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Nigeria: Lagos built a night economy before it built a nighttime city

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

Lagos’s nightlife is more than music, clubs and late-night spending – it is a vast, largely overlooked economy that keeps drivers, vendors, hotels and payment platforms busy long after offices close. But as the city’s […]

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Nighttime Culture Index results reveal ‘thriving’ yet varied scene | IQ Magazine

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

Launching amid ADE’s 30th edition, the report looks beyond the bottom line in Amsterdam, Lagos, New York, São Paulo, Seoul, and Sydney Source: Nighttime Culture Index results reveal ‘thriving’ yet varied scene | IQ Magazine

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French riots: French PM calls for partial curfews as he condemns ‘thieves’ and ‘thugs’ – BBC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 19, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Sébastien Lecornu says the move will protect people and shops. Earlier, industry leaders said more than 2,000 businesses were impacted by the weekend riots and looting. Source: French riots: French PM calls for partial curfews […]

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France: Un pacte de la nuit à Clermont-Ferrand : “On n’a pas à choisir entre une ville qui vit et une ville qui dort” – La Montagne

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

Source: Un pacte de la nuit à Clermont-Ferrand : “On n’a pas à choisir entre une ville qui vit et une ville qui dort” – La Montagne

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Texas cities work to make road signs more visible at night

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 14, 2026
  • Uncategorized

The City of Austin has been swapping out signs for newer versions. It’s the same marking, but more retroreflective for drivers to see. Source: Texas cities work to make road signs more visible at night

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US nonprofit designates Lala Mountain a dark sky site – Taipei Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 14, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Lala Mountain (拉拉山) in Taoyuan has been designated an Urban Night Sky Place by DarkSky International, becoming the first site in Taiwan and the third in Asia to receive the recognition, the city’s Department of […]

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Morning parties | Du club de nuit au club de jour | La Presse

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 14, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Une course de 5 km suivie d’un festival de musique… un dimanche à 10 h du matin. Ça vous tente ? Bienvenue aux morning parties. Source: Morning parties | Du club de nuit au club de jour | […]

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Atlanta, GA: Where Central Time Meets the Midnight Convenience: Atlanta’s Late-Night Economy Powered by Time Zone – Re·Collection

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 12, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Where Central Time Meets the Midnight Convenience: Atlanta’s Late-Night Economy Powered by Time Zone Atlanta, Georgia—where the heartbeat of the Source: Where Central Time Meets the Midnight Convenience: Atlanta’s Late-Night Economy Powered by Time Zone […]

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Seoul Aims to Turn Its Nightlife Into Global Brand Like K-pop – Seoul Economic Daily

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 12, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Seoul aims to make its nightlife a global brand, targeting 5 trillion won a year in new value through night markets, late-night museums and safer streets. Source: Seoul Aims to Turn Its Nightlife Into Global […]

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Taoyuan’s Lala Mountain becomes Taiwan’s first Urban Night Sky Place – Focus Taiwan

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 12, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Lala Mountain in Taoyuan has been designated an Urban Night Sky Place by DarkSky International, becoming the first site in Taiwan and the third in Asia to receive the recognition, the city’s Department of Tourism […]

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  • Nigeria: Lagos built a night economy before it built a nighttime city

    October 22, 2026
  • Nighttime Culture Index results reveal ‘thriving’ yet varied scene | IQ Magazine

    October 22, 2026
  • French riots: French PM calls for partial curfews as he condemns ‘thieves’ and ‘thugs’ – BBC News

    October 19, 2026
  • France: Un pacte de la nuit à Clermont-Ferrand : “On n’a pas à choisir entre une ville qui vit et une ville qui dort” – La Montagne

    October 18, 2026
  • Texas cities work to make road signs more visible at night

    October 14, 2026
  • US nonprofit designates Lala Mountain a dark sky site – Taipei Times

    October 14, 2026
  • Morning parties | Du club de nuit au club de jour | La Presse

    October 14, 2026
  • Atlanta, GA: Where Central Time Meets the Midnight Convenience: Atlanta’s Late-Night Economy Powered by Time Zone – Re·Collection

    October 12, 2026
  • Seoul Aims to Turn Its Nightlife Into Global Brand Like K-pop – Seoul Economic Daily

    October 12, 2026
  • Taoyuan’s Lala Mountain becomes Taiwan’s first Urban Night Sky Place – Focus Taiwan

    October 12, 2026
  • La ville la plus « plate » du Canada serait une référence de vie nocturne

    October 11, 2026
  • Whatever Happened to Friday Night? – The Atlantic

    October 10, 2026
  • Hanoï donne un nouvel élan à ses nuits

    October 10, 2026
  • La nuit n’est pas un jour comme les autres, un marché à conquérir – Libération

    October 10, 2026
  • France: Quimper prolonge l’éclairage public nocturne

    October 9, 2026
  • L’économie nocturne de Hô Chi Minh-Ville : comment générer des revenus sans perturber le sommeil des habitants ?

    October 9, 2026
  • Conférence-débat. Éteindre la ville, rallumer le débat | Université de Bretagne Occidentale

    October 9, 2026
  • Un sommet pour dynamiser la vie nocturne au pays | Radio-Canada

    October 9, 2026
  • Congo: Kinshasa : salles de fêtes, bars et boîtes de nuit bientôt soumises à un « contrôle numérique » (Gouvernement provincial)

    October 9, 2026
  • UK: Newcastle City Centre nightlife tax axed ‘with immediate effect’

    October 9, 2026

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