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Author: Will Straw

How Nashville, Tennessee is championing independent music venues as essential for cultural and economic prosperity | Brookings

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 6, 2025
  • Uncategorized

This piece focuses on the value that small and independent music venues bring to local communities, while also offering guidance to local leaders on how to preserve independent venues Source: How Nashville, Tennessee is championing […]

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Drowning in the Night: Ireland’s Efforts to Combat Light Pollution – The University Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 5, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Drowning in the Night: Ireland’s Efforts to Combat Light Pollution – The University Times

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26% of UK Towns Have Lost All Nightclubs, with 1 in 6 Have No Late-Night Venues Left – NTIA Warns of Growing Nightlife Crisis

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 5, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned that Britain’s nightlife is in sharp decline, revealing that more than a quarter (26%) of towns and cities that had a nightclub in 2020 now have none, […]

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is japan safe at night? A Guide to Night-Time Safety for Travelers

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 4, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Japan night safety is among the best worldwide. See why low crime, respect, and community make walking at night safe. Source: is japan safe at night? A Guide to Night-Time Safety for Travelers

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India: ‘War zone every night’: Summit clubs test police limits – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 3, 2025
  • Uncategorized

This past week, two back-to-back cases of assault reported at two clubs, one of which is located in the said building, brought the focus back on the Vibhuti Khand police station Source: ‘War zone every […]

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What is Noctourism: The new nighttime travel trend taking adventurers into the world after dark | – The Times of India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 2, 2025
  • Uncategorized

A new travel trend, ‘noctourism,’ is emerging in 2025, inviting adventurers to explore destinations after dark. It offers unique experiences like star Source: What is Noctourism: The new nighttime travel trend taking adventurers into the […]

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UK: Calls for better late night buses to help keep Sheffield’s nightlife alive and people safe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The city council should “ignite the night” by supporting businesses and residents to get out and “fuel Sheffield’s night time economy,” says a leading Liberal Democrats councillor. Source: Calls for better late night buses to […]

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Free parties : pourquoi les raves sont dans la ligne de mire de la droite – L’Humanité

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Free parties : pourquoi les raves sont dans la ligne de mire de la droite – L’Humanité

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The DC Night Patrols Are Showing Cities How To Fight Trump’s Occupation | The Nation

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2025
  • Uncategorized

With only their cell phones, medical kits, and the confidence to assert their rights, volunteer night patrols follow and record the armed troops who have taken over the capital. Source: The DC Night Patrols Are […]

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‘March of commercialisation’: writing is on the wall for Berlin’s nightclubs | Germany | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Rising rents and gentrification in the once-cheap and abundant real estate market have put the pinch on the clubbing scene Source: ‘March of commercialisation’: writing is on the wall for Berlin’s nightclubs | Germany | […]

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Media Links

  • Ireland: Pilot grant scheme launched to boost night time economy – Donegal Daily

    April 10, 2026
  • Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights

    April 10, 2026
  • Ants on show at nocturnal City Nature Challenge : Newsline

    April 10, 2026
  • Scientists Want to Light Our Cities With Plants to Glow in the Dark

    April 10, 2026
  • The world is getting brighter at night but some places are going dark | ScienceDaily

    April 10, 2026
  • Montreal: Vie nocturne : le Plateau-Mont-Royal dévoile son nouveau règlement sur le bruit | Radio-Canada

    April 9, 2026
  • Une vie nocturne 2025 réussie à Ottawa, selon le maire de nuit | Radio-Canada

    April 8, 2026
  • Le rythme nocturne d’Hanoi dans le cœur des touristes internationaux.

    April 8, 2026
  • France: Réclamé par les habitants, l’éclairage public nocturne fait son retour dans cette ville de l’Oise

    April 8, 2026
  • La Rue des livres de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, un souffle discret pour la lecture à l’ère numérique

    April 5, 2026
  • France: Les jours de la nuit : Saint-Pierre adapte ses éclairages pour protéger la biodiversité nocturne

    April 4, 2026
  • Spain: Alejandro Zamarro, nuevo presidente de Noche Madrid en un momento de liderazgo internacional del ocio nocturno madrileño – Gaceta del Turismo

    April 3, 2026
  • France: La nouvelle municipalité de Clermont-Ferrand rétablit l’éclairage nocturne dès ce vendredi – La Montagne

    April 3, 2026
  • La oscuridad como herramienta de proyecto

    April 1, 2026
  • France: L’éclairage public rétablit la nuit dans cette ville de Seine-et-Marne, une décision qui divise

    March 31, 2026
  • Chinese cities redefine urban culture in a time of global uncertainty – CGTN

    March 30, 2026
  • Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar | The Seattle Times

    March 30, 2026
  • Night glow of Indian cities reveals link between inequality and crime: IIT study

    March 29, 2026
  • Vie nocturne : Montréal autorise 21 établissements à fermer plus tard | Radio-Canada

    March 29, 2026
  • Vie nocturne – L’administration Martinez Ferrada lance la certification Nuits Montréal pour mieux encadrer et faire rayonner sa vie nocturne

    March 28, 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/

urbanculturalstudies

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

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