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Five ways Toronto’s hard-hit live music venues could be saved

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 24, 2023
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Reimaging the way live music venues are run could help make Toronto a Music City again. Source: Five ways Toronto’s hard-hit live music venues could be saved

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Five ways Toronto’s hard-hit live music venues could be saved

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 24, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Reimaging the way live music venues are run could help make Toronto a Music City again. Source: Five ways Toronto’s hard-hit live music venues could be saved

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La Métropole de Nice crée une brigade de nuit pour mieux sécuriser bus et tramway – Nice-Matin

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 23, 2023
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En été, il tourne de 4h45 à 1h30 du matin. Mais jusqu’ici, le réseau Lignes d’Azur ne disposait pas d’équipes dédiées pour assurer la sécurité des voyageurs la nuit. C’est désormais chose faite. Depuis le […]

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Hong Kong white lion dance falls flat amid bid to reboot nightlife — Radio Free Asia

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 22, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Online comments joke about its resemblance to the ‘filial lion’ used to mourn the dead. Source: Hong Kong white lion dance falls flat amid bid to reboot nightlife — Radio Free Asia

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UK: One year on from landmark Women’s Night time Safety Charter Council looks back on progress made | Manchester City Council

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 22, 2023
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One year on from landmark Women’s Night time Safety Charter Council looks back on progress made – Manchester City Council is reflecting on one year since it launched its Women’s Night Time Safety Charter Source: […]

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Hong Kong’s bid to bring back the city’s nighttime buzz creates some good vibes while street food, drinks go down a treat | South China Morning Post

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 22, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Friday night market at Avenue of Stars and K11 Musea in Tsim Sha Tsui will feature traditional Hong Kong street food and film-related memories. Source: Hong Kong’s bid to bring back the city’s nighttime buzz […]

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Scientists Have Coined a Devastating New Term for Not Being Able to See the Stars at Night

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 20, 2023
  • Uncategorized

If you’ve found yourself mourning the sight of stars in the night sky due to light pollution, you aren’t alone. Now, there’s a word for it. Source: Scientists Have Coined a Devastating New Term for […]

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UK: Marshals launch more patrols as students return to Plymouth – BBC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 20, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Night time marshals are providing extra support for new students during freshers’ week in Plymouth. Source: Marshals launch more patrols as students return to Plymouth – BBC News

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Glasgow night-time economy leaders welcome city’s night bus reprieve – CBW

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 20, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Glasgow’s night-time economy leaders have thanked operators for working together to ensure that the city’s night buses continue to operate. Owners of McGill’s, which has stepped in to operate some of the routes which previous […]

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Hong Kong will review feedback on nightlife campaign and offer new ideas, finance chief says, as city leader admits spending habits take time to change | South China Morning Post

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 18, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Financial Secretary Paul Chan says newly launched ‘Night Vibes Hong Kong’ campaign will ‘create happy memories’ for residents and boost tourist numbers. Source: Hong Kong will review feedback on nightlife campaign and offer new ideas, […]

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Media Links

  • Une vie nocturne 2025 réussie à Ottawa, selon le maire de nuit | Radio-Canada

    April 8, 2026
  • Le rythme nocturne d’Hanoi dans le cœur des touristes internationaux.

    April 8, 2026
  • France: Réclamé par les habitants, l’éclairage public nocturne fait son retour dans cette ville de l’Oise

    April 8, 2026
  • La Rue des livres de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, un souffle discret pour la lecture à l’ère numérique

    April 5, 2026
  • France: Les jours de la nuit : Saint-Pierre adapte ses éclairages pour protéger la biodiversité nocturne

    April 4, 2026
  • Spain: Alejandro Zamarro, nuevo presidente de Noche Madrid en un momento de liderazgo internacional del ocio nocturno madrileño – Gaceta del Turismo

    April 3, 2026
  • France: La nouvelle municipalité de Clermont-Ferrand rétablit l’éclairage nocturne dès ce vendredi – La Montagne

    April 3, 2026
  • La oscuridad como herramienta de proyecto

    April 1, 2026
  • France: L’éclairage public rétablit la nuit dans cette ville de Seine-et-Marne, une décision qui divise

    March 31, 2026
  • Chinese cities redefine urban culture in a time of global uncertainty – CGTN

    March 30, 2026
  • Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar | The Seattle Times

    March 30, 2026
  • Night glow of Indian cities reveals link between inequality and crime: IIT study

    March 29, 2026
  • Vie nocturne : Montréal autorise 21 établissements à fermer plus tard | Radio-Canada

    March 29, 2026
  • Vie nocturne – L’administration Martinez Ferrada lance la certification Nuits Montréal pour mieux encadrer et faire rayonner sa vie nocturne

    March 28, 2026
  • Une vingtaine d’établissements seront certifiés «Nuits Montréal»

    March 28, 2026
  • Protecting Night Skies from Light Pollution – Door County Pulse

    March 26, 2026
  • US: Nashville ‘Night Mayor’ on how night life has evolved beyond Broadway

    March 25, 2026
  • L’économie nocturne de Hô Chi Minh-Ville ne se résume pas aux marchés nocturnes ou aux pubs.

    March 25, 2026
  • 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

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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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