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Detroit: The Utility Repossessed Their City’s Streetlights. Now They’re Re-Lighting the Night

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 8, 2021
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A grassroots group is installing solar-powered streetlights to replace the hundreds taken away in 2011. Source: The Utility Repossessed Their City’s Streetlights. Now They’re Re-Lighting the Night

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Un écrivain public organise des marches de nuit pour explorer le Grand Paris

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 8, 2021
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Depuis maintenant presque deux ans, Faouzi Derbouz, écrivain public bénévole, organise des randonnées nocturnes, les « Night trotters ». Au départ du 19e, il invite les habitants de son quartier et les autres à redécouvrir le Grand […]

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‘COVID-Free’ Dance Party Infects 160+ Revelers

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 6, 2021
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650 people who attended the Aspen Valley disco in the Dutch city of Enschede had to prove they were vaccinated or COVID-free, but 165 have already tested positive in the aftermath. Source: ‘COVID-Free’ Dance Party […]

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Trains de nuit. Dix lignes parmi les plus dépaysantes pour voyager en Europe tout en rêvant

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 6, 2021
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Entre les amoureux du chemin de fer, les réfractaires à l’avion et les adeptes du voyage qui prend son temps, les trains de nuit vivent un nouvel âge d’or. En France comme à l’étranger, ils […]

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France – En Haute-Garonne, cette commune éteint son éclairage la nuit pour préserver la biodiversité

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 6, 2021
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Lutter contre la perturbation des animaux nocturnes et améliorer le sommeil des habitants tout en faisant des économies, c’est le projet de la petite commune d’Auzeville-Tolosane qui a décidé d’éteindre ses lampadaires la nuit. #IlsOntLaSolution Source: En […]

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Los sonidos de la noche

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 5, 2021
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“La noche no está exenta de sonidos y las aves no solo cantan a la luz del sol. Os invito a que la próxima vez que salgáis a dar un paseo nocturno por el campo, […]

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France – Nantes. Médiateurs de nuit au hangar à bananes : comment ça marche ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 5, 2021
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La mairie de Nantes expérimente pendant les deux premiers week-ends de juillet un dispositif de médiation nocturne entre le Hangar à bananes et le pont Anne-de-Bretagne. Source: Nantes. Médiateurs de nuit au hangar à bananes […]

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Could NYC See 24-Hour Nightlife?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 5, 2021
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It would give new meaning to the city that never sleeps. Source: Could NYC See 24-Hour Nightlife?

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New proposal would bring 24-hour nightlife to New York City

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 4, 2021
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Soon in New York, you might not even have to fight for your right to party. An idea hatched by the Office of Nightlife could lead to 24-hour party and entertainment areas. Source: New proposal […]

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La ciudad de Florencia prohibirá las caminatas nocturnas

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 4, 2021
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El alcalde de Florencia, Dario Nardella, firmó una disposición por la que se prohíben las caminatas nocturnas en zonas populares a menos que se consuma. Source: La ciudad de Florencia prohibirá las caminatas nocturnas

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  • ‘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
  • 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

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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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