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How Nashville, Tennessee is championing independent music venues as essential for cultural and economic prosperity | Brookings

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 6, 2025
  • Uncategorized

This piece focuses on the value that small and independent music venues bring to local communities, while also offering guidance to local leaders on how to preserve independent venues Source: How Nashville, Tennessee is championing […]

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Drowning in the Night: Ireland’s Efforts to Combat Light Pollution – The University Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 5, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Drowning in the Night: Ireland’s Efforts to Combat Light Pollution – The University Times

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26% of UK Towns Have Lost All Nightclubs, with 1 in 6 Have No Late-Night Venues Left – NTIA Warns of Growing Nightlife Crisis

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 5, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned that Britain’s nightlife is in sharp decline, revealing that more than a quarter (26%) of towns and cities that had a nightclub in 2020 now have none, […]

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is japan safe at night? A Guide to Night-Time Safety for Travelers

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 4, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Japan night safety is among the best worldwide. See why low crime, respect, and community make walking at night safe. Source: is japan safe at night? A Guide to Night-Time Safety for Travelers

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India: ‘War zone every night’: Summit clubs test police limits – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 3, 2025
  • Uncategorized

This past week, two back-to-back cases of assault reported at two clubs, one of which is located in the said building, brought the focus back on the Vibhuti Khand police station Source: ‘War zone every […]

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What is Noctourism: The new nighttime travel trend taking adventurers into the world after dark | – The Times of India

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 2, 2025
  • Uncategorized

A new travel trend, ‘noctourism,’ is emerging in 2025, inviting adventurers to explore destinations after dark. It offers unique experiences like star Source: What is Noctourism: The new nighttime travel trend taking adventurers into the […]

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UK: Calls for better late night buses to help keep Sheffield’s nightlife alive and people safe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The city council should “ignite the night” by supporting businesses and residents to get out and “fuel Sheffield’s night time economy,” says a leading Liberal Democrats councillor. Source: Calls for better late night buses to […]

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Free parties : pourquoi les raves sont dans la ligne de mire de la droite – L’Humanité

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Free parties : pourquoi les raves sont dans la ligne de mire de la droite – L’Humanité

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The DC Night Patrols Are Showing Cities How To Fight Trump’s Occupation | The Nation

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

With only their cell phones, medical kits, and the confidence to assert their rights, volunteer night patrols follow and record the armed troops who have taken over the capital. Source: The DC Night Patrols Are […]

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‘March of commercialisation’: writing is on the wall for Berlin’s nightclubs | Germany | The Guardian

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

Rising rents and gentrification in the once-cheap and abundant real estate market have put the pinch on the clubbing scene Source: ‘March of commercialisation’: writing is on the wall for Berlin’s nightclubs | Germany | […]

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Media Links

  • Argentina: Cómo convertir horas “muertas” en ventas adicionales en la tienda y el surtidor? – Surtidores.com.ar

    February 9, 2026
  • Teatro Nacional y Palacio Nacional amplían horario hasta las 3 de la mañana – Noticias de El Salvador

    February 9, 2026
  • Jimmy Kimmel Music Cutbacks Highlight Decline of Late-Night Live Music

    February 6, 2026
  • Exposition : “La Nuit” d’Armand Luciani – Bibliothèque Universitaire – Corti

    February 5, 2026
  • Reopening Montreal concert venue La Tulipe won’t be easy, owners say | Montreal Gazette

    February 5, 2026
  • Ciudad Ho Chi Minh impulsa el desarrollo del turismo nocturno

    February 4, 2026
  • After dark: The successes and challenges of night shift workers – Scot Scoop News

    February 3, 2026
  • China: Proven Night-time Economy Framework | After-Dark Activation & Night Tourism

    February 2, 2026
  • France – La Rochelle : la Ville fait évoluer son dispositif concernant l’éclairage public, ce qu’il faut savoir

    January 31, 2026
  • London Nightlife Taskforce | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

    January 31, 2026
  • Urban Nightscapes and the Anthropocene – The Metropole

    January 26, 2026
  • La vie nocturne de Bruxelles en danger : un manifeste appelle à la soutenir

    January 26, 2026
  • A New Generation Gives Up Alcohol but Not the Party – The New York Times

    January 25, 2026
  • Italy: À Trapani, les citoyens obtiennent gain de cause devant les tribunaux contre le chaos de la vie nocturne.

    January 24, 2026
  • France: La Rochelle : dans la nuit des sans-abri, quand la ville ne brille plus

    January 24, 2026
  • How a Small City in Florida Became the Only Certified DarkSky International Community in the Southeast – Garden & Gun

    January 23, 2026
  • Entre cenas, reuniones clandestinas y crímenes violentos: así era la vida nocturna en la antigua Roma

    January 20, 2026
  • UwUAfterDark: la serie de fiestas cosplay nocturnas que conquista la vida geek en Colombia – Infobae

    January 18, 2026
  • Éclairage nocturne : allier sécurité, durabilité et obscurité | WSP

    January 13, 2026
  • Plus rien ne s’oppose à la nuit | Chroniques d‘architecture

    January 13, 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/

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

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