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The Lunar Light Project: How Solar Energy Could Power Night-Time Cities – solarfacts.in

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 28, 2025
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Discover how the Lunar Light Project merges moonlight and thermal energy to create 24/7 renewable power for future cities, reducing depend Source: The Lunar Light Project: How Solar Energy Could Power Night-Time Cities – solarfacts.in

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Madrid: Se calcula que el sector de eventos genera más de 300 millones de euros anuales en la vida nocturna madrileña – eventoplus.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2025
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El sector de eventos podría generar más de 300 millones de euros anuales en la vida nocturna madrileña, atrae muchos visitantes. Source: Se calcula que el sector de eventos genera más de 300 millones de […]

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US: Beggars’ Night no more? Some communities still hang on to trick-or-treating alternative | weareiowa.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2025
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A few metro cities will carry on their Beggars’ Night traditions, including Bondurant, Granger and Windsor Heights on Oct. 25 and Newton on Oct. 30. Source: Beggars’ Night no more? Some communities still hang on […]

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Australia: Are Run Clubs and Coffee Raves Really Taking Over?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2025
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While our FYPs might show run club and coffee rave supremacy, it turns out a high percentage of Australians are still getting out after-dark. Source: Are Run Clubs and Coffee Raves Really Taking Over?

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Cigarettes, protoxyde, argent liquide… : Les épiceries de nuit sous haute surveillance à Nice

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 26, 2025
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Une petite dizaine d’épiceries ont été contrôlées, jeudi soir, par la police municipale de Nice. Des cigarettes étrangères, des produits stupéfiants et des liasses de billets ont notamment été saisis. Source: Cigarettes, protoxyde, argent liquide… : […]

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Métro à Paris 24h/24 : révolution ou folie ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 25, 2025
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Métro toute la nuit à Paris : une promesse de mobilité ou un défi logistique ? Source: Métro à Paris 24h/24 : révolution ou folie ?

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Colombia: La Alcaldía de Cali llevó una noche de cuidado y servicios a mujeres diversas en San Nicolás

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 25, 2025
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La noche del 23 de octubre se vivió de una manera distinta en el barrio San Nicolás. Más de cincuenta mujeres, en toda su diversidad —trans, LGBT, muj Source: La Alcaldía de Cali llevó una […]

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El ‘bar crawling’, la tendencia turística que conquista las noches de Colombia: ¿cómo está cambiando la forma de viajar?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 25, 2025
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Esta nueva forma de turismo urbano combina cultura, gastronomía y vida nocturna. Ciudades como Medellín, Cartagena y Cali comienzan a consolidarse. Source: El ‘bar crawling’, la tendencia turística que conquista las noches de Colombia: ¿cómo […]

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Lighting up heritage: China’s nighttime modernization

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 25, 2025
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As night falls, Beijing’s Central Axis comes alive with light. What shimmers along this 7.8-kilometer stretch is not just an aesthetic spectacle. It is a vivid metaphor of China’s ongoing journey of cultural confidence and […]

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Éclairage public nocturne : pourquoi le retard au rallumage ? – Ville de Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray – Site officiel

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 24, 2025
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Depuis un an, la Ville souhaite sortir du programme d’extinction de l’éclairage public nocturne mis en place par la Métropole. Mais ce n’est pas si simple. L’extinction de l’éclairage public nocturne entre 0h30 et 5h30, […]

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    April 5, 2026
  • France: Les jours de la nuit : Saint-Pierre adapte ses éclairages pour protéger la biodiversité nocturne

    April 4, 2026
  • Spain: Alejandro Zamarro, nuevo presidente de Noche Madrid en un momento de liderazgo internacional del ocio nocturno madrileño – Gaceta del Turismo

    April 3, 2026
  • France: La nouvelle municipalité de Clermont-Ferrand rétablit l’éclairage nocturne dès ce vendredi – La Montagne

    April 3, 2026
  • La oscuridad como herramienta de proyecto

    April 1, 2026
  • France: L’éclairage public rétablit la nuit dans cette ville de Seine-et-Marne, une décision qui divise

    March 31, 2026
  • Chinese cities redefine urban culture in a time of global uncertainty – CGTN

    March 30, 2026
  • Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar | The Seattle Times

    March 30, 2026
  • Night glow of Indian cities reveals link between inequality and crime: IIT study

    March 29, 2026
  • Vie nocturne : Montréal autorise 21 établissements à fermer plus tard | Radio-Canada

    March 29, 2026
  • Vie nocturne – L’administration Martinez Ferrada lance la certification Nuits Montréal pour mieux encadrer et faire rayonner sa vie nocturne

    March 28, 2026
  • Une vingtaine d’établissements seront certifiés «Nuits Montréal»

    March 28, 2026
  • Protecting Night Skies from Light Pollution – Door County Pulse

    March 26, 2026
  • US: Nashville ‘Night Mayor’ on how night life has evolved beyond Broadway

    March 25, 2026
  • L’économie nocturne de Hô Chi Minh-Ville ne se résume pas aux marchés nocturnes ou aux pubs.

    March 25, 2026
  • La clé d’une percée dans l’économie nocturne de Hanoï.

    March 22, 2026
  • ‘They were comparing me to Bonnie Blue’: the disturbing rise of nightlife content | Women | The Guardian

    March 18, 2026
  • NY could go dark at night one day: Here’s how

    March 17, 2026
  • Why Dark Sky Tourism and Astrotourism Are Growing

    March 17, 2026
  • Willie’s Clubhouse brings an elevated billiards, darts, and cocktail lounge to downtown Montreal – The Main

    March 16, 2026

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Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

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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.

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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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