with a
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 10/19 – 12/13](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/08/24/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-10-19-12-13/) - The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, reaches its peak attendance during the fall and the holiday season, when the theater becomes a draw for festive families, holiday moviegoers and regular patrons alike. Local businesses and film institutions alike can partake in the Music Box’s holiday draw by advertising in
- [Newcity’s July Issue Features Our Summer Guide](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/05/09/newcitys-july-issue-features-our-summer-guide/) - Newcity’s July issue features our Summer Guide, an annual meditation on the season that brings redemption to life in the city. Channel that happiness in this issue – if summer is a season important to your business or institution, this is an issue not to miss. Please email advertising@newcity.com or call (312) 243-8786 for rates or more information.
- [EXPO CHICAGO: Newcity’s Guide to Chicago’s Global Art Showcase](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/03/09/expo-chicago-newcitys-guide-to-chicagos-global-art-showcase-2/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of the official guide to EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary Modern Art, which will be held this fall at Navy Pier’s historic Festival Hall from September 27-30. Newcity’s EXPO CHICAGO magazine will be published at the beginning of September, and will include features on the leading stories in
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 6/8 - 8/9](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/04/16/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-6-8-8-9/) - A blockbuster way to reach Chicago cinephiles and Lakeview residents The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly with its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. It’s a favorite destination for Lakeview residents, particularly since the opening of its lounge equipped with a
- [This August, Newcity’s Music 45 Showcases Chicago’s Music World](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/06/10/this-august-newcitys-music-45-showcases-chicagos-music-world/) - Newcity’s August issue features the return of our chronicle of the shapers of Chicago’s music world, “Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago in Tune,” timed to coincide with the peak of the city’s music festival season. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture series, this year’s Music 45 list will highlight the musicians and artists
- [Newcity’s June Issue Features Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/03/09/newcitys-june-issue-features-lit-50-who-really-books-in-chicago-2/) - Newcity’s June issue features the return of our biggest literary feature of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest’s biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this year's edition of the Lit 50 will focus on Chicago’s community
- [Newcity’s May Issue Features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/03/07/newcitys-may-issue-features-breakout-artists-chicagos-next-generation-of-image-makers-2/) - Newcity’s May issue features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers, our fifteenth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the Chicago art world’s future superstars. This edition will be widely read by Chicago’s cultural, curatorial and creative classes, particularly in the visual arts world.
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 4/6 – 6/7](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/03/01/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-4-6-6-7/) - A blockbuster way to reach Chicago cinephiles and Lakeview residents The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly with its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. It’s a favorite destination for Lakeview residents, particularly since the opening of its lounge equipped with a
- [Newcity’s April Issue Features The Big Heat, a Look at Leading Figures in the Food Industry](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/02/19/newcitys-april-issue-features-the-big-heat-a-look-at-leading-figures-in-the-food-industry-2/) - Newcity is pleased to announce our April issue, and with it, the return of our biggest culinary feature of the year, The Big Heat: Chicago’s Food and Drink Fifty. Ahead of this year’s James Beard Awards, this edition will chronicle the creatives – chefs, bartenders, and more – who bring Chicago’s culinary and cocktail culture to life.
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 2/16 - 4/5](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/01/09/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-2-16-4-5/) - A blockbuster way to reach Chicago cinephiles and Lakeview residents The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly for its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. It’s also a favorite destination for Lakeview residents, particularly since the opening of its lounge equipped with a
- [The Design 50 Featured in Newcity's March Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/01/04/the-design-50-featured-in-newcitys-march-issue/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our marquee design issue, Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago. In this year’s edition, we’ll highlight the creative forces who bring Chicago architecture and home, fashion, product and graphic design to life. This edition reaches passionate cultural consumers across Chicago, particularly those with a love of sophisticated design. Cultural organizations, art
- [Newcity's Thirty-Second Anniversary Issue Arrives This February](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/01/03/newcitys-thirty-second-anniversary-issue-arrives-this-february/) - Each year, Newcity publishes a special issue to celebrate our publication’s anniversary. Three years ago, we announced we would produce a feature film entirely made in Chicago. Two years ago, we celebrated our thirtieth anniversary by looking forward another thirty years, rather than looking back—we asked the city’s cultural, academic and policy leaders to share
- [Newcity Custom: UChicago Arts Magazine, Spring 2018 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/01/04/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-spring-2018-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Hyde Park comes to life in the springtime, with students, professors and neighborhood visitors crowding its streets, drawn to the neighborhood by the University of Chicago’s distinguished cultural offerings. This sees its full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to concerts, exhibitions, lectures, plays, screenings, performances and more at the University of
- [Vasia Rigou appointed Design Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2018/02/07/vasia-rigou-appointed-design-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to announce that Vasia Rigou has joined our staff as Design Editor. In this role, Vasia will take the lead in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s Chicago’s spectacular design culture in home, architecture, fashion and graphic and product design. Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a Chicago-based art critic and pop culture journalist. She
- [Newcity’s Players Take the Stage in Our January Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/11/14/newcitys-players-take-the-stage-in-our-january-issue/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts feature of the year, Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago, in our upcoming January issue. We’ll be chronicling the creative forces who bring Chicago theater, dance, opera, comedy and performance to life. It’s an insight into Chicago’s arts culture that
- [Newcity Custom: UChicago Arts Magazine, Winter 2018 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/11/14/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-winter-2018-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Following UChicago’s holiday break, Hyde Park comes to life with students, professors and visitors alike – many are drawn to the neighborhood by the University of Chicago’s distinguished cultural offerings. These see its full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to concerts, exhibitions, lectures, plays, screenings, performances and more at the University
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, 12/15 – 2/8](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/11/06/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-1215-28/) - A blockbuster way to reach Chicago cinephiles and Lakeview residents The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly for its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. It’s also a favorite destination for Lakeview residents, particularly since the opening of its neighboring lounge equipped
- [Newcity's Designed Objects, Guest Edited by Rick Valicenti, Returns This December](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/10/16/newcitys-designed-objects-guest-edited-by-rick-valicenti-returns-this-december/) - Newcity’s December issue features the return of a special section dedicated to Designed Objects (Furniture and Beyond), guest edited once again by Chicago design luminary Rick Valicenti of 3st. In this feature, we’ll highlight the city’s strong and undiscovered designers crafting furniture and objects who are quietly influencing the global culture. Expect this issue to have special appeal
- [The Film 50 Returns in Newcity's October Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/08/22/the-film-50-returns-in-newcitys-october-issue/) - This October, Newcity will once again survey the world of film and television in Chicago, in our fifth edition of the Film 50. Our annual look at the city's film industry comes as the community continues its growth and evolution – while last year's edition covered the filmmaking creatives who call Chicago home, this year's feature will highlight
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, October 13 - December 14](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/09/05/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-october-13-december-14/) - A blockbuster way to reach Chicago cinephiles and Lakeview residents The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, reaches its peak attendance during the holiday season, when the theater becomes a draw for celebrating families, holiday moviegoers and regular patrons alike. Local businesses and film institutions alike can join in the
- [Newcity's Best of Chicago Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary This November](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/09/13/newcitys-best-of-chicago-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary-this-november/) - Since 1993, Newcity’s Best of Chicago has been the publishing event of the year, with hundreds and hundreds of entries offering our writers' insight in a way that expands the imagination of what the city is and can be, and an advertising roster that acknowledges the can’t-miss character of this issue. This is our 25th year
- [Newcity's September Issue Includes the Art 50, Fall Forward + Chicago Architecture Biennial Features](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/07/18/newcitys-september-issue-includes-the-art-50-fall-forward-chicago-architecture-biennial-features/) - Newcity's September launches the fall cultural season with a triple-feature issue that includes our Fall Forward arts preview, Art 50 and Chicago Architecture Biennial coverage. Our annual Fall Forward feature will examine the best of the city's cultural offerings over the next few months, an essential tool for curating our readers' busy fall seasons across
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, August 11 – October 12](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/06/12/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-august-11-october-12/) - A blockbuster way to reach Chicago cinephiles and Lakeview residents The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly for its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. It’s also a favorite destination for Lakeview residents, particularly since the opening of its neighboring lounge, equipped with
- [Newcity's July Issue Features Our Summer Guide + Travel](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/05/05/newcitys-july-issue-features-our-summer-guide-travel/) - Newcity's July issue features our Summer Guide, an annual meditation on the season that brings redemption to life in the city. Channel that happiness in this issue – if summer is a season important to your business or institution, this is an issue not to miss. And we'll continue our tradition of highlighting regional destinations for traveling
- [Newcity's June Issue Features Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/04/11/newcitys-june-issue-features-lit-50-who-really-books-in-chicago/) - Newcity's June issue features the return of our biggest literary feature of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest’s biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this year the Lit 50 edition will focus on Chicago’s literary community
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, June 9 – August 10](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/04/11/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-june-9-august-10/) - A blockbuster way to reach Chicago cinephiles and Lakeview residents The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly for its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. It’s also a favorite destination for Lakeview residents, particularly since the opening of its lounge with bar. Local
- [This August, Newcity’s Music 45 + Lollapalooza Edition Showcases Chicago’s Music World](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/06/20/this-august-newcitys-music-45-lollapalooza-edition-showcases-chicagos-music-world/) - Newcity's August issue features the return of our chronicle of the shapers of Chicago’s music world, “Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago in Tune,” timed to coincide with the heart of the city's music festival season. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture series, this year's Music 45 list will highlight the behind-the-scenes forces who
- [Newcity Custom: UChicago Arts Magazine, Fall 2017 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/08/17/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-fall-2017-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Hyde Park comes to life in the fall with students, professors, visitors and alumni lining the campus quads and neighborhood streets. This, combined with the traditional start of the arts season in the fall, sees its full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to
- [EXPO CHICAGO: Newcity's Guide to Chicago's Global Art Showcase](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/04/11/expo-chicago-newcitys-guide-to-chicagos-global-art-showcase/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of the official guide to EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary Modern Art. This year's fair will be held at Navy Pier’s historic Festival Hall from September 13-17, 2017, and will align with the launch of the second Chicago Architecture Biennial (September 16 - December 31). Newcity's EXPO CHICAGO
- [Newcity's May Issue Features Breakout Artists: Chicago's Next Generation of Image Makers](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/03/16/newcitys-may-issue-features-breakout-artists-chicagos-next-generation-of-image-makers/) - Newcity’s May issue features Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers, our fourteenth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the art world’s future superstars. This edition will be widely read by Chicago’s cultural, curatorial and creative classes, particularly in the art world. Galleries
- [Newcity's Players Take the Stage in January](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/12/13/newcitys-players-take-the-stage-in-january/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts issue of the year, Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago. We’ll be chronicling the behind-the-scenes forces who bring Chicago theater, dance, opera, comedy and performance to life. It’s an insight into Chicago’s arts culture that you can’t find anywhere else, any
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, February 10 – April 6](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/01/12/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-february-10-april-6/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated cultural audience and dedicated Lakeview fanbase through its doors regularly for its cinema programming and lounge with bar. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach these audiences by advertising in the Music
- [Newcity's Thirty-First Anniversary Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/01/16/newcitys-thirty-first-anniversary-issue/) - Each year, Newcity publishes a special issue with a new theme or announcement to celebrate our publication's anniversary. Three years ago, we announced we would produce a feature film entirely made in Chicago (last week, the resulting Signature Move was announced as one of six films featured for debut at SXSW). Last year, we celebrated
- [Newcity’s Design 50 Publishes in March](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/01/26/newcitys-design-50-publishes-in-march/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our marquee design issue, Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago. In this year’s edition, we’ll highlight the behind-the-scenes forces who bring Chicago architecture and home, fashion, product and graphic design to life. This edition reaches the passionate cultural consumers of Chicago, particularly those with a love of sophisticated design. Cultural organizations,
- [Newcity Custom: UChicago Arts Magazine, Spring 2017 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/02/09/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-spring-2017-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Hyde Park comes to life in the springtime, with students, professors and neighborhood visitors crowding its streets. Many of these visitors are drawn to the neighborhood by the University of Chicago’s distinguished cultural offerings, which sees it full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to concerts, exhibitions, lectures, plays,
- [Newcity's April Issue Features The Big Heat, a Look at Leading Figures in the Food Industry](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/02/23/newcitys-april-issue-features-the-big-heat-a-look-at-leading-figures-in-the-food-industry/) - Newcity is pleased to announce our April issue, and with it, the return of our biggest culinary feature of the year, The Big Heat: Chicago’s Food and Drink Fifty. Ahead of this year’s James Beard Awards, this edition will chronicle the producers – restaurateurs, entrepreneurs and more – who bring Chicago’s culinary and cocktail culture to life.
