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We Spent the Night Shift With the Repo Man, Who Is Busier Than Ever – WSJ

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

Car repossessions are on the rise as delinquency rates on some auto loans hit record levels. Drivers hunt for cars and opportunity as the business model shifts. Source: We Spent the Night Shift With the […]

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Where darkness turns primordial | The Invading Sea

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

As light pollution increases, communities in Florida such as Groveland are working to keep skies dark. Source: Where darkness turns primordial | The Invading Sea

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Working late nights? Scientists uncover a chilling link between night shift work and heart attack risk | – The Times of India

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

Working night shifts disrupts the body’s natural clock. This can lead to serious heart problems. Research shows links to higher blood pressure, choles Source: Working late nights? Scientists uncover a chilling link between night shift […]

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New Orleans: City Releases First-Ever Nighttime Economy Strategic Plan

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

The Mayor’s Office of Nighttime Economy has announced the release of the 2025 New Orleans Nighttime Economy Strategic Plan. Source: City Releases First-Ever Nighttime Economy Strategic Plan

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France – L’éclairage nocturne repensé – Vie eybinoise

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

Suite à un changement de l’ensemble du système d’éclairage public par des ampoules Led plus économes en énergie, l’éclairage public nocturne sera de retour à Eybens à partir du 3 novembre 2025. Source: L’éclairage nocturne […]

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The Lunar Light Project: How Solar Energy Could Power Night-Time Cities – solarfacts.in

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

Discover how the Lunar Light Project merges moonlight and thermal energy to create 24/7 renewable power for future cities, reducing depend Source: The Lunar Light Project: How Solar Energy Could Power Night-Time Cities – solarfacts.in

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Madrid: Se calcula que el sector de eventos genera más de 300 millones de euros anuales en la vida nocturna madrileña – eventoplus.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2025
  • Uncategorized

El sector de eventos podría generar más de 300 millones de euros anuales en la vida nocturna madrileña, atrae muchos visitantes. Source: Se calcula que el sector de eventos genera más de 300 millones de […]

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US: Beggars’ Night no more? Some communities still hang on to trick-or-treating alternative | weareiowa.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2025
  • Uncategorized

A few metro cities will carry on their Beggars’ Night traditions, including Bondurant, Granger and Windsor Heights on Oct. 25 and Newton on Oct. 30. Source: Beggars’ Night no more? Some communities still hang on […]

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Australia: Are Run Clubs and Coffee Raves Really Taking Over?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 27, 2025
  • Uncategorized

While our FYPs might show run club and coffee rave supremacy, it turns out a high percentage of Australians are still getting out after-dark. Source: Are Run Clubs and Coffee Raves Really Taking Over?

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Cigarettes, protoxyde, argent liquide… : Les épiceries de nuit sous haute surveillance à Nice

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on October 26, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Une petite dizaine d’épiceries ont été contrôlées, jeudi soir, par la police municipale de Nice. Des cigarettes étrangères, des produits stupéfiants et des liasses de billets ont notamment été saisis. Source: Cigarettes, protoxyde, argent liquide… : […]

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Media Links

  • La clé d’une percée dans l’économie nocturne de Hanoï.

    March 22, 2026
  • ‘They were comparing me to Bonnie Blue’: the disturbing rise of nightlife content | Women | The Guardian

    March 18, 2026
  • NY could go dark at night one day: Here’s how

    March 17, 2026
  • Why Dark Sky Tourism and Astrotourism Are Growing

    March 17, 2026
  • Willie’s Clubhouse brings an elevated billiards, darts, and cocktail lounge to downtown Montreal – The Main

    March 16, 2026
  • Vie nocturne à São Paulo : pourquoi la ville est en train de devenir la capitale mondiale des nuits tardives

    March 15, 2026
  • Vie nocturne à São Paulo : le centre-ville revient en force (bars secrets, rooftops, afters)

    March 10, 2026
  • Valencia: El ocio nocturno pide a la Generalitat más transporte y que el nuevo decreto permita la convivencia de taxis y VTC | Valencia Plaza

    March 9, 2026
  • Night mayors offer Syracuse advice: Make it easier for businesses to create fun – syracuse.com

    March 9, 2026
  • France – Municipales 2026 : l’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage augmente‑t‑elle vraiment la délinquance ? – Science et vie

    March 8, 2026
  • Impulsan que en Colombia regrese la música local en bares y discotecas: “La gente quiere una salida con carácter” – Infobae

    March 8, 2026
  • A Nightlife Creator Helps Cities Cultivate Their Nighttime Culture and Economy

    March 8, 2026
  • France: Aux municipales, le sujet brûlant de l’éclairage public nocturne est un « faux dilemme »

    March 7, 2026
  • Inside the booming business of wellness clubs and third spaces

    March 7, 2026
  • Una fiesta rave en Lagos reescribe las reglas de la vida nocturna, atrayendo a jóvenes nigerianos que se encuentran fuera del alcance de la cultura de club.

    March 7, 2026
  • «Rien ne ressemble à cet endroit» : malgré une perte de vitesse, la nuit berlinoise reste une exception festive – Libération

    March 7, 2026
  • Quebec stores can soon stay open late on weekends. Will they want to? | Montreal Gazette

    March 2, 2026
  • La Rue des Livres à Hô Chi Minh-Ville s’illumine pour la 3e Fête du livre et de la culture nocturne

    February 27, 2026
  • New research shows shifts in Amsterdam’s nightlife: Social and cultural aspects are most valued, nightlife is not declining

    February 27, 2026
  • France – Municipales 2026 : l’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage augmente-t-elle vraiment la délinquance ?

    February 26, 2026

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  • Armando Silva
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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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