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Author: Will Straw

Northern Ireland: Belfast: ’24-hour transport on some routes is not unthinkable’

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 23, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Belfast’s night czar says the city is the only capital on the island of Ireland and in the UK that does not have late night transport. Source: Belfast: ’24-hour transport on some routes is not […]

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France – Pour lutter contre l’insécurité, cette commune de Loire-Atlantique rétablit l’éclairage la nuit

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 22, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Le maire de Machecoul-Saint-Même a décidé d’éclairer de nouveau les rues du centre-ville toute la nuit. Une question de sécurité selon lui. Source: Pour lutter contre l’insécurité, cette commune de Loire-Atlantique rétablit l’éclairage la nuit

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Q&A: Mathieu Grondin on one year of being Ottawa’s Nightlife Commissioner – Apartment613

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 21, 2025
  • Uncategorized

A year since our last interview, we sat down with Commissioner Mathieu Grondin to hear a little more about his first year in the role — and to talk about what’s next for Ottawa’s nightlife. […]

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France – Sarralbe. Les habitants votent pour le retour de l’éclairage public nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 19, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Sarralbe. Les habitants votent pour le retour de l’éclairage public nocturne

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Échecs et Soft Clubbing : La nouvelle nuit européenne entre jeu et bien-être – nss france

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 19, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Découvrez comment les échecs révolutionnent le soft clubbing en Europe : du Knight Club aux Pieces Chess, des événements hybrides avec DJ set et des matchs pour une sociabilité inclusive. Un boom de +478% dans les […]

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Metro de Tokio: Cuando las mujeres toman la noche

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2025
  • Uncategorized

En Tokio, Kabukicho es a la vez una postal de neón y un símbolo de ambigüedad. Enclavado en el distrito de Shinjuku, sus estrechas calles, vibrantes con luces chillonas, están repletas de bares y clubes […]

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When the night shift comes to Memphis: A political stunt disguised as public safety • Tennessee Lookout

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2025
  • Uncategorized

A proposed deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis is not a response to public safety: It’s a political stunt. Source: When the night shift comes to Memphis: A political stunt disguised as public […]

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Need a better nighttime economy? Don’t blame planners; ask them to help – it’s their job! | Spinifex | The Fifth Estate

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Barriers to a more vibrant 24-hour economy include duplication between planning approvals and liquor licensing, outdated zoning, strategic plans to support mixed-use and entertainment precincts and conditions that restrict live music and cultural activity and […]

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‘The live music bedrock has vanished’: gig venue closures from Oxford to Birmingham | Music | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2025
  • Uncategorized

In UK cities full of musicians, the fast-shrinking nightlife scene is leaving artists with nowhere to play. We asked how it is affecting our readers Source: ‘The live music bedrock has vanished’: gig venue closures […]

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Argentina: Opciones para la vida nocturna en Azul: los encuestados reclaman mayor variedad

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 11, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Durante la semana pasada, se realizó una encuesta en redes sociales sobre las opciones nocturnas para + 35 años en la noche azuleña. Los resultados revelaron que el 52% de los votantes considera que hacen […]

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Media Links

  • Miami: Bares ocultos y exclusividad: nueva vida nocturna | El Nuevo Herald

    June 13, 2026
  • Toulouse: Une grande ville française va instaurer un couvre-feu pour les mineurs lors de matchs « à risque » de la Coupe du monde – Le Soir

    June 11, 2026
  • Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival | Japan | The Guardian

    June 9, 2026
  • Ho Chi Minh City seeks to unlock potential of night-time economy

    June 7, 2026
  • Poland: Warsaw expands nighttime alcohol ban in bid to improve public safety

    June 6, 2026
  • UK: Hull Street Angels volunteer to keep people safe at night

    June 5, 2026
  • US: In US first, Petoskey passes rules to crack down on light pollution – Bridge Michigan

    June 5, 2026
  • DIACRITIK Virginie Gautier : L’obscurité si densément peuplée (Recours à la nuit)

    June 4, 2026
  • Germany: El gobierno alemán reclasificará los clubs como espacios culturales para frenar su cierre masivo – – Mixmag Spain

    June 1, 2026
  • Why Indian Cities Need Night Parks: Extending the Right to the City Beyond Sunset

    June 1, 2026
  • France – À Bolbec, l’éclairage public revient progressivement grâce aux LED – Paris Normandie

    May 31, 2026
  • UK: West Midlands Mayor unveils plan to boost night time economy

    May 29, 2026
  • Vietnam: Une zone économique nocturne spéciale va «surgir» à Hô Chi Minh-Ville.

    May 29, 2026
  • Alcool: Mesure forte contre les touristes ivres en Croatie – Blick

    May 29, 2026
  • France: Quimper : une “guinguette party” pour montrer comment concilier vie nocturne et tranquillité urbaine | ICI

    May 29, 2026
  • Amnesia Ibiza – España de Noche premia a Amnesia Ibiza por su historia y contribución a la cultura de ocio nocturno

    May 27, 2026
  • Australia: Night-time economy experts in Hobart to discuss how city can flourish after dark – ABC listen

    May 27, 2026
  • Trading Vibes For Strategy: The Necessary Evolution of the U.S. “Night Mayor”

    May 27, 2026
  • Francel: Les Noctambules d’Avignon : Quand le tourisme patrimonial se réinvente par la nuit – Ecomnews

    May 27, 2026
  • Quebec: Les choses roulent rondement chez Groupe Meloche qui compte sur les immigrants pour les quarts de nuit | Le Devoir

    May 26, 2026

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  • Backlots
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  • Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca
  • The Urban Night
  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
  • Toby Bennett
  • Urban Sound Space
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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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