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Danemark : Copenhague veut interdire la vente d’alcool après 20h dans les zones de fête

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 16, 2020
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Le maire de la ville estime qu’il y a trop de tapage nocturne et de violences en soirée Source: Danemark : Copenhague veut interdire la vente d’alcool après 20h dans les zones de fête

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Sydney’s nighttime economy will be key to post pandemic economic recovery | Mirage News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 16, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Source: Sydney’s nighttime economy will be key to post pandemic economic recovery | Mirage News

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US: Former Kentucky ‘sundown’ town shadowed by racist past

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 16, 2020
  • Uncategorized

More than 100 years after a white mob forced black residents to leave at gunpoint, advocates for racial justice are still working in Corbin, Kentucky. Source: Former Kentucky ‘sundown’ town shadowed by racist past

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Inside NYC’s ghost trains running empty each night for COVID cleaning – New York Daily News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 16, 2020
  • Uncategorized

More than 400 empty ghost trains run across New York City’s 665 miles of subway track each night, the result of Gov. Cuomo’s decision to close the turnstiles to remove homeless riders and scrub down […]

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Australia: Sydney to finally become a true 24-hour city

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 16, 2020
  • Uncategorized

It could be said that Sydney’s nightlife has flourished despite, not because of, government policy. Devastating lockout laws forced many of Sydney’s businesses Source: Sydney to finally become a true 24-hour city

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Madrid, Spain: Mujeres y menores podrán solicitar “paradas a demanda” en todas las líneas autobuses nocturnos de la Comunidad | Torrelodones.info

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 14, 2020
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La Comunidad de Madrid extiende las paradas a demanda para mujeres y menores a toda la red de autobuses nocturnos. La medida, que permite solicitar una parada fuera de las establecidas dentro de la… Source: Mujeres y menores […]

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China: « L’économie nocturne » à la mode pour relancer la consommation

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 14, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Source: « L’économie nocturne » à la mode pour relancer la consommation

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“Night moving”: The companies that help people vanish – BBC Worklife

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 14, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Each year, some choose to ‘disappear’ and abandon their lives, jobs, homes and families. In Japan, there are companies that can help those looking to escape into thin air. Source: The companies that help people […]

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The Quietus | Features | Craft/Work | Light And The City: Klara Lidén’s Guerrilla Urbanism

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 12, 2020
  • Uncategorized

At Sadie Coles in London, the moonwalking, breaking-and-entering Swedish artist Klara Lidén rethinks the architecture of the city in the context of a global pandemic. She talks to Aida Amoako about moving forward while staying […]

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Argentina: Ambulancieros y el terror de trabajar de noche – Diario Hoy En la noticia

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 12, 2020
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Luego de conocerse el salvaje episodio en el que dos trabajadores de la salud fueron asaltados en La Loma, un chofer denunció que fue víctima de ladrones armados en Tolosa, en el preciso momento en […]

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Media Links

  • KUOW – Why Western Washington communities are coming out for night markets

    June 23, 2026
  • US: The Night Mayor’s Role Is More Than Violence Prevention

    June 19, 2026
  • Hanoi adopts framework to boost night-time economy development

    June 17, 2026
  • Utah town claims top honors as the best place for nighttime stargazing in the United States | News | cachevalleydaily.com

    June 16, 2026
  • Le béton parisien stocke la chaleur le jour et la relargue la nuit : 10 degrés d’écart avec la campagne, les urbanistes tirent la sonnette d’alarme

    June 16, 2026
  • France: “Si la ville n’est plus adhérente à cette association, le label tombe automatiquement” : pourquoi cette commune du Lot fait le choix de renoncer aux labels nationaux “Ville fleurie” et “Ville étoilée” – ladepeche.fr

    June 16, 2026
  • 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

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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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