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How Montreal’s fabled nightlife lost its spark – The Globe and Mail

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 4, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Figures released in September show that a lower share of bar and restaurant spending in Montreal happens at night than in any other big Canadian city, including Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto Source: How Montreal’s fabled […]

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Cities Are Projecting Their History Onto Streets and Buildings After Dark | Smithsonian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Pedestrians in Montreal, Grand Rapids and other locations can time-travel thanks to installations that map historical scenes directly onto the cityscapes Source: Cities Are Projecting Their History Onto Streets and Buildings After Dark | Smithsonian

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Berlín: ¿es el fin de la capital europea del tecno?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Víctima de la gentrificación, Berlín ve cómo poco a poco están desapareciendo sus clubs más icónicos Source: Berlín: ¿es el fin de la capital europea del tecno?

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‘La música dance debería unir a la gente’: Ámsterdam intenta recuperar su cultura nocturna | discotecas – LA NOTA DEL DÍA MÉXICO

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

BEn equilibrio entre una silla en el suelo y una cómoda pegada al techo, Jordi Ariza Gallego recorre la sala superior de su club. Esta exhibición de Alicia en el país de las maravillas está […]

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Ottawa’s ‘night mayor’ wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination – Bowen Island Undercurrent

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

OTTAWA — Canada’s capital has long held a reputation as a town that fun forgot. Mathieu Grondin wants to be the one to change that for good. Source: Ottawa’s ‘night mayor’ wants to transform quiet […]

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‘Dance music should bring people together’: Amsterdam tries to reclaim its night culture | Clubbing | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2024
  • Uncategorized

High costs, property prices and stifling regulations have, along with Covid, damaged the city’s vibrant club scene Source: ‘Dance music should bring people together’: Amsterdam tries to reclaim its night culture | Clubbing | The […]

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Mystery hangs over future of London mayor’s night czar role | The Standard

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 2, 2024
  • Uncategorized

City Hall Conservatives have urged Sadiq Khan to follow Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham by appointing an unpaid ‘industry expert’ Source: Mystery hangs over future of London mayor’s night czar role | The Standard

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“Pourrait-on retrouver un peu de lumière dans les rues?”: l’éclairage nocturne fait débat dans cette ville de la Côte d’Azur – Nice-Matin

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 1, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Alors, Cœur de Mougins, c’est Versailles ou pas? À l’issue de la délibération sur le renforcement du réseau électrique du Cœur de vie, mardi soir en conseil municipal, Carline Di Sinno (Agissons pour Mougins) avait […]

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Decoding Delhi’s Diwali data: How 24-hour average hides real-time pollution peaks – Delhi News | India Today

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 1, 2024
  • Uncategorized

A detailed analysis by the monitoring stations across Delhi revealed that night-time pollution levels on Diwali were alarmingly high, with PM2.5 and PM10 particles soaring up to 30 times the standard limit. Source: Decoding Delhi’s […]

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Australia: NSW ‘vibrancy reforms’ to combat noise complaints from neighbours of music venues and pubs | New South Wales politics | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 31, 2024
  • Uncategorized

‘Eyes wide open’ clause will require new residents in some suburbs to formally acknowledge they are moving into an area with late-night entertainment Source: NSW ‘vibrancy reforms’ to combat noise complaints from neighbours of music […]

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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/

urbanculturalstudies

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

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