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Author: Will Straw

Interview: ‘Everyone would benefit from a late-night public transport service’ says the new Night Czar of Belfast – VIEWdigital

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
  • Uncategorized

By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan New York City is often referred to as “the city that never sleeps” whereas Belfast could be described as “the city that doesn’t have late-night public transport“. When I heard […]

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US: Santa Monica may ban homeless people from using sleeping bags, pillows – Los Angeles Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
  • Uncategorized

The proposal to revise the city’s outdoor camping ordinance comes in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has prompted cities through California to reconsider their homeless policies. Source: Santa Monica may ban homeless […]

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Boston mulling open container ‘social districts’ to boost nightlife | GBH

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Corean Reynolds, Boston’s director of nightlife economy, said the city is actively considering how to create zones for open alcohol consumption. Source: Boston mulling open container ‘social districts’ to boost nightlife | GBH

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San Francisco eats dinner earlier than any other major U.S. city

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 29, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Source: San Francisco eats dinner earlier than any other major U.S. city

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Ireland: Galway’s Café Culture Gets a Night-Time Boost: Six Businesses Awarded Café Lates Funding – This is Galway

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 27, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Galway City Council announces that six local businesses have been awarded funding as part of the “Café Lates” pilot scheme. Source: Galway’s Café Culture Gets a Night-Time Boost: Six Businesses Awarded Café Lates Funding – […]

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Night clubs under scanner for scams that start on dating apps Tinder, Bumble, Happn and others – Times of India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 24, 2024
  • Uncategorized

TECH NEWS : A dating app scam in Mumbai targeted men by luring them into nightclubs, leaving bills between Rs 23,000 to Rs 61,000. Women matched quickly with men Source: Night clubs under scanner for […]

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UK: Game changing safety app to launch in Manchester | Manchester City Council

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 23, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Game changing safety app to launch in Manchester – A free safety app is set to launch in Manchester Source: Game changing safety app to launch in Manchester | Manchester City Council

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Vietnam: New products hoped to drive HCM City’s night economy

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 22, 2024
  • Uncategorized

A new night food street, to make its debut in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 on August 30, is expected to be a new driver for the development of the city’s night economy. Source: […]

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New Orleans Music Census Report Released – OffBeat Magazine

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 20, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Results of the recent New Orleans Music Census Report released, along with possible opportunities for the music community. Source: New Orleans Music Census Report Released – OffBeat Magazine

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Where have all the late-night eats gone in Montreal? | Montreal Gazette

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 19, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Nocturnal noshers can count on some old standbys but the options are fewer now than in the not-too-distant past. Source: Where have all the late-night eats gone in Montreal? | Montreal Gazette

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  • France: Mouy. La ville rallume les lumières la nuit et supprime des bancs en centre-ville – Oise Hebdo

    April 23, 2026
  • Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems | PBS News

    April 22, 2026
  • Mexico: Regresa la vida nocturna: Culiacán se reactiva tras meses de violenciaGrupo Milenio

    April 22, 2026
  • France: Personnes ivres et regroupements la nuit : ce maire de l’Oise prend des mesures fortes

    April 21, 2026
  • France: Basic Fit H24, épicerie, resto nocturne… La nuit existe-t-elle encore en ville ?

    April 21, 2026
  • Light pollution (1/2): “the extinction of nighttime public lighting has no effect on delinquency, opposition is linked to a feeling of insecurity” – Veritas News

    April 19, 2026
  • Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather

    April 19, 2026
  • Canada: Concordia study finds park design affects cooling differently by day and night | EurekAlert!

    April 19, 2026
  • France – Nuitchâtel : une association mobilisée contre la pollution lumineuse – La Télé

    April 19, 2026
  • Switzerland – Yverdon: des médiateurs nocturnes veillent depuis dix ans

    April 17, 2026
  • France – Bordeaux : le retour de l’éclairage nocturne dans toutes les rues dès ce jeudi 16 avril

    April 17, 2026
  • Barcelona Doubles Tourist-Accommodation Tax, Pushing Nightly Levy to €12–14

    April 15, 2026
  • Spain: Prohibir la venta de alcohol nocturna en las licorerías 24 horas: la propuesta de la FRAVM al Gobierno de Ayuso en la LIDER | Somos Madrid

    April 14, 2026
  • La cultura de la luz

    April 14, 2026
  • ‘It’s not just about the stars:’ International Dark Sky Week in San Diego is a celebration of the night sky – San Diego Union-Tribune

    April 13, 2026
  • France: Comment l’éclairage public est devenu une question politique : pourquoi ces villes rallument la nuit ? – L’Écho Républicain

    April 12, 2026
  • France: Metz. Charte, dialogue… Quelle méthode pour encadrer la vie nocturne ?

    April 11, 2026
  • 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

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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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