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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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Museums after dark: London’s historic halls get a new lease on life | CNN

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 23, 2025
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Faced with economic headwinds and changing visitor habits, London’s museums are reinventing themselves for new — and paying — audiences. Source: Museums after dark: London’s historic halls get a new lease on life | CNN

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Chile: Frutillar, Valparaíso y Concepción Impulsan la Economía Nocturna Cultural – FrutillarHoy

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 22, 2025
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Ciudades Creativas de la Música, Frutillar, Valparaíso y Concepción, se unen para impulsar su economía nocturna con foco en cultura y turismo. Source: Frutillar, Valparaíso y Concepción Impulsan la Economía Nocturna Cultural – FrutillarHoy

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  • Hanoï se positionne comme la « ville de la découverte de la culture nocturne » de la région.

    May 12, 2026
  • France: Éclairage public : décalage de l’extinction à minuit – Ville de Tournefeuille

    May 12, 2026
  • Más allá de las discotecas: la nueva economía nocturna de la capital – Diario Libre

    May 9, 2026
  • Barcelona reduce a la mitad las patrullas policiales las noches de fin de semana: «Es cuando más se necesita»

    May 7, 2026
  • À quelle heure éteindre les lampadaires pour protéger la biodiversité ?

    May 7, 2026
  • ‘Nobody’s going out!’ Why is Britain’s nightlife in such decline – and can anything save it?

    May 6, 2026
  • France: Charte de la vie nocturne | Les établissements de nuit du Morbihan labellisés “Label night” – Actus – Actualités – Les services de l’État en Morbihan

    May 5, 2026
  • Colombia: FILBo 2026 abre espacio para debatir la economía cultural y la vida nocturna en Bogotá – HSB NOTICIAS

    May 4, 2026
  • Travelers plan trips around after-dark experiences

    May 4, 2026
  • Kansas City: How a morning dance party offers sober party vibe

    May 2, 2026
  • Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value – NASA Science

    April 30, 2026
  • 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

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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.

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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

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exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

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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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