A NETWORK OF CONNECTED WOMENRooted in their city
Most local guides feel impersonal — or are run like directories.
We built this differently: one editor per city, each building something personal and recognizable.
HI, I’M LINDSAY…
Founder of City Living Network, and also my own city guide, Laguna Beach Living — which I launched in 2019 and built into a full-time business through consistent content, real relationships, and showing up locally.
City Living Network takes that model and makes it replicable — giving each editor a foundation to launch and grow something of their own.
My story
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![A woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a denim jacket with embroidered patches and white pants, smiling and reaching upward at a beach with sand dunes and palm trees, standing next to a man in a blue t-shirt and beige pants.]()
2019: Launched LBL as a Side Project
While working as an Editorial Director of a national print wellness magazine, Laguna Beach Living was launched as a side project with a focus on local content and community.
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![A woman with red hair, big gold hoop earrings, and a white hat is smiling and holding a small white dog in front of a white fence outside a house with a gray exterior.]()
2020: The Pandemic Hit
I decided to go full time with Laguna Beach Living and began refining what local businesses actually needed in regards to content and marketing, especially in a time where many small businesses were struggling to survive.
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![Lindsay DeLong at Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach]()
2021: Helped Over 40 Businesses Get Seen & Celebrated
LBL became my full time career and passion. It was so fulfilling to help local businesses become seen and celebrated in creative and fun ways.
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![Two women having a drink, one pouring champagne into the other's glass, in a modern indoor setting.]()
2022: City Living Network was Born
Women from other cities began reaching out for help building guides in their own towns. I turned that into a structured program — guiding each editor from idea to launch.
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![City Living Network editors smiling and laughing outdoors with palm trees in the background.]()
2023-Current: Helped Launch Over 2 Dozen City Guides
From coast to coast, our editors have launched and grown city guides and dream careers.
WORDS TO LIVE BYIt’s not about going viral — it’s about becoming known locally.
Each city is independently run, with one editor leading it — building something that reflects her city and her voice.
Today, City Living Network supports over two dozen editors building recognizable, locally rooted guides across the country.
NICE TO MEET YOU
25+
city guides
launched
400+
local businesses spotlighted
85,000+
followers across the Network
ready TO FIND YOUR NEW FAVE?