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, April 7 – June 8](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2017/02/23/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-april-7-june-8/) - A blockbuster way to reach Chicago cinephiles and Lakeview residents The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated film-oriented audience through its doors regularly for its smart programming and unparalleled cinematic experience. It's also a favorite destination for Lakeview residents, particularly since the opening of its lounge with bar. Local
- [Newcity’s Year End Super Issue Publishes December 15](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/11/16/newcitys-year-end-super-issue-publishes-december-15/) - Newcity’s ending the year with a bang—our annual Super Issue closes out the year by combining our Top 5 of Everything, the beloved feature that chronicles the year’s top movies, music, books, plays and more. As the final issue of the year, it also reaches our affluent, city audience leading up to both the end
- [Presents, Newcity’s Guide to the Holiday Season, Publishes December 1](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/11/16/presents-newcitys-guide-to-the-holiday-season-publishes-december-1/) - Presents is our annual guide to the holiday season, where we deliver an authentically warm, funny, and sometimes dark perspective on the season in Chicago. Who should advertise? Destination retail, including museum gift shops, who rely on a busy holiday season and have a great story to tell our large, city-based and affluent audience; Theaters, dance
- [Newcity Custom: UChicago Arts Magazine, Winter 2017 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/11/14/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-winter-2017-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Following UChicago’s holiday break, Hyde Park comes to life with students, professors and neighborhood visitors crowding its streets. Many of these visitors are drawn to the neighborhood by the University of Chicago’s distinguished cultural offerings, which sees it full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to concerts, exhibitions, lectures,
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, December 23 – February 16](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/11/14/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-december-23-february-16/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated cultural audience and dedicated Lakeview fanbase through its doors regularly for its cinema programming and lounge with bar. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach these audiences by advertising in the Music
- [Newcity Publishes a Special Designed Objects Issue November 16](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/10/19/newcity-publishes-a-special-designed-objects-issue-november-16/) - Newcity’s November 16-30 issue will a special issue dedicated to Designed Objects (Furniture and Beyond), guest edited by Chicago design luminary Rick Valicenti of 3st. In this issue, we’ll highlight the city’s strong and undiscovered designers crafting furniture and objects who are quietly influencing the global culture. So who will be the audience? Expect it to
- [Newcity’s Film 50 – A Look at Chicago's Growing Film World – Returns October 16](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/09/23/newcitys-film-50-a-look-at-chicagos-growing-film-world-returns-october-16/) - This October, Newcity will once again survey the world of film and television in Chicago, in our fourth edition of the Film 50. As we look towards our fourth year documenting Chicago's film community, the industry continues its growth on all fronts – in days of production, scope of projects and number of filmmakers calling the city home. Last
- [Newcity’s Legendary Best of Chicago Publishes Special Commemorative “Canons” Edition November 1](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/09/15/newcitys-legendary-best-of-chicago-publishes-special-commemorative-canons-edition-november-1/) - Since 1993, Newcity’s Best of Chicago has been the publishing event of the year, with hundreds of the kinds of bests no one else can even imagine, and an advertising roster that acknowledges the can’t-miss character of this issue. This year, we’re taking it up another notch, both
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, October 21 – December 22](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/09/13/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-october-21-december-22/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated cultural audience and dedicated Lakeview fanbase through its doors regularly for its cinema programming and lounge with bar. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach these audiences by advertising in the Music
- [Newcity Publishes the Art 50 One Week Before Expo Chicago](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/08/25/newcity-publishes-the-art-50-one-week-before-expo-chicago/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our special edition of influencers in Chicago’s visual arts culture, the Art 50. This year's edition focuses on the visual artists working and living in the city today. Timed to coincide with Expo Chicago, the issue’s documentation and examination of the city's artists will be a central piece to Chicago’s showcase art
- [Newcity’s Fall Cultural Preview Taken Over By the Artists](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/08/10/newcitys-fall-cultural-preview-taken-over-by-the-artists/) - Returning for its second year, Newcity’s "Fall Forward: The Artists Take Over" gives our fall arts preview to the artists themselves. Each cultural preview will be curated by an artist in that space—some guest editors might preview their top picks for the season, while others may create their own cultural projects within the magazine. Last year's "Fall
- [Newcity Custom: UChicago Arts Magazine, Fall 2016 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/08/10/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-fall-2016-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Hyde Park comes to life in the fall with students, professors, visitors and alumni lining the campus quads and neighborhood streets. This, combined with the traditional start of the arts season in the fall, sees it full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to
- [Newcity Custom: Music Box Theatre Guide, August 26 – October 10](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/06/20/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-august-26-october-10/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated cultural audience and dedicated Lakeview fanbase through its doors regularly for its cinema programming and lounge with bar. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach these audiences by advertising in the Music
- [Newcity's Music 45 + Lollapalooza Edition Showcases Chicago's Music World July 16](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/06/20/newcitys-music-45-lollapalooza-edition-showcases-chicagos-music-world-july-16/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our chronicle of the artists in Chicago’s sonic music scene, "Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago in Tune," timed to coincide with Lollapalooza and the Pitchfork Music Festival. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, the Music 45 will return to chronicling musicians who compose the music landscape of Chicago,
- [Our 2016 Summer Travel Issue Puts Milwaukee in Focus](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/06/20/our-2016-summer-travel-issue-puts-milwaukee-in-focus/) - This year's annual summer travel issue puts the spotlight on Milwaukee, Chicago's neighbor to the north. In the issue, we'll immerse ourselves in the cultural sights, sounds and stories of Milwaukee beyond the surface of of the city, exploring the arts and cultural life of the city with unparalleled depth. In the spirit of our annual summer travel editions, our writers
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/04/28/newcity-custom-expo-chicago-is-chicagos-global-art-showcase/) - EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary Modern Art, will be presented at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall from September 22-25, 2016. The art fair features 140 leading international galleries, offering a curated showcase of contemporary and modern art and serving a community of collectors from across the region and globe. EXPO CHICAGO magazine will be published at the beginning of
- [Newcity’s Summer Guide Heats Up Chicago May 12](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/04/25/newcitys-summer-guide-heats-up-chicago-may-12/) - Chicago’s original Summer Guide returns on May 12, our twenty-second annual edition devoted to the city’s most active season. So, whether you’re selling a swimsuit for the beach, operating an al fresco restaurant or selling beer, wine or picnic baskets to pack for a night at Pritzker Pavilion or Ravinia, the potential riches of summer abound. And
- [Newcity's Lit 50 Publishes June 1, In Time for Printers Row Lit Fest](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/04/25/newcitys-lit-50-publishes-june-1-in-time-for-printers-row-lit-fest/) - Newcity enthusiastically announces the return of our biggest literary issue of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest’s biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this year the Lit 50 edition will focus on Chicago's community 0f writers,
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/05/17/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-july-1-august-25/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings a sophisticated cultural audience and dedicated Lakeview fanbase through its doors regularly for its cinema programming and lounge with bar. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach these audiences by advertising in the Music
- [Newcity Custom Publishing](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/03/19/newcity-custom-publishing-expo-chicago-official-guide-2/) - EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary Modern Art, will be presented at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall from September 17-20, 2015. This art event features 100 leading international galleries and offer a curated blend of contemporary and modern art. Expo Chicago Guide will be published at the beginning of September, and will incorporate details on all
- [Newcity's Big Heat Food & Drink 50 coming April 16](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/03/27/newcitys-big-heat-food-drink-50-coming-april-16/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest culinary issue of the year, The Big Heat: Chicago's Food and Drink Fifty. We'll be chronicling the behind-the-scenes forces who bring Chicago culinary and cocktail culture to life. It's an insight into the restaurant and bar scene that you can't find anywhere else, any time. Newcity's momentum going
- [Newcity's Breakout Artists publishes April 30](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/04/14/newcitys-breakout-artists-publishes-april-30/) - Newcity's April 30 issue—"Breakout Artists: Chicago's Next Generation of Image Makers"—will be our twelfth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago's top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the art world's future superstars. So who should advertise in this issue? Well anyone connected to the art world, either as an exhibition
- [Newcity’s Twenty-First Annual Summer Guide Heats Up Chicago May 14](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/04/29/newcitys-twenty-first-annual-summer-guide-heats-up-chicago-may-14/) - Chicago's original Summer Guide is back. So, whether you're selling a swimsuit for the beach, or shorts for the beer garden; whether you're operating a beer garden or an al fresco restaurant; whether you're selling beer, wine or picnic baskets to pack for a night at Pritzker Pavilion or Ravinia, the potential riches of summer abound. And
- [Newcity Custom Publishing](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/05/12/newcity-custom-publishing-music-box-theatres-june-july-edition-beyond/) - NOW BIMONTHLY! A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview's residents and Chicago's film lovers As one of Chicago's premier art-film exhibitors, the Music Box Theatre is Lakeview's leading cultural venue, drawing visitors from around the city on a daily basis. With an active two-month user life, the events-centric calendar is printed as a pocket-sized magazine (32 pages,
- [Newcity’s Lit 50 publishes June 4 in time for Printers Row Lit Fest](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/05/19/newcitys-lit-50-publishes-june-4-in-time-for-printers-row-lit-fest/) - Newcity enthusiastically announces the return of our biggest literary issue of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest's biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this year we return, as we do every other year, to chronicling the
