These satellite images show how much the lights in major Chinese cities – and, by inference, the demand for electricity – have dimmed as a result of COVID-19. Source: Coronavirus’ effect on power demand in […]

As the coronavirus pandemic has forced cities to shut down, the night is now not much different from the day. Source: Nightlife and the coronavirus: The heartbreaking silence of a city at night, when nothing […]

Nationwide two-week curfew from 7pm to 6am will begin on Wednesday, as closure of schools and universities is extended. Source: Egypt imposes nighttime curfew to slow coronavirus | Egypt News | Al Jazeera

The nightlife sector was operating in crisis mode since before the current pandemic, and global strategizing for the future of after-dark industries is already well underway. Source: Nightlife is the soul of cities — and […]

The city of Miami will enact a 10 p.m. curfew starting Friday night, creating the most severe restrictions yet for the city’s more than 460,000 residents as government leaders push to curb the spread of […]

Music put Montreal on the map, writes Adam Kovac, but the city isn’t returning the favour. Source: Maisonneuve | Zoned Out

Last weekend, just before the lockdown, Pat Smith was duly elected to the post of night mayor, which he will hold for two years. Source: On a subdued Saturday evening, The Hague elects a new […]