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Committee OKs night commissioner for Ottawa to tackle sleepy reputation | CBC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 4, 2023
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A city committee has given the thumbs up to a plan that would aim to shed Ottawa’s reputation as the city that fun forgot, by promoting nightlife in the capital and attracting more touring acts […]

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Canada: City committee approves ‘night mayor’ plan to boost nightlife economy | Ottawa Citizen

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 3, 2023
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The City of Ottawa is hoping to shed its reputation as the “city that fun forgot” by bringing in a nightlife commissioner. Source: City committee approves ‘night mayor’ plan to boost nightlife economy | Ottawa […]

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UK: Police target night-time sexual predators in York | YorkMix

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 3, 2023
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Source: Police target night-time sexual predators in York | YorkMix

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Fresno, CA one of the 10 worst U.S. cities to get good sleep | The Fresno Bee

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 3, 2023
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There was only one other city in California considered to provide worse quality sleep than Fresno. Source: Fresno, CA one of the 10 worst U.S. cities to get good sleep | The Fresno Bee

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How the world’s top ‘night mayors’ would fix Sydney’s nightlife

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 2, 2023
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Sydney is known for the near-constant stream of complaints from neighbours about noise coming from pubs and clubs. But nightlife leaders from around the world say we’re not alone. Source: How the world’s top ‘night […]

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India: Do we really need night economy?- The New Indian Express

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 30, 2023
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The night economy is not environment-friendly. Source: Do we really need night economy?- The New Indian Express

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France: Glowee, la startup qui réinvente la lumière

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 30, 2023
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L’innovation de la jeune pousse de l’Essonne, fondée par Sandra Rey, sur la Pépinière Genopole, à Evry, devrait faire du bruit. Son système exclusif de Source: Glowee, la startup qui réinvente la lumière

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France – La Rochelle : quelles solutions pour associer vie nocturne et transition écologique ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 29, 2023
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Sobriété lumineuse contre insécurité, lieux de fêtes contre riverains, gestion des déchets contre biodiversité… La Ville de La Rochelle a accueilli un séminaire international pour réfléchir aux enjeux environnementaux dans la vie des noctambules Source: La Rochelle : […]

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France – Béziers : l’ouverture nocturne des parcs de la ville inquiète des riverains – midilibre.fr

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 29, 2023
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La Ville de Béziers explique expérimenter cette ouverture de nuit et dit demander l’avis aux comités de quartier. Source: Béziers : l’ouverture nocturne des parcs de la ville inquiète des riverains – midilibre.fr

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Torrejón de Ardoz acogerá el mayor congreso de fotografía nocturna que se celebra en España MiraCorredor

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on April 29, 2023
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El próximo 1 de julio vuelve el congreso de Fotografía Nocturna y Lightpainting «iNight». Source: Torrejón de Ardoz acogerá el mayor congreso de fotografía nocturna que se celebra en España MiraCorredor

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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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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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