- [Ben Schulman appointed Design Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/06/02/ben-schulman-appointed-design-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to report that Ben Schulman has joined our staff as Design Editor. In this role, Ben will take the lead in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s Chicago’s spectacular design culture in home, architecture, fashion and graphic and product design. A transplanted New Yorker-via-Los-Angeles, Schulman is the communications director for the Chicago chapter of The
- [Newcity to publish “The Detroit Issue” on July 2](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/06/02/newcity-to-publish-the-detroit-issue-on-july-2/) - Chicago’s smaller cousin to the northeast has been suffering a fair bit these recent years, becoming something of a punching bag for out-of-town media, politicians and comedians. But from its depths, something special is underway. Detroit is reimagining itself, and starting to live up to its “renaissance city” moniker. We started taking notice of this
- [Newcity's Music 45 Publishes July 16, Just As Chicago Begins Its Summer Music Obsession](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/06/26/newcitys-music-45-publishes-july-16-just-as-chicago-begins-its-summer-music-obsession/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our chronicle of the movers and shakers in Chicago's sonic scene, Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago in Tune, timed to coincide with the Pitchfork Music Festival. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this year we return, as we do every other year, to chronicling
- [Celebrate Newcity's Detroit Issue at the House vs. Techno Brunch, Hosted by MOCAD on July 5th](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/06/29/celebrate-newcitys-detroit-issue-at-the-house-vs-techno-brunch-hosted-by-mocad-on-july-5th/) - Newcity is dedicating its July 2nd issue to the Motor City, and we're going to celebrate two great American cities in this special edition of MOCAD's weekly brunch. DJ Rich Wilhite will spin the urban love in a mix of house and techno, two great music forms born in these two great cities. The brunch
- [Newcity Custom Publishing](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/07/01/newcity-custom-publishing-music-box-theatres-august-september-edition/) - A blockbuster theater (now with lounge!) for reaching Lakeview residents and Chicago film lovers The Music Box Theatre, long known as a cultural pillar to Lakeview residents and one of Chicago’s premier venues of independent and foreign film to film lovers citywide, has recently expanded its footprint to include a stylish new lounge next door to
- [Elliot Reichert appointed Art Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/07/06/elliot-reichert-appointed-art-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to announce that Elliot J. Reichert has joined our staff as Art Editor. In this role, Elliot will take the lead in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s dynamic visual arts terrain with exhibition reviews, art news and profiles of artists, curators and other influencers. Elliot is an independent writer, critic
- [Newcity's Lollapalooza Issue publishes July 30, featuring the Official Guide to Green Street](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/07/08/newcitys-lollapalooza-issue-publishes-july-30-featuring-the-official-guide-to-green-street/) - Following our Music 45 edition, Newcity continues our month of music by moving into festival territory. After last summer's second edition, we’ve re-inked our partnership with Lollapalooza and will once again publish the official guide to Green Street. Green Street incorporates the environmental soul of the festival, with three main areas: Art Market, which features eco-friendly designers
- [Newcity Custom Publishing](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/08/13/newcity-custom-publishing-uchicago-arts-fall-edition-2/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood comes to life in the fall with new and returning students, professors and cultural visitors lining its streets. This, combined with the traditional start of the arts season in the fall, sees it full manifestation in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to
- [Newcity's Fall Arts Preview to the Season Taken Over by the Artists](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/08/21/newcitys-fall-arts-preview-to-the-season-taken-over-by-the-artists/) - This year, Newcity's giving our fall arts preview to the artists themselves. Each cultural preview will be curated by an artist in that space – some guest editors might preview their top picks for the season, while others may create their own cultural projects within the magazine. Newcity's fall-curation will be essential to the height of
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/08/26/newcity-custom-this-falls-chicago-artists-month-is-at-the-center-of-the-citys-cultural-world/) - With the Chicago Architectural Biennial's debut coinciding with Chicago Artists Month, this fall's CAM programming will be in dialogue with the biennial, asking the local arts community to envision "The City as Studio": Chicago as a city for experimentation, innovation and production. Now in its third iteration, the Chicago Artists Month publication, a partnership between the
- [Newcity presents its Chicago Manual 2015](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/09/02/newcity-presents-its-chicago-manual-2015-ruminations-circumspections-and-encouragements-for-new-citizens-of-chicago-its-south-side-and-the-university-of-chicago/) - Imagine a guide to life on campus at the University of Chicago, written by those who have already lived it. We did, and for the last two years we've published it in our Chicago Manual (which you can read here). Nobody knows the University of Chicago better than Newcity. Our founders/publishers sport three degrees between
- [Newcity's Art 50 Returns in Time for EXPO Chicago](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/09/03/newcitys-art-50-returns-in-time-for-expo-chicago/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our special edition of influencers in Chicago’s visual arts culture, the Art 50. While last year's edition focused on the artists themselves, this year's issue will turn its attention to the city's support network for local artists: gallerists, curators, museum staff and more. Timed to coincide with EXPO
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/09/12/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-october-november-edition/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre, a cultural pillar to Lakeview residents and one of Chicago’s premier venues of independent and foreign film to cinephiles citywide, embarks on this most important season in film with a new lounge expansion. Local businesses and film institutions alike looking to
- [Newcity's Chicago Architecture Biennial Issue Publishes October 1](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/09/16/newcitys-chicago-architecture-biennial-issue-publishes-october-1/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the release of our edition examining the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, which looks to be a critical force in the future of the city's design and visual culture. This special issue will be released October 1, and will offer a comprehensive look at the Biennial through the scope of Newcity's leading design
- [Chicago's Expanding Film Ecosystem Documented in the Film 50, Coming October 15](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/09/22/chicagos-expanding-film-ecosystem-documented-in-the-film-50-coming-october-15/) - This October, Newcity will once again survey the world of film and television in Chicago, in our third edition of the Film 50. As the film world becomes increasingly decentralized, Chicago has become host to a growing number of independent filmmakers, hit television shows and blockbuster movies, each year's production spend outpacing the previous year's and breaking new records
- [Newcity's Best of Chicago Publishes November 5](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/10/09/newcitys-best-of-chicago-publishes-november-5/) - On November 5th, Newcity will be publishing its legendary Best of Chicago edition. The most influential chronicle of the city all year, it’s one edition that anyone with a stake in Chicago should advertise in. Newcity’s Best of Chicago, an oft-imitated but never duplicated edition, continues its reinvention as the city’s first ‘Best of’ edition,
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/11/09/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-winter-2016-edition/) - Following UChicago’s holiday break, Hyde Park comes to life with students, professors and neighborhood visitors crowding its streets. Many of these visitors are drawn to the neighborhood by the University of Chicago’s distinguished cultural offerings. From the Logan Center and the Arts Incubator to Court Theatre and the Smart Museum, the University of Chicago is home to renowned arts destinations, and world-class artists
- [Join the Music Box This Holiday Season](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/11/04/join-the-music-box-this-holiday-season/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre reaches its peak attendance during the holiday season, when the theater becomes a magnet for festive families, holiday moviegoers, and regular patrons alike. Local businesses and film institutions alike can join in the Music Box’s holiday fever by advertising in the
- [Presents, Newcity's Guide to the Holiday Season, Publishes December 3](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/11/09/presents-newcitys-guide-to-the-holiday-season-publishes-december-3/) - Presents is our annual guide to the holiday season, where we deliver an authentically warm, funny, and sometimes dark perspective on the season in Chicago. Who should advertise? Destination retail, including museum gift shops, who rely on a busy holiday season and have a great story to tell our large, city-based and affluent audience; Theaters, dance
- [Newcity’s Year End Super Issue Publishes December 17](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/11/16/newcitys-year-end-super-issue-publishes-december-17/) - Newcity’s ending the year with a bang—our annual Super Issue closes out the year by combining our Top 5 of Everything, the beloved feature that chronicles the year’s top movies, music, books, plays and more, with our Holiday Movie Guide, which gives our audience a trusted overview of the crowded cinema season. As the final
- [Kevin Greene appointed Assistant Theater Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/11/16/kevin-greene-appointed-assistant-theater-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to report that Kevin Greene has joined our staff as Assistant Theater Editor. In this role, Kevin will take the lead in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s vibrant theater, comedy and opera worlds. A playwright, critic, musician, and armchair psychologist, Kevin is thrilled to join the editorial staff at Newcity. Getting his start as
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/12/09/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-february-march-edition/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings sophisticated cultural audiences and decidated Lakeview residents through its doors for its cinema programming and stylish lounge with bar. Local businesses and film institutions can reach these audiences by advertising in the
- [2016's Players 50 Take the Newcity Stage on January 14](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/12/10/2016s-players-50-take-the-newcity-stage-on-january-14/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts issue of the year, Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago. In this year's edition, we'll chronicle the creative forces who bring Chicago theater, dance, opera, comedy and performance to life. It’s an insight into Chicago’s performing arts culture that you can’t find
- [Toni Nealie appointed Lit Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/01/04/toni-nealie-appointed-lit-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to report that Toni Nealie has joined our staff as Lit Editor. In this role, Toni will take the lead in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s increasingly vibrant literary culture. Toni Nealie is a creative nonfiction writer who also writes about writing, and teaches writing and media classes in Chicago. Her first collection of
- [The State of Newcity (On the Occasion of our 30th Anniversary)](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/01/20/the-state-of-newcity-on-the-occasion-of-our-30th-anniversary-2016/) - With our next issue, the first of February, we'll mark our thirtieth anniversary. Back when we published our first issue, on our first deadline as the 1985 Bears were wrapping up the Super Bowl, "30" in journalism meant the end, as in the end of a story, a typographical cue sent from writer to editor.
