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Michael Stewart named as Belfast city centre “Night Czar”h

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 11, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Belfast’s three city Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) – Linen Quarter BID, Belfast One, and Destination CQ have announced Michael Stewart as Belfast’s city centre’s first Night Czar. The appointment which follows a competitive five-week process […]

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Miami Ranked the Worst City for a ‘Good Night’s Sleep’ in Recent Study – Florida Daily

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 11, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Share Story Via Text or E-MailA new data study reveals the US cities that are the worst for a good night’s sleep, with Miami, Florida beating Boston and New York City to the top.  Pure […]

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Brownstein: Grand Prix terrasse fiasco another black eye for Montreal | Montreal Gazette

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 11, 2024
  • Uncategorized

The last thing the city needed was a snafu to tarnish its reputation in full view of well-heeled visitors from around the world. Source: Brownstein: Grand Prix terrasse fiasco another black eye for Montreal | […]

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Australia: Miles Government delivers new Night Life Economy Commissioner – Ministerial Media Statements

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 10, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Source: Miles Government delivers new Night Life Economy Commissioner – Ministerial Media Statements

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Ancient ruins, museums to welcome night visitors – Türkiye News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 10, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Türkiye’s rich historical sites, including various ancient cities and prominent museums, will dazzle visitors as they open their doors for nighttime exploration from June 15 onward. Source: Ancient ruins, museums to welcome night visitors – […]

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Queensland, Australia: New night life boss ‘crucial’ to live music economy

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 10, 2024
  • Uncategorized

The Queensland government’s decision to appoint a night life economy commissioner has been welcomed as a boost for the future of the live music industry. Source: New night life boss ‘crucial’ to live music economy

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Vietnam: 12 cities, provinces to develop night-time tourism

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 6, 2024
  • Uncategorized

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) will work with local authorities to apply night-time tourism models in 12 key localities. Source: 12 cities, provinces to develop night-time tourism

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Clubbing: ¿La fiesta en clubes nocturnos está muriendo?

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

La cultura de club o “clubbing” enfrenta una crisis existencial tras la pandemia, desde su impacto económico a su significado cultural. Source: Clubbing: ¿La fiesta en clubes nocturnos está muriendo?

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Newark, New Jersey: Worried about youth crime, New Jersey city revives curfew | The Spokesman-Review

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

When officials in Newark noted a recent increase in violent crime in their city, they were especially concerned about teenagers, both as perpetrators and as victims. They turned to an old-fashioned idea to keep young […]

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UK: Why do things shut so early here? An investigation into Cambridge’s nightlife | Varsity

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

Nick James explores Cambridge’s lack of a nightlife, and why the city is such an outlier Source: Why do things shut so early here? An investigation into Cambridge’s nightlife | Varsity

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  • Panama: La vida nocturna: El consumo no despega

    April 28, 2026
  • Vichy, France: Tour de vis sur les trottinettes, charte de la vie nocturne, démocratie locale… A Vichy, les 12 premières mesures du nouveau mandat – La Montagne

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Deux nouvelles communes de l’Oise rallument leur lumière la nuit, dont une après une série de vols

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Flagstaff, AZ Travel Guide: Stargazing, Food & Grand Canyon – AFAR

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Denver may let nightclubs stay open later, but leaves last call unchanged | 9news.com

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Pourquoi après les élections municipales, cette ville du Lot a décidé de rallumer la lumière une heure de plus la nuit ? – ladepeche.fr

    April 27, 2026
  • Beyond Brightness: How Lighting Configuration and Urban Context Shape Nighttime Park Use – ScienceDirect

    April 26, 2026
  • Nocturnal Infrastructure | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

    April 25, 2026
  • Colombia: Bogotá anuncia millonario apoyo cultural para proyectos en Chapinero

    April 25, 2026
  • France: À Harfleur, l’éclairage nocturne a fait son retour après les municipales… mais à quel coût ?

    April 24, 2026
  • France: “On n’a pas de communes qui nous demandent de rallumer” : le pari réussi de l’extinction nocturne dans la Vienne

    April 24, 2026
  • 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

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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

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

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