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Author: Will Straw

How Montreal’s fabled nightlife lost its spark – The Globe and Mail

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 4, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Figures released in September show that a lower share of bar and restaurant spending in Montreal happens at night than in any other big Canadian city, including Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto Source: How Montreal’s fabled […]

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Cities Are Projecting Their History Onto Streets and Buildings After Dark | Smithsonian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Pedestrians in Montreal, Grand Rapids and other locations can time-travel thanks to installations that map historical scenes directly onto the cityscapes Source: Cities Are Projecting Their History Onto Streets and Buildings After Dark | Smithsonian

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Berlín: ¿es el fin de la capital europea del tecno?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Víctima de la gentrificación, Berlín ve cómo poco a poco están desapareciendo sus clubs más icónicos Source: Berlín: ¿es el fin de la capital europea del tecno?

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‘La música dance debería unir a la gente’: Ámsterdam intenta recuperar su cultura nocturna | discotecas – LA NOTA DEL DÍA MÉXICO

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

BEn equilibrio entre una silla en el suelo y una cómoda pegada al techo, Jordi Ariza Gallego recorre la sala superior de su club. Esta exhibición de Alicia en el país de las maravillas está […]

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Ottawa’s ‘night mayor’ wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination – Bowen Island Undercurrent

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

OTTAWA — Canada’s capital has long held a reputation as a town that fun forgot. Mathieu Grondin wants to be the one to change that for good. Source: Ottawa’s ‘night mayor’ wants to transform quiet […]

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‘Dance music should bring people together’: Amsterdam tries to reclaim its night culture | Clubbing | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

High costs, property prices and stifling regulations have, along with Covid, damaged the city’s vibrant club scene Source: ‘Dance music should bring people together’: Amsterdam tries to reclaim its night culture | Clubbing | The […]

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Mystery hangs over future of London mayor’s night czar role | The Standard

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 2, 2024
  • Uncategorized

City Hall Conservatives have urged Sadiq Khan to follow Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham by appointing an unpaid ‘industry expert’ Source: Mystery hangs over future of London mayor’s night czar role | The Standard

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“Pourrait-on retrouver un peu de lumière dans les rues?”: l’éclairage nocturne fait débat dans cette ville de la Côte d’Azur – Nice-Matin

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 1, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Alors, Cœur de Mougins, c’est Versailles ou pas? À l’issue de la délibération sur le renforcement du réseau électrique du Cœur de vie, mardi soir en conseil municipal, Carline Di Sinno (Agissons pour Mougins) avait […]

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Decoding Delhi’s Diwali data: How 24-hour average hides real-time pollution peaks – Delhi News | India Today

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 1, 2024
  • Uncategorized

A detailed analysis by the monitoring stations across Delhi revealed that night-time pollution levels on Diwali were alarmingly high, with PM2.5 and PM10 particles soaring up to 30 times the standard limit. Source: Decoding Delhi’s […]

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Australia: NSW ‘vibrancy reforms’ to combat noise complaints from neighbours of music venues and pubs | New South Wales politics | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 31, 2024
  • Uncategorized

‘Eyes wide open’ clause will require new residents in some suburbs to formally acknowledge they are moving into an area with late-night entertainment Source: NSW ‘vibrancy reforms’ to combat noise complaints from neighbours of music […]

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  • 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
  • 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

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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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