- [Newcity Custom Introduces Downtown Distribution With the Chicago Culture Box](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/02/01/newcity-custom-introduces-downtown-distribution-with-the-chicago-culture-box/) - This January, Newcity Custom introduces enhanced downtown distribution with our new Chicago Culture box. These dedicated slots add a new dimension to Newcity Custom's distribution strategy for partnering publications, allowing for dedicated distribution in approximately half of the 100+ multiracks downtown (Loop + Magnificent Mile). The Chicago Culture box supplements our existing street-teaming locations in the
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/02/10/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-march-11-may-5/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings masses of sophisticated cultural audiences and decidated Lakeview residents through its doors for its cinema programming and stylish lounge with bar. Local businesses and film institutions can reach these audiences by advertising
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/02/17/newcity-custom-uchicago-arts-magazine-spring-2016-edition/) - Hyde Park comes to life in the springtime, with students, professors and visitors crowding its streets. Many are drawn to the neighborhood by the University of Chicago’s distinguished cultural offerings – from the Logan Center and the Arts Incubator to Court Theatre and the Smart Museum, the University of Chicago is home to renowned arts destinations, and world-class artists and emerging creators alike. UChicago
- [Newcity's Design 50 Publishes March 16 (Street March 10)](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/02/18/newcitys-design-50-publishes-march-10/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our marquee design issue, Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago. In this year's edition, we'll chronicle the creative forces who form Chicago's world-renowned design community, spanning across architecture, graphic design, interior design, fashion, and object design. This edition reaches the passionate cultural consumers of Chicago, particularly those with a love of
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/03/07/newcity-custom-music-box-theatre-guide-may-6-june-30/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview residents and Chicago cinephiles The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premier venue for independent and foreign films, brings sophisticated cultural audiences and dedicated Lakeview residents through its doors to experience its cinema programming and stylish lounge with bar. Local businesses and film institutions alike can reach these audiences by advertising in
- [Newcity Custom](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/03/08/newcity-custom-announcing-the-guide-to-lake-fx/) - Newcity Custom is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Lake FX Summit & Expo, the region's largest free conference for artists and creative entrepreneurs working in the film, music, dance, design, theater, fashion, culinary, and arts fields. Newcity Custom will publish the official guide to Lake FX, produced by Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs
- [Newcity Publishes The Big Heat](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/03/07/newcity-publishes-the-big-heat-chicagos-food-drink-50-april-16/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest culinary issue of the year, The Big Heat: Chicago’s Food and Drink Fifty. Ahead of this year's James Beard Awards, this edition will chronicle the creatives–chefs, mixologists and more–who bring Chicago's culinary and cocktail culture to life. It’s an insight into the restaurant and bar scene that
- [Newcity’s Breakout Artists Publishes May 1](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/03/08/newcitys-breakout-artists-publishes-may-1-2/) - Newcity’s May 1-15 issue—Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers—will be our thirteenth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the art world’s future superstars. This edition will be widely read by Chicago's cultural, curatorial and creative classes, particularly in the art world. Galleries or
- [Adrienne Samuels Gibbs appointed interim Senior Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/03/25/adrienne-samuels-gibbs-appointed-interim-senior-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to report that Adrienne Samuels Gibbs has joined our staff as interim Senior Editor. In this role, Adrienne will oversee features, covers as well as the eight section editors that comprise our editorial staff—essentially all the copy that makes up the publication. Adrienne is a Pulitzer-nominated writer and editor with a background in cultural analysis, urban
- [Newcity Interim Senior Editor](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2016/03/09/newcity-interim-senior-editor/) - As you may know, Newcity is producing a movie, Signature Move, which is planning principal photography in Chicago this June. This means that Brian Hieggelke will be working on set and in pre-production for a month or two, and we need a topnotch editor to step in and help keep Newcity magazine operating at the
- [Newcity Unassimilates with the creative wizards at Euro RSCG](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/05/13/newcity-unassimilates-thanks-to-the-creative-wizards-at-euro-rscg/) - You may have seen our new ads around town and the Internet (click on any image above to enlarge). We'll have more to say later, but wanted to share them with you and make sure we thanked the folks at Euro RSCG for incredible work. The press release follows: EURO RSCG CHICAGO LAUNCHES ONE-OF-A-KIND CAMPAIGN
- [Designer Wanted](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/05/14/designer-wanted/) - Newcity has an immediate opening for a part-time/freelance graphic designer to work on our magazine as well as special projects. Creativity, dependability, accuracy and congeniality are core values to us; if they are to you, you'll flourish. Our designers have often started with us and ended up as art directors or in other roles at some of the
- [Newcity Assistant Editor-Design Opening](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/03/17/newcity-assistant-editor-design-opening/) - Newcity seeks an assistant editor to work directly with the editor in building on the foundation of design coverage in Newcity. This is a paid, part-time position, approximately twenty hours a month. Design, which incorporates architecture and the built environment, and home, fashion, graphic and product design, is a central interest in the lives of our
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: Music Box Theatre’s April-May Edition & Beyond](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/03/16/newcity-custom-publishing-music-box-theatres-april-may-edition-beyond/) - NOW BIMONTHLY! A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview's residents and Chicago's film lovers As one of Chicago's premier art-film exhibitors, the Music Box Theatre is Lakeview's leading cultural venue, drawing visitors from around the city on a daily basis. With an active two-month user life, the events-centric calendar is printed as a pocket-sized magazine (32 pages,
- [Newcity's Design 50 2015 Coming March 19](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/03/03/newcitys-design-50-2015-coming-march-19/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest design issue of the year, Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago. We'll be chronicling the behind-the-scenes forces who bring Chicago architecture and home, fashion, product and graphic design to life. It's an insight into Chicago's arts culture that you can't find anywhere else, any time. Newcity's momentum going into
- [The State of Newcity: 2015](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/02/11/the-state-of-newcity-2015/) - The current issue of Newcity marks twenty-nine years for us. Whew. You’ll note that we’ve undertaken a global theme with this issue. While it’s a package of stories (and a poem!) we’re especially proud of, there’s a little bit more at work here, as we’re today launching Newcity Brazil, and thought it a good time to
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: UChicago Arts Spring 2015 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/02/11/newcity-custom-publishing-uchicago-arts-spring-2015-edition/) - After a Chicago winter, the Hyde Park neighborhood explodes with the spirit of spring, with students, professors and other folks crowding its streets. Not to mention visitors from all over the city drawn to events and programs as part of the University of Chicago's renowned cultural offerings. This sees it full manifestation in the dynamic pages of UChicago Arts,
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: Music Box Theatre’s February-March Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/01/19/newcity-custom-publishing-music-box-theatres-february-march-edition/) - NOW BIMONTHLY! A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview's residents and Chicago's film lovers As one of Chicago's premier art-film exhibitors, the Music Box Theatre is Lakeview's leading cultural venue, drawing visitors from around the city on a daily basis. With an active two-month user life, the events-centric calendar is printed as a pocket-sized magazine (32 pages,
- [2015's Players 50 Take the Newcity Stage on January 22](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2015/01/05/2015s-players-50-take-the-newcity-stage-on-january-22/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts issue of the year, Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago. We'll be chronicling the behind-the-scenes forces who bring Chicago theater, dance, opera, comedy and performance to life. It's an insight into Chicago's arts culture that you can't find anywhere else, any
- [Newcity's Year End Super Issue December 25: The Top 5 of Everything & Holiday Movies](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/12/08/newcitys-year-end-super-issue-december-25-the-top-5-of-everything-holiday-movies/) - We're ending the year with a big bang: our beloved Top 5 of Everything will choose the year's top movies, music, books, plays and much much more. Our Holiday Movie Guide will steer folks to and from the best and worst of the array of films hitting the multiplex. Plus, if you're in the business
- [Life 101: Newcity’s Annual Education and Reinvention Issue Coming January 8](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/12/09/life-101-newcitys-annual-education-and-reinvention-issue-coming-january-8/) - Each January, we publish Life 101, an issue dedicated to education and personal reinvention based on the theme "Change Your Life." From the casual—a cooking or dance class, a new workout regime, a topical forum—to continuing ed and degree programs, especially advanced degrees, we seek to offer a sophisticated and useful approach to the universal
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: UChicago Arts Winter 2015 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/11/21/newcity-custom-publishing-uchicago-arts-winter-2015-edition/) - After its holiday break, Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood return to life with students, professors and other folks crowding its streets. Not to mention visitors from all over the city drawn to events and programs as part of the University of Chicago's renowned cultural offerings. This sees it full manifestation in the dynamic pages of UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide
- [Robert Rodi appointed Assistant Music Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/11/03/robert-rodi-appointed-assistant-music-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to report that Robert Rodi has joined our staff as Assistant Music Editor. In this role, Robert will take the lead in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s extensive and energetic live music scene. Robert writes fiction and nonfiction and has authored ten books; he’s published arts criticism in Chicago Tribune,
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: Music Box Theatre's December-January Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/11/03/newcity-custom-publishing-music-box-theatres-december-january-edition/) - NOW BIMONTHLY! A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview's residents and Chicago's film lovers, especially during the holiday season when attendance soars! As one of Chicago's premier art-film exhibitors, the Music Box Theatre is Lakeview's leading cultural venue, drawing visitors from around the city on a daily basis. With an active two-month user life, the events-centric calendar
- [Amy Danzer appointed Assistant Lit Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/10/17/amy-danzer-appointed-assistant-lit-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to report that Amy Danzer has joined our staff as Assistant Lit Editor. In this role, Amy will take the lead in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s literary culture, from fiction to poetry to graphic novels and everywhere in between. Amy Danzer writes fiction and creative nonfiction, teaches literature and writing at Chicago-area colleges and
- [Newcity Assistant Editor-Music Opening](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/10/16/newcity-assistant-editor-music-opening/) - Newcity seeks an assistant editor to work directly with the editor in building on the foundation of music coverage in Newcity. This is a paid, part-time position. Is music journalism dying? We don't think so. We think it's time to roll up your sleeves, make your metaphorical fists, and start a fight with the forces
- [Why delivering Newcity is the perfect gig in the freelance economy](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/10/11/why-delivering-newcity-is-the-perfect-gig-in-the-freelance-economy/) - One day, usually every other Wednesday, we rent vehicles and deliver Newcity to just under a thousand locations around Chicago and Evanston. The steady, regular work has proven to be a solid gig for several of our longtime drivers who are musicians by trade—with some doing this as long as fifteen years. Why does this
- [David Hammond appointed Dining & Drinking Editor of Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/10/06/david-hammond-appointed-dining-drinking-editor-of-newcity/) - Newcity is pleased to report that David Hammond has joined our staff as Dining & Drinking Editor. In this role, David will take the lead in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s outstanding culinary and cocktail culture. David has written about food and restaurants in Chicago and around the world for Chicago Tribune and Chicago Reader, as
- [Newcity's Best of Chicago Publishes October 30](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/10/01/newcitys-best-of-chicago-publishes-october-30/) - At the end of October, Newcity will be publishing its legendary Best of Chicago. The publishing event of the year in Chicago, it's the one edition that anyone doing business with Chicagoans should advertise within. At a time of transition in the print media world, Newcity continues to be a growing force in Chicago media,
- [Newcity's Film 50 Publishes October 2](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/09/22/newcitys-film-50-publishes-october-2/) - Newcity will document the creative forces fueling the surging film, video and television worlds with its second annual Film 50, this year's final edition in its Leaders of Chicago Culture Series. With the evolution in digital media reshaping the way we watch movies, TV and everything else, the traditional stranglehold of Hollywood is giving way to
- [Newcity presents its Chicago Manual 2014: Ruminations, circumspections and encouragements for new citizens of Chicago, its South Side and the University of Chicago](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/09/12/newcity-presents-its-chicago-manual-2014-ruminations-circumspections-and-encouragements-for-new-citizens-of-chicago-its-south-side-and-the-university-of-chicago/) - Coming September 22, 2014 Imagine a guide to campus life, and life itself, written by those who've already lived it. We did, and last year we published the first edition of Chicago Manual, which you can read here. Nobody knows the University of Chicago better than Newcity. Our founders/publishers sport three degrees between the two
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: UChicago Arts Fall Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/08/27/newcity-custom-publishing-uchicago-arts-fall-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago After its summer hibernation, Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood explodes back to life in the fall with new and returning students, professors and other folks crowding its streets. This, combined with the traditional start of the arts season in the fall, sees it full manifestation
