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Protecting Night Skies from Light Pollution – Door County Pulse

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 26, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Liberty Grove resolution shines a light on keeping Newport State Park’s DarkSky certification  On clear nights in northern Door County, the Milky Way still splashes across the sky – a […] Source: Protecting Night Skies […]

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US: Nashville ‘Night Mayor’ on how night life has evolved beyond Broadway

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 25, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Music City is three years into having an Office of Nightlife with Director Benton McDonough at the helm. Source: Nashville ‘Night Mayor’ on how night life has evolved beyond Broadway

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L’économie nocturne de Hô Chi Minh-Ville ne se résume pas aux marchés nocturnes ou aux pubs.

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 25, 2026
  • Uncategorized

(NLĐO) – Pour que Ho Chi Minh-Ville puisse développer une économie nocturne efficace, elle doit définir clairement « l’identité culturelle » de la nouvelle zone urbaine, en faisant la distinction entre l’économie diurne et l’économie […]

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La clé d’une percée dans l’économie nocturne de Hanoï.

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 22, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Grâce à ses atouts touristiques et patrimoniaux, Hanoï possède un fort potentiel de développement pour sa vie nocturne. Cependant, à ce jour, ce secteur peine encore à décoller. Source: La clé d’une percée dans l’économie […]

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‘They were comparing me to Bonnie Blue’: the disturbing rise of nightlife content | Women | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 18, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Footage of women walking between bars and clubs in UK city centres, often filmed covertly, is proliferating online – attracting thousands of views and profits for those who post them. Can anything be done to […]

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NY could go dark at night one day: Here’s how

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 17, 2026
  • Uncategorized

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The bright lights of New York City that shine in the night sky could dim significantly in the not-so-distant future. A bill proposed by the now Manhattan Borough President Brad H… […]

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Why Dark Sky Tourism and Astrotourism Are Growing

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 17, 2026
  • Uncategorized

From stargazing to aurora hunting, travelers are chasing an increasingly rare resource: natural night. Source: Why Dark Sky Tourism and Astrotourism Are Growing

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Willie’s Clubhouse brings an elevated billiards, darts, and cocktail lounge to downtown Montreal – The Main

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 16, 2026
  • Uncategorized

This swish take on the ‘bar ludique’ creates a new recreational hub inside the Montreal Forum. Source: Willie’s Clubhouse brings an elevated billiards, darts, and cocktail lounge to downtown Montreal – The Main

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Vie nocturne à São Paulo : pourquoi la ville est en train de devenir la capitale mondiale des nuits tardives

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 15, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Quand la nightlife mondiale s’essouffle, São Paulo accélère: bars planqués, clubs créatifs et downtown relancé jusqu’au lever du soleil. Source: Vie nocturne à São Paulo : pourquoi la ville est en train de devenir la […]

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Vie nocturne à São Paulo : le centre-ville revient en force (bars secrets, rooftops, afters)

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 10, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Alors que la nuit s’éteint ailleurs, São Paulo rallume le centre-ville: bars planqués, lieux détournés, files d’attente et soirées jusqu’à l’aube. Source: Vie nocturne à São Paulo : le centre-ville revient en force (bars secrets, […]

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  • Protecting Night Skies from Light Pollution – Door County Pulse

    March 26, 2026
  • US: Nashville ‘Night Mayor’ on how night life has evolved beyond Broadway

    March 25, 2026
  • L’économie nocturne de Hô Chi Minh-Ville ne se résume pas aux marchés nocturnes ou aux pubs.

    March 25, 2026
  • La clé d’une percée dans l’économie nocturne de Hanoï.

    March 22, 2026
  • ‘They were comparing me to Bonnie Blue’: the disturbing rise of nightlife content | Women | The Guardian

    March 18, 2026
  • NY could go dark at night one day: Here’s how

    March 17, 2026
  • Why Dark Sky Tourism and Astrotourism Are Growing

    March 17, 2026
  • Willie’s Clubhouse brings an elevated billiards, darts, and cocktail lounge to downtown Montreal – The Main

    March 16, 2026
  • Vie nocturne à São Paulo : pourquoi la ville est en train de devenir la capitale mondiale des nuits tardives

    March 15, 2026
  • Vie nocturne à São Paulo : le centre-ville revient en force (bars secrets, rooftops, afters)

    March 10, 2026
  • Valencia: El ocio nocturno pide a la Generalitat más transporte y que el nuevo decreto permita la convivencia de taxis y VTC | Valencia Plaza

    March 9, 2026
  • Night mayors offer Syracuse advice: Make it easier for businesses to create fun – syracuse.com

    March 9, 2026
  • France – Municipales 2026 : l’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage augmente‑t‑elle vraiment la délinquance ? – Science et vie

    March 8, 2026
  • Impulsan que en Colombia regrese la música local en bares y discotecas: “La gente quiere una salida con carácter” – Infobae

    March 8, 2026
  • A Nightlife Creator Helps Cities Cultivate Their Nighttime Culture and Economy

    March 8, 2026
  • France: Aux municipales, le sujet brûlant de l’éclairage public nocturne est un « faux dilemme »

    March 7, 2026
  • Inside the booming business of wellness clubs and third spaces

    March 7, 2026
  • Una fiesta rave en Lagos reescribe las reglas de la vida nocturna, atrayendo a jóvenes nigerianos que se encuentran fuera del alcance de la cultura de club.

    March 7, 2026
  • «Rien ne ressemble à cet endroit» : malgré une perte de vitesse, la nuit berlinoise reste une exception festive – Libération

    March 7, 2026
  • Quebec stores can soon stay open late on weekends. Will they want to? | Montreal Gazette

    March 2, 2026

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THE SPECTRE LIBRARY PRESENTS: The Pulp and Paperback Fiction Reader

Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

Urban Audiovisual Festival

UAF

Backlots

Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca

Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Progressive Geographies

Thinking about place and power - a site written and curated by Stuart Elden

deviantleisure

exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

Toby Bennett

Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

Geografia Crítica

Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/

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the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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