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Montreal: Ranking The Noise: notes on excess and harmony

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 5, 2025
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Graffiti on an emptied pool near Mount Royal provides an opportunity for a city-wide pulse check of our trans and queer communities, our contributor writes. Source: Ranking The Noise: notes on excess and harmony

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Montréal: Le Plateau Mont-Royal assouplit son règlement sur le bruit pour le milieu culturel | Radio-Canada

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

Des consultations publiques auront lieu cet été avant l’adoption, prévue en septembre, du nouveau règlement, qui repose sur le bruit ambiant dans le quartier. Source: Le Plateau Mont-Royal assouplit son règlement sur le bruit pour […]

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Moonlight’s Impact on Pedestrian Safety Shows How Little Work Is Needed For Safer Streets

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

With nighttime pedestrian deaths on the rise, new research on the link between moonlight and pedestrian fatalities suggests that even minimal lighting interventions to dangerous roads can save lives. Source: Moonlight’s Impact on Pedestrian Safety […]

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Que trouve-t-on au nouveau marché nocturne de Toronto où tout coûte 10 $ ou moins – Montréal Express

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

La scène culinaire de Toronto ne cesse de s’améliorer et de se renouveler, offrant constamment de nouvelles expériences gustatives aux Source: Que trouve-t-on au nouveau marché nocturne de Toronto où tout coûte 10 $ ou […]

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Ottawa nightlife professionals gather for Canada After Dark summit

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

More than 150 professionals in the nightlife and music industries gathered at the National Arts Centre Wednesday for the launch of Canada After Dark, a two-day summit exploring the future of nighttime economies. Source: Ottawa […]

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Canada After Dark shines light on night life – Apartment613

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

On May 21–22, 2025, Canada After Dark, a two-day nightlife forum, was held as part of Ottawa’s first Capital Music Week (CxMW). Co-presented by Ottawa’s Nightlife Office and the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (OMIC), the […]

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Toronto to hire a ‘night economy’ manager – TorontoToday.ca

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

Toronto is the latest city to embrace the night mayor movement, which has seen similar bureaucrats pop up in hubs like Ottawa, Paris and Rotterdam Source: Toronto to hire a ‘night economy’ manager – TorontoToday.ca

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Vida nocturna y vitalidad urbana en Shenzhen – CGTN en Español

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 29, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Cada noche, Shenzhen se llena de luces y vida, transformándose en un epicentro de vitalidad urbana. Los espacios gastronómicos al aire libre se colman de jóvenes, mientras los trabajadores terminan su jornada con cenas tradicionales […]

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Nightlife Article #69: The Politics of Nightlife: Why the Industry Keeps Undermining Itself! – NTIA

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 29, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Nightlife Article #69: The Politics of Nightlife: Why the Industry Keeps Undermining Itself! – NTIA

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Hanoï élargit son offre touristique nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 28, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Hanoï continue de développer son attractivité nocturne en lançant une nouvelle offre touristique : le spectacle “Le son de la cloche de Trân Vu”. Cette initiative vise à enrichir les expériences proposées aux visiteurs une […]

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Media Links

  • Economía nocturna y Ciudades de 24 Horas | Revista Espejo

    December 28, 2025
  • How American Nightlife Went Honky-Tonk – WSJ

    December 27, 2025
  • Thailand leverages nighttime economy to boost tourism-Xinhua

    December 26, 2025
  • Spain: El Centro Cívico Can Deu ofrecerá actividades de ocio nocturno a partir del verano | Info Barcelona | Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

    December 26, 2025
  • The Remarkable Revival of Bingo Night | Vogue

    December 23, 2025
  • 3 ‘night mayors’ on how night-time economies strengthen cities | World Economic Forum

    December 20, 2025
  • France – Éclairage nocturne : Valence élargit ses horaires – Ville de Valence

    December 20, 2025
  • France: Sobriété énergétique en Gironde : après l’extinction, pourquoi ces villes rallument l’éclairage public la nuit

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Lumière ou obscurité la nuit : les élus de Feuquières-en-Vimeu ont tranché

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Nuisances sonores à Bordeaux : « De la Belle endormie au big bazar », les riverains excédés montent au créneau

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Environnement nocturne et lutte contre la pollution lumineuse : Bayeux décroche sa première étoile

    December 14, 2025
  • Música, vida nocturna y estilo en el cine español

    December 10, 2025
  • Paris la nuit : entre fête et voisinage

    December 8, 2025
  • Hô Chi Minh-Ville parachève le système d’éclairage artistique de son centre urbain | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

    December 7, 2025
  • La ville de Buenos Aires modernise son éclairage public et transforme le paysage nocturne dans les rues, places et parcs – Noticias Ambientales

    December 3, 2025
  • « Prohibition nocturne » : le centre de Varsovie interdit la vente d’alcool la nuit

    December 3, 2025
  • AIA New York: Tracing the Evolution of the Chinatown Night Market

    December 1, 2025
  • People nowadays are reluctant to stay out late. Is it killing nightlife? | CBC Radio

    November 29, 2025
  • El Ocio Nocturno y la Cultura: El Ascenso de la Vida Nocturna como Fenómeno Sociocultural

    November 28, 2025
  • France: À Montivilliers, après trois ans d’obscurité l’éclairage nocturne sera rétabli – Paris Normandie

    November 27, 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/

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the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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