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: Official Guide to Chicago Artists Month (DCASE)](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/08/26/newcity-custom-publishing-official-guide-to-chicago-artists-month-dcase/) - We're again partnering with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) to produce the official guide to Chicago Artists Month, which takes place all around the city throughout the month of October, some 300-plus events in all. The guide takes the form of a 32-page glossy magazine, filled with details about events taking place throughout the
- [Newcity's Big Art Issue Publishes September 4](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/08/25/newcitys-big-art-issue-publishes-september-4/) - Next week marks the biggest night/weekend of art openings of the year. And to prepare audiences, Newcity brings the Big Art Issue. Not only will we publish our usual mix of reviews and features, and run down a list of the openings, but we're once again turning this issue of Newcity into an artists' project
- [Fall Forward, Newcity’s Guide to the New Season, publishes August 28](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/08/17/fall-forward-newcitys-guide-to-the-new-season-publishes-august-28/) - Fall is coming—though for many of us, it's here already. As the publication of record for Chicago culture, a big part of our August is the creation of the annual bible of fall events planning, Fall Forward, wherein we cull the very best, the most essential events of the new season for our audience. Not to mention, new
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: Music Box Theatre Fall 2014 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/08/07/newcity-custom-publishing-music-box-theatre-fall-2014-edition/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview's residents and Chicago's film lovers. As one of Chicago's premier art-film exhibitors, the Music Box Theatre is Lakeview's leading cultural venue, drawing visitors from around the city on a daily basis. With an active three-month user life, the events-centric calendar is printed as a pocket-sized magazine (32 pages, 5.375 inches
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: EXPO Chicago Official Guide](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/07/31/newcity-custom-publishing-expo-chicago-official-guide/) - EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary Modern Art, will be presented at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall from September 18-21, 2014. This art event features 100 leading international galleries and offer a curated blend of contemporary and modern art. Expo Chicago Guide will be published at the beginning of September, and will incorporate details on all
- [The Lollapalooza Issue, featuring the Official Guide to Green Street, publishes July 31](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/07/07/the-lollapalooza-issue-featuring-the-official-guide-to-green-street-publishes-july-31/) - Newcity's month of musical mayhem continues with our second-ever Lollapalooza Issue. After last year's sensational debut edition, we've re-inked our partnership with the city's top music festival and will once again publish the official guide to Green Street. Green Street incorporates the environmental soul of the festival, with three main areas: Art Market, which features eco-friendly designers
- [Newcity's Music 45 returns July 17, in time to rock the festivals](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/06/20/newcitys-music-45-returns-july-17-in-time-to-rock-the-festivals/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our chronicle of the movers and shakers in Chicago's sonic scene, Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago in Tune, timed to coincide with the Pitchfork Music Festival. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this year we return, as we do every other year, to chronicling
- [July 3 Issue Early Deadline](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/06/09/july-3-issue-early-deadline/) - Due to the July 4 Independence Day holiday, Newcity will have special deadlines for advertising. Space reservations are due Tuesday, June 24, with artwork due Thursday, June 26. For questions or to reserve space, email advertising@newcity.com or call 312.243.8786. Editorial deadlines are all moved up one day as well. The issue will be distributed on
- [Matt Morris appointed assistant art editor](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/05/27/matt-morris-appointed-assistant-art-editor/) - Newcity is delighted to announce Matt Morris as our new assistant art editor. In this role, Matt will work closely with associate editor Jason Foumberg in planning and executing Newcity’s coverage of Chicago’s contemporary art scene, including exhibition reviews, artist profiles and art news. Matt Morris is a writer, artist and sometimes curator. He holds
- [Newcity's Lit 50 publishes June 5 in time for Printers Row Lit Fest](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/05/22/newcitys-lit-50-publishes-june-5-in-time-for-printers-row-lit-fest/) - Newcity is thrilled to announce the return of our biggest literary issue of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest's biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this year we return, as we do every other year,
- [Assistant Art Editor—Newcity](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/05/02/assistant-art-editor-newcity/) - UPDATE: This position has been filled. Newcity’s art section is growing. We are searching for an emerging art writer to join our staff. The ideal applicant is an art fanatic, gallery hopper, museum junky, artist advocate, storyteller and grammar geek. We are an equal-opportunity employer. The assistant art editor assigns, manages and copy-edits art exhibition
- [Newcity's Twentieth Annual Summer Guide Heats Up Chicago May 29](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/05/12/newcitys-twentieth-annual-summer-guide-heats-up-chicago-may-29/) - After the winter we just had, do we need to even discuss how important summer is to all of us? We launched Summer Guide twenty years ago and it's become one of Newcity's finest (and biggest) editions. So, whether you're selling a swimsuit for the beach, or shorts for the beer garden; whether you're operating a
- [Newcity Custom Publishing: Music Box Theatre Summer Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/05/06/newcity-custom-publishing-music-box-theatre-summer-edition/) - A blockbuster way to reach Lakeview's residents and Chicago's film lovers. As one of Chicago's premier art-film exhibitors, the Music Box Theatre is Lakeview's leading cultural venue, drawing visitors from around the city on a daily basis. With an active three-month user life, the events-centric calendar is printed as a pocket-sized magazine (32 pages, 5.375 inches
- [Newcity's Breakout Artists Publishes May 1](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/04/17/newcitys-breakout-artists-publishes-may-1/) - Newcity's May 1 issue—"Breakout Artists: Chicago's Next Generation of Image Makers"—will be our eleventh annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago's top emerging artists. This issue of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the art world's future superstars. So who should advertise in this issue? Well anyone connected to the art world, either as an exhibition
- [Newcity's Big Heat 50 Publishes April 17: The Dining & Drinking Cultural Leaders of Chicago](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/03/26/newcitys-big-heat-50-publishes-april-17-the-dining-drinking-cultural-leaders-of-chicago/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our chronicle of the movers and shakers in Chicago's food and drink scene, The Big Heat: Chicago's Food + Drink 50. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this edition will identify and celebrate the creative individuals—the chefs, the mixologists, etc.—who bring Chicago's culinary and cocktail
- [Newcity's Design 50 to Publish March 20](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/03/06/newcitys-design-50-to-publish-march-20/) - Last year's debut of Design 50 marked one of the most successful launches in Newcity history. This year, we plan to top it. Last year we pointed to the behind-the-scenes folks, the power. This time around, Newcity will document the leading creative forces in Chicago's fashion, home—both architecture and interior—and product design worlds, when we
- [Web Designer Wanted](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/02/17/web-designer-wanted/) - Newcity has an immediate opening for a part-time/freelance web designer to work with us in designing for a Wordpress platform (Genesis framework experience a plus). Creativity, dependability, accuracy and congeniality are core values to us; if they are to you, you'll flourish. Most, if not all, of the work will be done remotely. To apply,
- [Newcity Custom Publishing Opportunity: UChicago Arts Spring 2014 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/02/10/newcity-custom-publishing-opportunity-uchicago-arts-spring-2014-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood flourishes with life in the spring, and its artistic vitality is reflected in UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to concerts, exhibitions, lectures, plays, screenings, performances and more at the University of Chicago. From the Logan Center and the Arts Incubator to Court Theatre
- [Newcity Custom Publishing Opportunity: Music Box Theatre Spring Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/01/28/newcity-custom-publishing-opportunity-music-box-theatre-spring-edition/) - A sensational way to reach Lakeview's residents and Chicago's film lovers. As one of Chicago's premier art-film exhibitors, the Music Box Theatre is Lakeview's leading cultural venue, drawing visitors from around the city on a daily basis. With an active three-month user life, the events-centric calendar is printed as a pocket-sized magazine (48 pages, 5.375
- [The State of Newcity: 2014](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/01/24/the-state-of-newcity-2014/) - As we prepare the publish the twenty-eighth anniversary edition of Newcity on February 6, we wanted to share with our friends, colleagues and partners some good news about the year just concluded and some thoughts on our plans for this year underway. 2013 was a terrific year for Newcity, the best by any measure since
- [The Players 50 Take the Newcity Stage on January 23](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2014/01/07/the-players-50-take-the-newcity-stage-on-january-23/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts issue of the year, The Players: Chicago’s leading performers. And Newcity's momentum going into this issue is stronger than it's been in decades, coming off our strongest revenue growth last year since our early days, and a print circulation increase (yes, increase) of
- [Life 101: Newcity's Annual Education and Reinvention Issue Coming January 9](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/12/16/life-101-newcitys-annual-education-and-reinvention-issue-coming-january-9/) - Each January, we publish Life 101, an issue dedicated to education and personal reinvention based on the theme "Change Your Life." From the casual—a cooking or dance class, a new workout regime, a topical forum—to continuing ed and degree programs, especially advanced degrees, we seek to offer a sophisticated and useful approach to the universal
- [Newcity Custom Publishing Opportunity: UChicago Arts Winter 2014 Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/11/26/newcity-custom-publishing-opportunity-uchicago-arts-winter-2014-edition/) - UChicago Arts: A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago We're very pleased to announce the second edition of UChicago Arts, a quarterly guide to concerts, exhibitions, lectures, plays, screenings, performances and more at the University of Chicago. From the Logan Center and the Arts Incubator to Court Theatre and the Smart Museum, the University of Chicago is home to
- [F. Philip Barash appointed assistant design editor](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/12/04/f-philip-barash-appointed-assistant-design-editor/) - Newcity is delighted to announce F. Philip Barash as our new assistant design editor. In this role, Philip will work closely with editor Brian Hieggelke in planning and executing Newcity's coverage of Chicago's legendary design culture in home, architecture, fashion and graphic and product design. F. Philip Barash is an independent writer, sometime curator, reluctant designer, unflagging
- [Newcity's Year End Super Issue December 19: The Top 5 of Everything, Holiday Movies, NYE Party Guide  ](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/11/26/newcitys-year-end-super-issue-december-19-the-top-5-of-everything-holiday-movies-nye-party-guide/) - We're ending the year with a big bang: our beloved Top 5 of Everything will choose the year's top movies, music, books, plays and much much more. The New Year's Eve Party Guide will help revelers finalize their end-of-the-year plans, and our Holiday Movie Guide will steer folks to and from the best and worst of the array of films hitting
- [Newcity Custom Publishing Opportunity: Music Box Theatre Winter (Holiday) Edition](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/11/01/newcity-custom-publishing-opportunity-music-box-theatre-winter-holiday-edition/) - The holidays are a special time at the Music Box Theatre, especially this year, when its legendary Music Box Christmas Show marks its thirtieth anniversary. From young lovers on dates to families making it an annual tradition, the theater, and the streets surrounding it, is filled for much of December with holiday merry-makers. The Winter
- [Newcity Partners with Music Box Theatre for Custom Publishing of Music Box Theatre Calendar & Magazine  ](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/04/22/newcity-partners-with-music-box-theatre-for-custom-publishing-of-music-box-theatre-calendar-magazine/) - Newcity is pleased to announce a new partnership with one of Chicago's cultural icons, the Music Box Theatre, to publish its quarterly calendar and magazine. With an active three-month user life, the events-centric calendar is printed as a pocket-sized glossy magazine (48 pages, 5.375 inches wide by 8.375 inches tall) and functions as both a
- [Newcity's Best of Chicago 2013 Publishes October 31](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/10/03/newcitys-best-of-chicago-2013-publishes-october-31/) - At the end of October, Newcity will be publishing its legendary Best of Chicago edition. Simply stated it's the publishing event of the year in Chicago and the one edition that anyone doing business with Chicagoans should advertise within. "This has ever been one of the most provocative, intriguing, infuriating, pleasing publications that's around." —Rick Kogan,
- [Newcity announces Film 50, to be published October 3](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/09/23/newcity-announces-film-50-to-be-published-october-3/) - Newcity will document the leading forces in Chicago's film, video and television worlds when it adds a new special edition to its Leaders of Chicago Culture Series on October 3. The issue will be printed on premium paper and bound (stitch and trim) to enhance the edition’s higher profile and
- [Newcity presents its Chicago Manual: Ruminations, circumspections and encouragements for new citizens of Chicago, its South Side and the University of Chicago](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/09/11/newcity-presents-its-chicago-manual-ruminations-circumspections-and-encouragements-for-new-citizens-of-chicago-its-south-side-and-the-university-of-chicago/) - Coming September 23, 2013 Nobody knows the University of Chicago better than Newcity. Our founders/publishers sport three degrees between the two of them, and our writing corps is peppered with Chicago degrees. This fall, for the first time ever, we're teaming up with current students, recent graduates, not-so-recent graduates and lifelong South Siders to craft
- [Newcity's Art 50 returns September 19 in a new format](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/09/10/newcitys-art-50-returns-september-19-in-a-new-format/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the second edition of our analysis of the influencers in Chicago's visual culture, the Art 50. Timed to coincide with EXPO Art Week, the list of the art scene's 50 "movers and shakers" will be the talk of the art fair. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series,
- [Kenneth Preski appointed assistant music editor](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/08/27/kenneth-preski-appointed-assistant-music-editor-of-newcity/) - NOTICE IS HEREBY given, pursuant to "An Act in relation to the editing of Newcity's Music Section in the conduct or transaction of Publishing in the City of Chicago," as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the Editor & Publisher Brian Hieggelke, on August 26, 2013, under the Assumed Name of
- [Amber Gibson appointed assistant dining and drinking editor](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/08/27/amber-gibson-appointed-assistant-dining-and-drinking-editor/) - Newcity is delighted to announce Amber Gibson as our new assistant dining and drinking editor. In this role, Amber will work closely with editor Brian Hieggelke in planning and executing Newcity's coverage of Chicago's outstanding culinary and cocktail culture. Amber Gibson is a freelance food and travel writer based in Chicago. She graduated as valedictorian from Northwestern
