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UK: Will London ever be a 24-hour city?

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

The Mayor dreams of turning making London a 24-hour city but reps from the nighttime industries show its nightlife is not in great health Source: Will London ever be a 24-hour city?

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Pourquoi Québec n’a-t-elle pas encore sa Nuit blanche ? | Le Devoir

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

Avec son milieu culturel en effervescence, plusieurs estiment que la capitale dispose de tous les atouts nécessaires. Source: Pourquoi Québec n’a-t-elle pas encore sa Nuit blanche ? | Le Devoir

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UK: All-night buses hailed ‘a game changer’ for Manchester

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

The new services will offer 135,000 people cheap transport options over seven days a week. Source: All-night buses hailed ‘a game changer’ for Manchester

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Parmi les grandes villes de France, Marseille est-elle la pire pour la vie nocturne ?

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

D’après une étude récente, la cité phocéenne est la pire parmi les grandes villes de France pour la vie nocturne. Si l’étude soulève un vieux problème, la situation commence (doucement) à changer. Source: Parmi les […]

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The Undoing of New York Nightlife’s Lawyer King – The New York Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2024
  • Uncategorized
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Across China: Nighttime economy remains vibrant in scorching “furnace city”-Xinhua

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

Source: Across China: Nighttime economy remains vibrant in scorching “furnace city”-Xinhua

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US: Night Markets Are Bringing Back Bay Area Nightlife, One Neighborhood at a Time

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Source: The Best Bay Area Night Markets to Visit This Fall | KQED

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Interview: ‘Everyone would benefit from a late-night public transport service’ says the new Night Czar of Belfast – VIEWdigital

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
  • Uncategorized

By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan New York City is often referred to as “the city that never sleeps” whereas Belfast could be described as “the city that doesn’t have late-night public transport“. When I heard […]

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US: Santa Monica may ban homeless people from using sleeping bags, pillows – Los Angeles Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
  • Uncategorized

The proposal to revise the city’s outdoor camping ordinance comes in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has prompted cities through California to reconsider their homeless policies. Source: Santa Monica may ban homeless […]

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Boston mulling open container ‘social districts’ to boost nightlife | GBH

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Corean Reynolds, Boston’s director of nightlife economy, said the city is actively considering how to create zones for open alcohol consumption. Source: Boston mulling open container ‘social districts’ to boost nightlife | GBH

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  • France: Isère. Grenoble va prolonger la fermeture nocturne des épiceries de nuit

    January 1, 2026
  • 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

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Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

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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

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

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