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KC bars can stay open all night for World Cup. Will they? | Kansas City Star

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
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Missouri’s decision to relax its alcohol laws has evoked excitement as the city prepares for the World Cup, but it’s also sparked hesitation among some Kansas City bars. Source: KC bars can stay open all […]

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Scorching heat fuels China’s booming nighttime tourism – Chinadaily.com.cn

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
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Source: Scorching heat fuels China’s booming nighttime tourism – Chinadaily.com.cn

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US: Artist-led night walks help keep Louisville safe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
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There have been two walks this summer; more are planned for the fall, when the sun sets earlier. Source: Artist-led night walks help keep Louisville safe

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New Orleans Nighttime Economy Office Releases First-Ever Business Guide – OffBeat Magazine

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
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The New Orleans Nighttime Economy Office has published the first-ever guide for businesses, workers and musicians. Source: New Orleans Nighttime Economy Office Releases First-Ever Business Guide – OffBeat Magazine

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India: Bengaluru’s silence zones louder than factories, KSPCB data shows: Report | Bengaluru – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
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As per Karnataka State Pollution Control Board data for May, RVCE Mysore Road recorded night-time noise levels of 57.8 decibels. Source: Bengaluru’s silence zones louder than factories, KSPCB data shows: Report | Bengaluru – Hindustan […]

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Dimming the lights in the city that never sleeps – Scienceline

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 31, 2025
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Pollution from nighttime lights has severe impacts on birds and humans alike. What solutions are out there for New York? Source: Dimming the lights in the city that never sleeps – Scienceline

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Dreams of a midnight metropolis | Latest News India – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 30, 2025
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As Indian cities continue to struggle to build a night-time economy, can Hyderabad’s bold new policy make it a truly 24/7 city? Source: Dreams of a midnight metropolis | Latest News India – Hindustan Times

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Philippines: Cebu initiates ‘Mayor of the Night’ to cater night-shift workers

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 30, 2025
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Newly assumed Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival and Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña launched the “Mayor of the Night” initiative this Source: Cebu initiates ‘Mayor of the Night’ to cater night-shift workers

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‘Darkening’ cities is as important for wildlife as greening them

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 30, 2025
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Our nights are getting brighter and we are all paying the price. Source: ‘Darkening’ cities is as important for wildlife as greening them

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Chine : la ferveur estivale incite à un élan de l’économie nocturne – Xinhua – french.news.cn

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 30, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Chine : la ferveur estivale incite à un élan de l’économie nocturne – Xinhua – french.news.cn

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Media Links

  • France – La Rochelle : la Ville fait évoluer son dispositif concernant l’éclairage public, ce qu’il faut savoir

    January 31, 2026
  • London Nightlife Taskforce | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

    January 31, 2026
  • Urban Nightscapes and the Anthropocene – The Metropole

    January 26, 2026
  • La vie nocturne de Bruxelles en danger : un manifeste appelle à la soutenir

    January 26, 2026
  • A New Generation Gives Up Alcohol but Not the Party – The New York Times

    January 25, 2026
  • Italy: À Trapani, les citoyens obtiennent gain de cause devant les tribunaux contre le chaos de la vie nocturne.

    January 24, 2026
  • France: La Rochelle : dans la nuit des sans-abri, quand la ville ne brille plus

    January 24, 2026
  • How a Small City in Florida Became the Only Certified DarkSky International Community in the Southeast – Garden & Gun

    January 23, 2026
  • Entre cenas, reuniones clandestinas y crímenes violentos: así era la vida nocturna en la antigua Roma

    January 20, 2026
  • UwUAfterDark: la serie de fiestas cosplay nocturnas que conquista la vida geek en Colombia – Infobae

    January 18, 2026
  • Éclairage nocturne : allier sécurité, durabilité et obscurité | WSP

    January 13, 2026
  • Plus rien ne s’oppose à la nuit | Chroniques d‘architecture

    January 13, 2026
  • Barcelone lève le pied : moins de fête, plus de bien-être

    January 6, 2026
  • Vietnam: Pourquoi les rues animées la nuit tardent-elles à se développer en plein cœur de la ville ?

    January 6, 2026
  • Votre santé à Nice : pourquoi nos nuits trop éclairées pourraient-elles vraiment nous fatiguer davantage ?

    January 6, 2026
  • France: REPORTAGE. En Bretagne, l’extinction de l’éclairage public la nuit fait toujours débat

    January 5, 2026
  • France: Dans cette ville de Seine-et-Marne, l’éclairage public est de nouveau allumé la nuit

    January 4, 2026
  • France: Cette ville de Loire-Atlantique récompensée pour ses efforts en matière d’éclairage public

    January 4, 2026
  • France: Isère. Grenoble va prolonger la fermeture nocturne des épiceries de nuit

    January 1, 2026
  • Economía nocturna y Ciudades de 24 Horas | Revista Espejo

    December 28, 2025

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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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