- [Newcity Presents The Big Art Issue: September 5](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/08/26/newcity-presents-the-big-art-issue-september-5/) - Project: Hijack the Newspaper Next week marks the biggest night/weekend of art openings of the year. And to prepare audiences, Newcity brings the Big Art Issue. Not only will we publish our usual mix of reviews and features, and run down a list of the openings, but we're once again turning this issue of Newcity
- [Newcity Custom Publishing Opportunity: UChicago Arts](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/08/26/newcity-custom-publishing-opportunity-uchicago-arts/) - A quarterly guide to arts & culture at the University of Chicago We're very pleased to announce a partnership with UChicago Arts to produce a quarterly guide to concerts, exhibitions, lectures, plays, screenings, performances and more at the University of Chicago. From the Logan Center and the Arts Incubator to Court Theatre and the Smart Museum, the University of Chicago is home to renowned
- [Newcity Custom Publishing Opportunity: Official Guide to Chicago Artists Month](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/08/14/newcity-custom-publishing-opportunity-official-guide-to-chicago-artists-month/) - We're very pleased to announce that we're partnering with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) to produce this year's official guide to Chicago Artists Month, which will take place all around the city throughout the month of October, some 200 events in all. For the first time, the month's purview is expanding
- [Zach Freeman appointed assistant theater editor](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/08/05/zach-freeman-appointed-assistant-theater-editor/) - Newcity is thrilled to announce Zach Freeman as our new assistant theater editor. In this role, Zach will work closely with editor Brian Hieggelke in planning and executing Newcity's legendary coverage of Chicago theater. Zach has a BA in Theatre from the University of Texas at Austin and an MS in Computer Science from the
- [Newcity's The Big Heat returns August 15 in a new format!](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/08/05/newcitys-the-big-heat-returns-august-15-in-a-new-format/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our chronicle of the movers and shakers in Chicago's food and drink scene, The Big Heat: Who Really Cooks in Chicago's Dining and Drinking World As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this edition will be printed in a bound (stitch and trimmed) format designed
- [The Lollapalooza Issue, featuring the Official Guide to Green Street, publishes August 1](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/07/18/the-lollapalooza-issue-featuring-the-official-guide-to-green-street-publishes-august-1/) - We're rocking and rolling at Newcity, both literally and metaphorically. And we're especially excited to embark on a new partnership with Lollapalooza this year, which includes us creating the first-ever guide to Green Street. Green Street incorporates the environmental soul of the festival, with three main areas: Art Market, which features eco-friendly designers and retailers;
- [Assistant Music Editor (Part-time)](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/07/07/assistant-music-editor-part-time/) - Newcity seeks a part-time assistant music editor to work directly with the editor in building on the foundation of music coverage in Newcity. The ideal candidate would be an exceptional writer and journalist, with a wide range of genre interests coupled with an innate feel for the musical zeitgeist. The ability to craft creative and
- [Newcity's Music 45 Returns, in a New Format, July 18!](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/06/19/newcitys-music-45-returns-in-a-new-format-july-18/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our chronicle of the movers and shakers in Chicago's sonic scene, Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago in Tune, timed to coincide with the Pitchfork Music Festival. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this edition will be printed on premium paper and in a bound
- [Special Deadlines: July 4 & July 11 Double Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/06/14/special-deadlines-july-4-july-11-double-issue/) - Due to the Independence Day holiday, our July 4 & July 11 Double Issue will hit the streets on Monday, July 1. Because of this, we have special early deadlines for editorial and advertising. Advertising Space: TUE/25 Artwork: THU/27 Editorial All copy is due Monday, June 24 midnight. Thanks!
- [Newcity announces The Leaders of Chicago Culture Series](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/12/31/newcity-announces-the-leaders-of-chicago-culture-series/) - For nearly two decades, Newcity has identified Chicago's cultural leadership through its lists of the city's top players in the literary, visual art and performing arts realms, as well as music and dining. These issues, which include Lit 50, The Players and The Art 50, are our most-discussed editions of the year, as we alternate
- [Lit 50 is coming June 6 in a new format](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/05/22/lit-50-is-coming-june-6-in-a-new-format/) - Newcity is thrilled to announce the return of our biggest literary issue of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest's biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. As part of our Leaders of Chicago Culture Series, this edition will be printed on premium paper and in
- [The Heat Is On: Summer Guide Arrives May 23](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/05/03/the-heat-is-on-summer-guide-arrives-may-23/) - It's kinda chilly and kinda rainy as we write this in May. This is why Chicago loves its summers so much. Because they're so precious. And this is why we're publishing the official user's manual for summer on May 23. So no one takes it for granted. We launched Summer Guide nineteen years ago, long
- [Newcity's Breakout Artists: April 25](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/04/16/newcitys-breakout-artists-april-25/) - Newcity's April 25 issue—"Breakout Artists: Chicago's Next Generation of Image Makers"—will be our tenth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago's top emerging artists. This annual edition of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the art world's future superstars. So who should advertise in this issue? Well anyone connected to the art world,
- [So, How's Newcity Doing? First Quarter Print Revenue Up 33 Percent  ](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/03/20/so-hows-newcity-doing-first-quarter-print-revenue-up-33-percent/) - It's been a tough seven days in our industry, as word that our friends at Boston Phoenix and now Timeout Chicago are turning out the lights on their print publications. We're heartbroken for all our friends at both companies who are losing jobs, and send them our best. It's easy in such times to write
- [Jason Foumberg appointed Associate Editor](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/03/07/jason-foumberg-appointed-associate-editor/) - We are pleased to announce that, starting this month, Jason Foumberg has taken on the new role of Associate Editor at Newcity. In this role, he'll continue to oversee the Art section, and take on the oversight of a newly christened Design section, which will encompass fashion, home, architecture, graphic and product design. This will
- [Brian & Jan Hieggelke awarded American Blues Theater's Focus Award](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/03/06/brian-jan-hieggelke-awarded-american-blues-theaters-focus-award/) - Newcity founders and publishers Brian & Jan Hieggelke were awarded American Blues Theater's Focus Award, recognizing "integrity and commitment to Chicago theater," at its Blue Bash fundraiser on February 28, 2013. Brian's remarks delivered that night are below. The Show Must Go On Remarks by Brian Hieggelke Back in the mid-eighties, some starry-eyed young dreamers
- [Newcity announces Design 50, to be published March 21 ](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/02/22/newcity-announces-design-50-to-be-published-march-21/) - Newcity will document the leading forces in Chicago's fashion, interior and product design worlds when it adds a new special edition to its Leaders of Chicago Culture Series on March 21. The issue will be printed on premium paper and bound (stitch and trim) to enhance the edition’s higher profile and longer shelf life. We’ll be
- [Newcity Publishers to be honored at American Blues Theater's Blue Bash](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/02/20/newcity-publishers-to-be-honored-at-american-blues-theaters-blue-bash/) - Chicago's second-oldest ensemble theater, American Blues, is honoring Newcity publishers Brian & Jan Hieggelke with its Focus Award at its Blue Bash on Thursday, February 28. ABT describes the award thusly: "We proudly recognize those who bring integrity and commitment to Chicago theater. This year's 2013 Focus Award is presented to the publishers of Newcity—Chicago's only
- [The Players, in a new format, returns to Newcity on January 24](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/01/03/the-players-in-a-new-format-returns-to-newcity-on-january-24/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts issue of the year, The Players: Chicago’s leading performers. And, for the first time, the issue will be printed on premium paper and bound (stitch and trim) to enhance the edition's higher profile and longer shelf life. We'll be chronicling the many behind-the-scenes
- [Newcity donates more than $10,500 in media to the arts in 2012](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2013/01/02/newcity-donates-more-than-10500-in-media-to-the-arts-in-2012/) - We launched Newcity Hearts Arts in 2012 to support the fundraising events of Chicago's leading cultural organizations. In 2012, that meant we donated $10,534 in print, online and social media support to eight Chicago nonprofits: Young Chicago Authors, American Blues Theater, ThreeWalls, Voices and Faces Project, Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Chicago Dramatists, Striding Lion
- [Life 101: Newcity's Annual Education and Reinvention Issue Coming January 10](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/12/04/life-101-newcitys-annual-education-and-reinvention-issue-coming-january-10/) - Each January, we publish Life 101, an issue dedicated to education and personal reinvention based on the theme "Change Your Life." The mandate ranges from the casual—a cooking or dance class, a new workout regime, a topical forum—to continuing ed and degree programs, especially advanced degrees. In general, we're targeting an adult population, not pre-college
- [The Year End Super Issue December 20: The Top 5 of Everything, Holiday Movies, NYE Party Guide  ](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/11/26/the-year-end-super-issue-december-20-the-top-5-of-everything-holiday-movies-nye-party-guide/) - We're ending the year with a big bang: our beloved Top 5 of Everything will choose the year's top movies, music, books, plays and much much more. The New Year's Eve Party Guide will help revelers finalize their end-of-the-year plans, and our Holiday Movie Guide will steer folks to and from the best and worst
- [Presents: Newcity's Holiday Issue Coming November 22](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/11/05/presents-newcitys-holiday-issue-coming-november-22/) - Hits the streets the day before Black Wednesday! With a "shop-local" gift focus + a selective guide to seasonal events Who should advertise? Retailers, including museum gift shops, who rely on the holiday season to make or break your year and have a great story to tell our large, city-based and affluent audience; Nightclubs who want
- [Newcity's Best of Chicago Twentieth-Anniversary Edition November 8](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/10/01/newcitys-best-of-chicago-twentieth-anniversary-edition-november-8/) - From the very first edition in 1993, with a masterpiece cover by Chris Ware, to last year's epic image created by Lili Carré, Newcity's Best of Chicago has set a new standard for the phrase "publishing event even before audiences opened to the first page. But once audiences open the publication and start reading, they
- [Newcity announces The Art 50: The Artists' Artists](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/08/23/newcity-announces-the-art-50-the-artists-artists/) - We are ecstatic to announce the launch of our latest cultural leadership list, The Art 50. Timed to coincide with the major new art fair at Navy Pier, Expo Chicago, this issue will celebrate the living artists who've shaped the city's visual language in our time. We've a long tradition of publishing such lists in both
- [The Big Art Issue publishes September 6](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/08/16/the-big-art-issue-publishes-september-6/) - Project: Fanzine of Artist Ephemera Newcity's art editor Jason Foumberg is collecting and curating a scrapbook that will document the life of Chicago art and artists in a way it's never been done before. In the spirit of last year's acclaimed "Imaginary Monuments for Chicago," this one is sure to be the talk of the
- [Fall Forward: Newcity's Fall Arts Preview Publishes August 30](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/08/15/fall-forward-newcitys-fall-arts-preview-publishes-august-30/) - While you're perhaps getting in one last bit of vacation before the lovely hell that is September in the arts world brings its seasonal bounty, we're hard at work collating it into a brief we can share with our readers. As Chicago's premier locally owned and operated cultural publication, a big part of our preparation
- [See Newcity Dime Stories Columnist Tony Fitzpatrick Live!](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/07/18/see-newcity-dime-stories-columnist-tony-fitzpatrick-live/) - When we launched the Dime Stories column with renowned Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick a few months back, we knew we'd found lightning in a bottle. As in, some of you would get a charge out of it, while others would feel like it fried your brain. The best thing is, nobody's neutral—this thing's electrified. Tony's
- [Lit 50 is coming June 7](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/05/24/lit-50-is-coming-june-7/) - Newcity is thrilled to announce the return of our biggest literary issue of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest's biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. While last year's edition chronicled many behind-the-scenes individuals who bring Chicago's literary culture to life, this year we're focusing
- [Newcity Hearts Arts: Striding Lion's Annual Benefit is May 12](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/05/11/newcity-hearts-arts-striding-lions-annual-benefit-is-may-12/) - Here's a chance to support Chicago dance with one of its smaller but more innovative companies. And have a great time in the process! Striding Lion Performance Group’s Annual Benefit May 12, 7pm-11pm Swedish American Museum, 5211 North Clark, $75 per person (includes open bar, appetizers and dancing with a live band) Striding Lion Performance Group cordially
- [Newcity's Breakout Artists, our biggest art issue to publish May 3](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/04/21/newcitys-breakout-artists-our-biggest-art-issue-to-publish-may-3/) - Newcity's May 3 issue—"Breakout Artists: Chicago's Next Generation of Image Makers"—will be our ninth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago's top emerging artists. This annual edition of Newcity is well established as the early indicator of the art world's future superstars. Consider this: one of our first Breakout Artists, Rashid Johnson, is now being featured
- [Newcity Hearts Arts: American Blues Theater's Blue Bash is Thursday, March 22](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/03/20/newcity-hearts-arts-american-blues-theaters-blue-bash-is-thursday-march-22/) - Chicago's second-oldest ensemble theater, American Blues, is holding their major annual fund-raiser this Thursday, and for the cost of a good dinner, you can help keep great art on our stages. Whether it's a cutting-edge world premiere, the revival of an American classic like "Waiting For Lefty" or the outstanding holiday classic radio-play version of
- [Newcity Launches "Newcity Hearts Arts" Program to Assist Chicago Cultural Nonprofits](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/03/12/newcity-launches-newcity-hearts-arts-program-to-assist-chicago-cultural-nonprofits/) - We're officially announcing a new program to donate marketing inventory in the print, online and social media realms to Chicago cultural nonprofits in drawing attention to their fundraisers. If you're interested in supporting the arts in Chicago, you wont find an easier way to make a huge difference in helping these organizations survive and thrive.
