The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Skip to content
  • About
  • News – Media Links
  • “Night Studies” publications by Will Straw + collaborators

Uncategorized

Plastic chiude: la fine di un’era per la nightlife di Milano

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 6, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La chiusura del Plastic, storico club milanese, segna la fine di un’epoca di autenticità nella nightlife. Scopriamo perché questo locale era unico. Source: Plastic chiude: la fine di un’era per la nightlife di Milano

Read More

How Nashville, Tennessee is championing independent music venues as essential for cultural and economic prosperity | Brookings

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 6, 2025
  • Uncategorized

This piece focuses on the value that small and independent music venues bring to local communities, while also offering guidance to local leaders on how to preserve independent venues Source: How Nashville, Tennessee is championing […]

Read More

Drowning in the Night: Ireland’s Efforts to Combat Light Pollution – The University Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 5, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Drowning in the Night: Ireland’s Efforts to Combat Light Pollution – The University Times

Read More

26% of UK Towns Have Lost All Nightclubs, with 1 in 6 Have No Late-Night Venues Left – NTIA Warns of Growing Nightlife Crisis

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 5, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned that Britain’s nightlife is in sharp decline, revealing that more than a quarter (26%) of towns and cities that had a nightclub in 2020 now have none, […]

Read More

is japan safe at night? A Guide to Night-Time Safety for Travelers

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 4, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Japan night safety is among the best worldwide. See why low crime, respect, and community make walking at night safe. Source: is japan safe at night? A Guide to Night-Time Safety for Travelers

Read More

India: ‘War zone every night’: Summit clubs test police limits – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 3, 2025
  • Uncategorized

This past week, two back-to-back cases of assault reported at two clubs, one of which is located in the said building, brought the focus back on the Vibhuti Khand police station Source: ‘War zone every […]

Read More

What is Noctourism: The new nighttime travel trend taking adventurers into the world after dark | – The Times of India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 2, 2025
  • Uncategorized

A new travel trend, ‘noctourism,’ is emerging in 2025, inviting adventurers to explore destinations after dark. It offers unique experiences like star Source: What is Noctourism: The new nighttime travel trend taking adventurers into the […]

Read More

UK: Calls for better late night buses to help keep Sheffield’s nightlife alive and people safe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The city council should “ignite the night” by supporting businesses and residents to get out and “fuel Sheffield’s night time economy,” says a leading Liberal Democrats councillor. Source: Calls for better late night buses to […]

Read More

Free parties : pourquoi les raves sont dans la ligne de mire de la droite – L’Humanité

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Free parties : pourquoi les raves sont dans la ligne de mire de la droite – L’Humanité

Read More

The DC Night Patrols Are Showing Cities How To Fight Trump’s Occupation | The Nation

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

With only their cell phones, medical kits, and the confidence to assert their rights, volunteer night patrols follow and record the armed troops who have taken over the capital. Source: The DC Night Patrols Are […]

Read More

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Search archives

Media Links

  • La Rue des livres de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, un souffle discret pour la lecture à l’ère numérique

    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

Archives

Blogs I Follow

  • NicheMTL
  • THE SPECTRE LIBRARY PRESENTS: The Pulp and Paperback Fiction Reader
  • Urban Audiovisual Festival
  • Backlots
  • Night Time Economy
  • Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca
  • The Urban Night
  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
  • Toby Bennett
  • Urban Sound Space
  • C'est toi ma Ville
  • Geografia Crítica
  • nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/
  • urbanculturalstudies
Blog at WordPress.com.
NicheMTL

⍀ not too big ⍀ not too small ⍀

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

The Urban Night
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The Urban Night
    • Join 71 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Urban Night
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...