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Montreal: Can 24-hour drinking zones transform a city?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 5, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Montreal is planning to allow bars and clubs to stay open all night, but opinions are mixed. Source: Can 24-hour drinking zones transform a city?

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France – Arcachon : les élus et les commerçants ont signé la charte de la vie nocturne du Moulleau

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

Ce vendredi 2 août, commerçants et élus arcachonnais étaient réunis pour signer la charte de la vie nocturne du Moulleau. L’objectif : concilier vie quotidienne des habitants et activités des Source: Arcachon : les élus et les commerçants […]

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China: Transportation infrastructure and economic growth: Evidence from “new nighttime light data” in the Yangtze River Delta | PLOS ONE

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

The enhancement and improvement of China’s high-speed rail network plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable economic growth in the region. By utilizing “new nighttime light data” in China’s Yangtze River Delta from 2003 to […]

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New Orleans first Nighttime Economy director resigns

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

Howie Kaplan has served in the position for the last two years. He was the first person to fill the position, which was created under Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration. Source: New Orleans first Nighttime Economy […]

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Sparkly factories fueling nighttime tourism in cities across Japan | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

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

By day, they are considered gray symbols of industry and pollution. But at night, they are transformed into illuminated spectacles that are attracting tourists from near and far. Source: Sparkly factories fueling nighttime tourism in […]

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Qué son los bares sobrios, la nueva tendencia que busca cambiar la vida nocturna – Infobae

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

La popularidad de los locales sin alcohol crece con el respaldo de figuras públicas que destacan los beneficios de una vida sin bebidas alcohólicas Source: Qué son los bares sobrios, la nueva tendencia que busca […]

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Prague 1 interdit à nouveau les véhicules la nuit, malgré l’opposition de l’Hôtel de ville | Radio Prague International

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

Prague 1 lutte résolument contre la pollution sonore nocturne. L’arrondissement a remis en place une restriction nocturne pour les véhicules dans certaines rues. Source: Prague 1 interdit à nouveau les véhicules la nuit, malgré l’opposition […]

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Philadelphia: What It Takes To Keep Philly Running at Night – City Cast Philly

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

Source: What It Takes To Keep Philly Running at Night – City Cast Philly

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Nighttime Economy in Philadelphia – Progress Report | Department of Commerce | City of Philadelphia

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

The Department of Commerce releases year one progress report for the nighttime economy in Philadelphia. Source: Nighttime Economy in Philadelphia – Progress Report | Department of Commerce | City of Philadelphia

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Ottawa, Canada: Pas qu’une ville de fonctionnaires | La Presse

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 28, 2024
  • Uncategorized

Il est 20 h, on ferme ! Ottawa souhaite se défaire de sa réputation de ville monotone quand tombe la nuit et a embauché un Montréalais pour y voir. Le commissaire de la vie nocturne Mathieu Grondin […]

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Media Links

  • 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

nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/

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

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