- [Newcity Hearts Arts: Literature Party at Lincoln Hall to benefit Young Chicago Authors March 2](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/02/17/newcity-hearts-arts-literature-party-at-lincoln-hall-to-benefit-young-chicago-authors-march-2/) - A major literary event is scheduled for Friday, March 2, to benefit Young Chicago Authors, a Chicago literacy organization transforming the lives of young people through writing, publication, and performance education. The event, called Literature Party, will feature readings, immersive performances, and a DJ. It is scheduled to coincide with the AWP Conference (Associated Writers and
- [CANCELED: Newcity to publish the Official Guide to Next Art Chicago art fair](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2012/02/07/newcity-to-publish-the-official-guide-to-next-art-chicago-art-fair/) - On February 8, MMPI announced they were canceling Next Art Chicago. Newcity and The Merchandise Mart present the Official NEXT ART CHICAGO GUIDE Next Art Chicago, the Midwest’s largest visual arts event, runs at The Merchandise Mart, April 26-April 29, 2012 and attracts 50,000 curators, collectors and art enthusiasts to the Merchandise Mart each spring.
- [The Players returns January 19 to Chicago's stages](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/12/21/the-players-returns-january-19-to-chicagos-stages/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of the smash hit, our biggest performing arts issue of the year, The Players: Chicago’s leading performers. While last year’s edition chronicled many behind-the-scenes individuals who bring Chicago theater, dance, opera, comedy and performance to life, this year we’re focusing on the artists, in our perpetual quest to
- [Life 101: Newcity's Annual Education Issue returns January 5](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/12/13/life-101-newcitys-annual-education-issue-returns-january-5/) - Each January, we publish Life 101, an issue dedicated to education based on the theme "Change Your Life." The mandate ranges from the casual—a cooking or dance class, a topical forum—to continuing ed and degree programs, especially advanced degrees. In general, we're targeting an adult population, not pre-college high school kids. Our University of Chicago
- [The Year End Super Issue December 22: The Top 5 of Everything, Holiday Movies, NYE Party Guide  ](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/12/13/the-year-end-super-issue-december-22-the-top-5-of-everything-holiday-movies-nye-party-guide/) - Check this out. We're ending the year with a big bang: our beloved Top 5 of Everything will choose the year's top movies, music, books, plays and much much more. The New Year's Eve Party Guide will help revelers navigate the always-fraught waters at the end of the year, and our holiday movie guide will
- [Best of Chicago December 15 in special format designed for "keepers"](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/11/23/best-of-chicago-december-15-in-special-format-designed-for-keepers/) - Newcity's Best of Chicago is the publishing event of the year in the Windy City. For this, our nineteenth edition, we're once again publishing it on a brighter, heavier paper stock, and in a stitch-and-trim format that encourages audiences to keep this thing around for a full year. With 200 or so categories, most of
- [Newcity's Technology Issue to be published November 3](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/10/25/newcitys-technology-issue-to-be-published-november-3/) - Timed to coincide with the Chicago Humanities Festival's "TechKnowledge" week, Newcity will explore, in our usual style of sophisticated analysis mixed with thoughtful reporting, the transformative impact of technology in our society, culture and personal lives. This package of stories will fill the entire issue, including the main feature wells of our different arts sections.
- [Presents: Newcity's Holiday Issue coming November 24](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/10/05/presents-newcitys-holiday-issue-coming-november-24/) - Hits the streets the day before Black Wednesday! With a "shop-local" gift focus + a selective guide to seasonal events Who should advertise? Retailers, including museum gift shops, who rely on the holiday season to make or break your year and have a great story to tell our large, city-based and affluent audience; Nightclubs who want
- [The Big Heat is coming August 25, countdown starts June 20!](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/06/10/the-big-heat-is-coming-august-25-countdown-starts-june-20/) - Newcity is bringing back its definitive guide to the movers and shakers in Chicago's dining and drinking world when The Big Heat publishes August 25. But for the first time, we're going to publish most of the list in a countdown fashion on NewcityResto.com, starting June 20 with #50. Print Publication Date: August 25 Advertising Space
- [Newcity's Summer Schedule](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/05/25/newcitys-summer-schedule/) - Newcity is publishing biweekly this summer, starting in June. We expect tor resume our weekly schedule in September. Meanwhile, we plan to use this summer to work on a major rethinking, a "reboot," of our publications. Why now? Newcity's marking its twenty-fifth anniversary this year. Big birthdays always instigate some measure of contemplation, of one's
- [Lit 50 is coming June 2](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/05/24/lit-50-is-coming-june-2/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest literary issue of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest's biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. While last year's edition chronicled Chicago's leading writers, poets, book designers, and so on, this year we look at
- [Newcity's Breakout Artists, our biggest art issue, hits Artropolis week](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/04/13/newcitys-breakout-artists-our-biggest-art-issue-hits-artropolis-week/) - Newcity's April 28 issue—"Breakout Artists: Chicago's Next Generation of Image Makers"—will be our eighth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago's top emerging artists. Each new edition of Newcity's Breakout Artists issue has become the talk of Chicago during the course of the Art Chicago/NEXT/Artropolis art fairs. So who should advertise in this issue? Well anyone
- [Newcity to publish The Record Store Issue April 14](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/04/06/newcity-to-publish-the-record-store-issue-april-14/) - In 2006, Newcity published its Indie Record Store Guide, designed to celebrate the precious resource that these venues are to our lives. We must have been onto something because, about a year later, Record Store Day was born, a national event designed to celebrate, to cherish the glories of old-fashioned off-line independent local retail in a
- [The Players: Returning January 20 to Chicago's stage](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2011/01/06/the-players-returning-january-20-to-chicagos-stage/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts issue of the year, The Players: Chicago’s leading performers. Once again, we'll be chronicling the many behind-the-scenes individuals who bring Chicago theater, dance, opera, comedy and performance to life. It's an insight into the inner workings of Chicago's arts culture that you can't
- [Life 101: Newcity's Annual Education Issue January 6 ](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/12/15/life-101-newcitys-annual-education-issue-january-6/) - For the last several years, we've published Life 101, an issue dedicated to education in January, based on the theme "Change Your Life." The mandate ranges from the casual—a cooking or dance class, a topical forum—to continuing ed and degree programs, especially advanced degrees. Our University of Chicago publication returns that week from break, so
- [The Year End Super Issue: The Top 5 of Everything, Holiday Movies, NYE Party Guide](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/12/08/the-year-end-super-issue-the-top-5-of-everything-holiday-movies-nye-party-guide/) - We are pleased to announce that we will be combining our most popular year-end features into a special double issue to be published December 23. With a Holiday Movie Guide and a New Year's Eve Party Guide, we'll be ready to help our audience fill in all of their downtime from Christmas through New Year's.
- [Best of Chicago coming December 9 in special format](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/11/23/best-of-chicago-coming-december-9-in-special-format/) - Newcity's Best of Chicago is the publishing event of the year in the Windy City and this year, for our eighteenth edition, we're taking it up a notch by publishing it on a brighter, heavier paper stock, and in a stitch-and-trim format that encourages audiences to keep this thing around for a full year. With
- [Presents, Newcity's Holiday Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/11/12/presents-newcitys-holiday-issue/) - Hits the streets the day before Black Wednesday! With a "shop-local" gift focus + a selective guide to seasonal events Who should advertise? Retailers, including museum gift shops, who rely on the holiday season to make or break your year and have a great story to tell our large, city-based and affluent audience; Nightclubs who want
- [Zombie Cover: Behind the scenes of the photo shoot](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/10/30/zombie-cover-behind-the-scenes-of-the-photo-shoot/) - Photographer Lisa Predko recounts on her blog how she put together this week's cover.
- [Hallowscene Special Next Week (October 28)](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/10/21/hallowscene-special-next-week-october-28/) - Newcity's been treating Chicagoans to an adult take on Halloween ever since it was just a kids holiday. Make sure you book ad space now if you're banking on a big Halloween weekend.
- [Academic Study: Groupon not so great for companies](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/10/03/academic-study-groupon-not-so-great-for-companies/) - Researchers at Rice University found that about a third of Groupon deals are unprofitable for the companies doing them, and that about 40 percent of those who do them will not do so again, even if profitable, due to the low-quality of customers gained in the promotion. More here.
- [Chicago Weekly featured on the radio](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/09/24/chicago-weekly-featured-on-the-radio/) - Outside the Loop Radio interviewed Newcity publisher Brian Hieggelke and much of the Chicago Weekly leadership team about the publication and its unique mission. You can listen to it here.
