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US: Alcohol laws: How Louisville bar closing times compare to other cities

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2023
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Following the shooting at the Southern Lounge and Restaurant, Mayor Craig Greenberg called on Metro Council to reexamine bar and restaurant times. Source: Alcohol laws: How Louisville bar closing times compare to other cities

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Opinion | Keep alive Hong Kong’s history, or another night market would just be a yawn | South China Morning Post

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2023
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To draw visitors and revive its economy, Hong Kong must recognise that a major part of its selling point is its unique history and culture, including historic buildings, neon signs and the like. Preserving Hong […]

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US: There are no lesbian bars in Minnesota. Here’s why it matters.

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2023
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There are only 29 lesbian bars nationally. The closest ones to Minneapolis are in Milwaukee and Chicago. Source: There are no lesbian bars in Minnesota. Here’s why it matters.

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Portland map shows where homeless camps are banned overnight | kgw.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2023
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In addition to the citywide daytime ban, Portland’s ordinance prohibits camping at all hours around places like schools and parks. Source: Portland map shows where homeless camps are banned overnight | kgw.com

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Home truths on night-time economy | Glasgow Chamber of Commerce

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 31, 2023
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Source: Home truths on night-time economy | Glasgow Chamber of Commerce

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France: Charte de la Vie nocturne | Le premier “label night” accordé à un établissement de nuit du Morbihan – Actus – Actualités – Les services de l’État en Morbihan

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2023
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Accueil Actualités Actus Charte de la Vie nocturne | Le premier “label night” accordé à un établissement de nuit du Morbihan Source: Charte de la Vie nocturne | Le premier “label night” accordé à un […]

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UK: ULEZ expansion coming into force impact on night hospitality workers

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 29, 2023
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The expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone, (ULEZ) which from today (Tuesday 29 August) includes all of London’s borough’s has been slammed by one trade body. Source: ULEZ expansion coming into force impact on night hospitality […]

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Ireland: Details revealed for new night-time initiative in Dublin – Dublin’s FM104

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 29, 2023
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The initiative aims to encourage young people to engage in the night-time economy across the city. Source: Details revealed for new night-time initiative in Dublin – Dublin’s FM104

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Toulouse. Une balade nocturne et insolite pour repérer des chauves-souris | Actu Toulouse

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 28, 2023
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C’est la sortie insolite que propose le Museum de Toulouse mercredi 30 août 2023. Pour la 27ème Nuit internationale de la chauve-souris, une balade nocturne se prépare. Source: Toulouse. Une balade nocturne et insolite pour […]

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Night Embassy en Bogotá para celebrar la vida nocturna

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 27, 2023
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Night Embassy crea escenarios para que los artistas y las voces de la fiesta y la cultura, puedan expresarse en una pista de baile. Source: Night Embassy en Bogotá para celebrar la vida nocturna

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Media Links

  • 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
  • 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

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  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
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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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