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France – Près de Nantes : grâce à la baisse du prix de l’électricité, cette ville rallume l’éclairage nocturne pour lutter contre l’insécurité

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 23, 2025
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Depuis une semaine, les lampadaires scintillent de nouveau de 22h30 à 6h à Machecoul-Saint-Même. La vague de délinquance des derniers mois couplée au sentiment d’insécurité des travailleurs de la nuit a conduit à leur remise […]

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UK: One more shot: can nightlife be saved by letting clubbers bring their own booze? | Music | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 23, 2025
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Amid the venue crisis, Manchester nightclub XLR is trying a new model to stay afloat. On opening night, intoxication is down and women say they feel safer from spiking Source: One more shot: can nightlife […]

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Northern Ireland: Belfast: ’24-hour transport on some routes is not unthinkable’

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 23, 2025
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Belfast’s night czar says the city is the only capital on the island of Ireland and in the UK that does not have late night transport. Source: Belfast: ’24-hour transport on some routes is not […]

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France – Pour lutter contre l’insécurité, cette commune de Loire-Atlantique rétablit l’éclairage la nuit

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 22, 2025
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Le maire de Machecoul-Saint-Même a décidé d’éclairer de nouveau les rues du centre-ville toute la nuit. Une question de sécurité selon lui. Source: Pour lutter contre l’insécurité, cette commune de Loire-Atlantique rétablit l’éclairage la nuit

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Q&A: Mathieu Grondin on one year of being Ottawa’s Nightlife Commissioner – Apartment613

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 21, 2025
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A year since our last interview, we sat down with Commissioner Mathieu Grondin to hear a little more about his first year in the role — and to talk about what’s next for Ottawa’s nightlife. […]

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France – Sarralbe. Les habitants votent pour le retour de l’éclairage public nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 19, 2025
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Source: Sarralbe. Les habitants votent pour le retour de l’éclairage public nocturne

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Échecs et Soft Clubbing : La nouvelle nuit européenne entre jeu et bien-être – nss france

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 19, 2025
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Découvrez comment les échecs révolutionnent le soft clubbing en Europe : du Knight Club aux Pieces Chess, des événements hybrides avec DJ set et des matchs pour une sociabilité inclusive. Un boom de +478% dans les […]

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Metro de Tokio: Cuando las mujeres toman la noche

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2025
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En Tokio, Kabukicho es a la vez una postal de neón y un símbolo de ambigüedad. Enclavado en el distrito de Shinjuku, sus estrechas calles, vibrantes con luces chillonas, están repletas de bares y clubes […]

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When the night shift comes to Memphis: A political stunt disguised as public safety • Tennessee Lookout

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2025
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A proposed deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis is not a response to public safety: It’s a political stunt. Source: When the night shift comes to Memphis: A political stunt disguised as public […]

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Need a better nighttime economy? Don’t blame planners; ask them to help – it’s their job! | Spinifex | The Fifth Estate

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 17, 2025
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Barriers to a more vibrant 24-hour economy include duplication between planning approvals and liquor licensing, outdated zoning, strategic plans to support mixed-use and entertainment precincts and conditions that restrict live music and cultural activity and […]

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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.

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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