- [Chicago Weekly returns to University of Chicago next week](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/09/16/chicago-weekly-returns-to-university-of-chicago-next-week/) - The Chicago Weekly is finalizing its popular "Best of the South Side" edition, aka its Orientation week issue, as incoming students report to campus in Hyde Park this weekend. If you're looking to get a message out to UofC students specifically, or Hyde Parkers in general, you won't find a better vehicle. Click here for
- [Fall Special Issues, Updated](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/09/07/fall-special-issues-updated/) - As is becoming something of a custom, we're shifting our special issues around this fall a bit. The city just announced Fashion Focus Chicago dates last week (!) as October 18-24, so we will be proceeding with a plan to publish Boutiqueville on or before October 14. Thanks to this, and a myriad of uninteresting
- [Fall Forward, Newcity's Guide to the New Season, publishes September 2](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/08/19/fall-forward-newcitys-guide-to-the-new-season-publishes-september-2/) - Though summer maintains its sizzling grip on Chicago here in late August, we all know that fall, and the explosion of arts events it brings, is just around the corner. As Chicago's premier locally owned and operated cultural publication, we are busy getting ready. And a big part of that preparation is our creation of
- [Lit 50 is coming June 10](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/06/02/lit-50-is-coming-june-10/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest literary issue of the year, Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago, timed to coincide with the Midwest's biggest literary event, the Printers Row Lit Fest. While last year's edition chronicled many behind-the-scenes individuals who bring Chicago's literary culture to life, this year we're focusing
- [Summer Guide publishes May 27](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/05/14/summer-guide-publishes-may-27/) - Sixteen is a great age to be in a Chicago summer, and this year we celebrate Summer Guide's 16th birthday. One of our largest endeavors of the year, Summer Guide is a fusion of three things we consider vital to summer in Chicago: a calendar of all of the fairs, festivals, outdoor concerts and blockbuster
- [Newcity's Breakout Artists issue April 29 takes Artropolis by storm](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/04/20/newcitys-breakout-artists-issue-april-29-takes-artropolis-by-storm/) - Newcity's April 29 issue, presenting "Breakout Artists: Chicago's Next Generation of Image Makers," marks our seventh annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago's top emerging artists. Each new edition of Newcity's Breakout Artists issue has become the talk of Chicago during the course of the Art Chicago/Artropolis art fairs. And this year, we're taking it to
- [A Print Evolution in Progress](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/04/14/a-print-evolution-in-progress/) - Print readers of Newcity will notice some changes this week. As promised in an editor's note, here's a more detailed explanation of those changes. Clubs has merged with Music: Over the last decade, Newcity has dedicated more space and resources, proportionately, to clubs and electronic music than any other publication in town. Unfortunately, we never
- [Writers Needed](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/03/11/writers-needed/) - We're expanding Newcity's roster of regular contributors. Click here for a rundown of our current needs.
- [Love & Sex Issue February 11](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/01/29/love-sex-issue-february-12/) - If Valentine's Day means something to your business, whether you're a restaurant or entertainment purveyor, a gift seller or an appearance enhancer, you won't want to miss the chance to advertise in one of Newcity's most popular Love & Sex issue. Sure, others may try to tell folks what to do, but nobody looks deeply
- [The Players: Coming January 14](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2010/01/06/the-players-coming-january-14/) - Newcity is pleased to announce the return of our biggest performing arts issue of the year, The Players: Chicago's leading performers. While last year's edition chronicled many behind-the-scenes individuals who bring Chicago theater, dance, opera, comedy and performance to life, this year we're focusing on the artists, in order to offer a fresh perspective, a
- [Education Issue January 7](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/12/03/education-issue-january-7/) - Ad space deadline: Thursday, December 31 Artwork deadline: Monday, January 4 After launching a special education issue last January, we've come to realize that we all have a lot of learning to do (not to mention that the economic forces driving an increase in demand for adult eduction, while improved, are far from behind us).
- [2010 is here. As in the Special Issues Calendar.](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/11/20/2010-is-here-as-in-the-special-issues-calendar/) - We've just posted the 2010 calendar of special issues. As always, it's subject to change as world events and whims transpire, but we generally hold most of the dates as planned. (Actually, some are pegged to external events which are only tentative so far.) In any case, we're officially reserving premium ad positions—back covers, inside
- [Schedule Tweaks](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/10/08/schedule-tweaks/) - A few final (we hope) updates to the fall Special Issue calendar. We moved Boutiqueville to October 22, to coincide with Fashion Focus Chicago. And due to the economic forces affecting independent fashion boutiques this year, we're going to publish this one on newsprint rather than glossy, allowing us to pass cost savings on to
- [Special "Local" Issue](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/08/07/special-local-issue/) - This week we published a two part (plus introduction) report on the "buy local" movement: how it's faring in Chicago, and how big corporations are starting to co-opt its values. This is an important read for all locally owned businesses in Chicago. Let us know what you think. Mom & Pop Worldwide, Inc.: Inside the
- [Bars of Summer next week](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/07/10/bars-of-summer-next-week/) - Even though this month's weather belies the premise, we've reached that special time of year when, if you're not on vacation, what else is there to do but drink? So next week, Newcity publishes its annual Bars of Summer issue, devoted to that very premise. (You can read an archive of past years here: http://boozemuse.com/category/bars-of-summer/)
- [New contributor guidelines](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/07/10/new-contributor-guidelines/) - Operating a media business today is a bit like trying to put together a puzzle made out of Jell-O. Which is one way of saying that we're thinking about a lot of the contours of our operations these days, and adjusting one thing while another jiggles around a bit. Which is a really long-winded way
- [Dress for Success!](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/06/27/dress-for-success/) - A friend reported that the highlight of the Luminaire anniversary event held in March, "An Incredible 35 Year Journey of Good Design" was the Newcity dress created by Luminaire stylist Solomon. We're not arguing.
- [Newcity needs some Common Sense](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/06/23/newcity-needs-some-common-sense/) - We're planning our Independence Day coverage right now and will be publishing our annual "Common Sense for Chicago" edition. In this cover package, we take a page from Thomas Paine's legendary pamphlet and publish essays, manifestoes and even choicely worded screeds all in the service of betterment of our city and our society. You can
- [Bytes on Books: Newcity Lit web site is live with Lit 50](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/06/03/bytes-on-books-newcity-lit-web-site-is-live-with-lit-50/) - We're pleased to announce our newest web site, Newcity Lit. You can access it at lit.newcity.com. Let us know what you think!
- [Newcity's Lit 50 June 4 + Lit web site + the future of literary culture](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/05/26/newcitys-lit-50-june-4-lit-web-site-the-future-of-literary-culture/) - We're less than two weeks away from the publication of Lit 50, our annual assessment of the top players in Chicago's literary world. This edition has become something of an institution itself, winning awards and generating volumes of cocktail chatter among the smart set. Everyone who cares about books and the written word will be
- [Summer Guide and the livin’s easy](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/05/19/summer-guide-and-the-livin’s-easy/) - Newcity celebrates our fifteenth annual Summer Guide—nobody brings the heat like we do—with the launch of Newcity Summer. And before you yawn—not another formulaic servicey thing!—consider a few outtakes from this year’s edition and we’re confident you’ll agree this most precious season’s in good hands: My late uncle, William Kisslauskiss, used to talk about de
- [Newcity Summer celebrates 15 years on May 21](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/05/13/newcity-summer-celebrates-15-years-on-may-21/) - Perhaps not the first, but maybe the second or third day on the job Tennessee Williams walked into “my pool.” Forty years of heavy drinking and drug use had ravaged his body and his mind. This was reflected in his swimming, as he would regularly disappear under water for long periods at a time. As
- [How to Succeed in Business? Advertise in a recession](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/05/09/how-to-succeed-in-business-advertise-in-a-recession/) - We know, it sounds self-serving (and it is) but The New Yorker's fine financial writer James Surowiecki puts it all into historical perspective. Some of the greatest successes in modern business history were acheived by companies who did not cut their marketing when the economy made it the easy thing to do. Read the article
- [Breakout Artists Issue April 30 timed for Artropolis](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/04/15/breakout-artists-issue-april-30-timed-for-artropolis/) - Newcity’s April 30 issue, presenting “Breakout Artists: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers,” marks our sixth annual edition devoted to showcasing Chicago’s top emerging artists. Each new edition of Newcity’s “Breakout Artists” issue has become the talk of Chicago during the course of the Art Chicago/Artropolis art fairs. Newcity's Breakout Artists, with its focus on
- [Newcity Resto site launches with Resto 100 list](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/04/07/newcity-resto-site-launches-with-resto-100-list/) - We're launching our ninth content-specific web site today, Newcity Resto (resto.newcity.com) to coincide with the publication of Resto 100: Chicago's Essential Restaurants in print. An exploration of Chicago's dining and food culture, we'll hope it will whet your appetite in more ways than one. Your feedback is appreciated.
- [New approach to story pitches and listings submissions](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/04/01/new-approach-to-story-pitches-and-listings-submissions/) - We've just implemented a comprehensive overhaul of the way in which we hope publicists will interact with our editors and writers. The purpose of this transition is twofold: one, our writers and editors are almost exclusively virtual nowadays, meaning physical mail is no longer an effective way of communication with us; and two, we're doing
- [Resto 100 Essential Restaurants Issue set for April 9](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/03/31/resto-100-set-for-april-9/) - On April 9, Newcity will publish its Resto 100 list of Chicago's essential restaurants, for the first time in two years. No one who enjoys dining out will want to miss this keeper, whether a student of molecular gastronomy, or a master of the secrets of great street food. Here's the last edition, published in
- [Resto 100 postponed](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/03/24/resto-100-postponed/) - Due to a confluence of factors related to deadlines, editorial issues, the economy and even a funeral, we decided to push Resto 100 back a few weeks. We have a different restaurant story on this week's cover. We'll let you know when it gets rescheduled.
- [Resto 100 coming March 26](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/03/18/resto-100-coming-march-26/) - On March 26, Newcity will publish its Resto 100 list of Chicago's essential restaurants, for the first time in two years. No one who enjoys dining out will want to miss this keeper, whether a student of molecular gastronomy, or a master of the secrets of great street food. Here's the last edition, published in
- [Enter the Network](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/02/18/welcome-to-the-network/) - We're trying something new with this site, and we hope you like it. Conceived as something of a hub for "all things Newcity," we hope to make it deeply informative, as well as provocative, as we do our best to sort out the future of media. It's something of an experiment in transparency, so you'll
- [Love & Sex issue is Newcity's take on Valentine's Day](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/02/03/love-sex-issue-is-newcitys-take-on-valentines-day/) - Based on on our "return rates" each year, our annual Love & Sex issue may be our most popular. It makes sense, too, given our audience of younger adult city dwellers, and our very grown-up take on the holiday. Here's how we solicit stories from a wide cross-section of Chicagoans: "We're looking for ideas for
- [TIme Out is off the market (for now)](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/01/30/time-out-is-off-the-market-for-now/) - A bit of news emerged from the editorial pissing match between top dogs Alison True (Reader) and Frank Sennett (Time Out Chicago) here at the Reader's site: Time Out is no longer up for sale.
- [The Reader's Digital Future](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/01/15/the-readers-digital-future/) - A consistent strategic theme espoused by Ben Eason, the CEO of the Reader's corporate owners, Creative Loafing, Inc., is that the company's survival (it's in bankruptcy) is predicated on its success in converting to itself to a digital-first media company. Not exactly trailblazing, that, but the execution so far, which seems to treat the print
- [More cutting at the Reader](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/01/15/more-cutting-at-the-reader/) - The Chicago Reader continues to cut away at its print product, making a formal announcement of significant changes to its listings this week, including a substantial further reduction in space allocated to its once-legendary theater section. Earlier this week, LA Weekly laid off its theater editor, in a move that led the LA Times to
- [Buy Local initiative appears to be helping](https://www.newcitynetwork.com/2009/01/15/buy-local-initiative-appears-to-be-helping/) - Newcity spearheaded a "Buy Local" inititative in Chicago this fall/holiday season, in conjunction with Local First Chicago. According to this survey, there are signs that it is working. Anecdotally, I did virtually all of my holiday shopping with locally owned and operated retailers (even found fishing gear for the father-in-law at Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters,

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