2026

– August

Issue Ten: August 2026

Featured Articles

• The Playmaker Decade: 7 Trends That Will Define the Next 10 Years of Cities
• Libraries Reimagined
• Heat, Flood, and Food: Designing Cities for a Harder Future

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2026

– January

Issue Nine: January 2026

Featured Articles

• NIL AND ITS IMPACT ON CITIES AND UNIVERSITIES: As competition surges among schools to compete for resources, communities everywhere are becoming the beneficiaries
• AI DATA CENTERS & URBAN RESPONSIBILITY: As AI adoption skyrockets, data centers are proliferating—but they bring significant environmental, infrastructure, and social impacts
• COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR 2025: HAYS, KANSAS. Hays stands out because of its commitment to shrewd conservation strategies, infrastructure improvements, and quality of life initiatives

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2025

– July

Issue Eight: July 2025

Featured Articles

• DETROIT’S COME BACK STORY: How Leaders are Driving a City’s Rebirth
• USL AND THE SOCCER SURGE: What the Growth of the Game Means for Cities
• HOOVER'S HOMERUN: The Birmingham suburb has become a top sports destination, which has created demand for amenities that attract new residents and businesses.

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2025

– January

Issue Seven: January 2025

Featured Articles

• COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR: Celebrate Community Playmaker's 2024 Top Community
• BALLPARK FIGURES: The Impact of Sports Tourism Goes Beyond Filling Hotels and Restaurants for Destinations With Premier Facilities
• THE PLANNING IMPACT PANEL: Experts Weigh on How Cities are Adapting to Shifting Preferences, Downtown Vacancies, and Walkability Dreams

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2024

– October

Issue Six: October 2024

Featured Articles

• THE TRADER JOES EFFECT: Why Cities Want To Land The Beloved Grocery Chain
• PICKLEBALL PLACEMAKING: How Cities Are Rebranding Themselves As Pickleball Meccas
• SPORT CENTRIC: Sports Tourism Is Increasingly Seen As A Way For Destinations To Define Themselves As A Place To Visit And Live

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2024

– July

Issue Five: July 2024

Featured Articles

• THE MIX IS IN: Youth Sports and Community Recreation are Becoming the Draw for Mixed-Use Development
• POOLING RESOURCES: Aquatic Centers Prove to be Valuable Community Assets Despite Subsidy
• CRAFT BEER: Revitalizing and Reinventing Neighborhoods

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2024

– April

Issue Four: April 2024

Featured Articles

• Envisioning a Movement Towards Walkable Cities
• Vision Zero Hero
• Art Meets Economy

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2024

– January

Issue Three : January 2024

Featured Articles

• A Profile of Mayor Victoria Woodards of Tacoma
• A Civic Leader’s Guide to Pickleball
• The 2023 Community of the Year Winner

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2023

– September

Issue Two : September 2023

Featured Articles

• Solving the Problem of a Childcare Desert
• City Growth, Deep in the Heart of Texas
• New Life for Old Fairgrounds

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2023

– June

Issue One: June 2023

Featured Articles

• Industries Collide: The Future of Parks & Recreation
• Community Spotlight: Albertville, AL
• Not Your Father's Library

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