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Ireland – New Pilot Grant Scheme launched to boost the Night-Time Economy

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 21, 2022
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Source: gov.ie – New Pilot Grant Scheme launched to boost the Night-Time Economy

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Brussels ‘Silent Night’ campaign asks partygoers to respect people’s sleep

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 20, 2022
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Actors dressed in pyjamas with night bonnets on their heads will pass through city centre terraces, asking people to sing a lullaby to help them fall asleep. Source: Brussels ‘Silent Night’ campaign asks partygoers to respect […]

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South Korea: Drunk bicycling on rise amid nighttime cab shortage

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 20, 2022
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Drunk bicycling on rise amid nighttime cab shortage Source: Drunk bicycling on rise amid nighttime cab shortage

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New York City Estimates More Homeless and Unsheltered People – The New York Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 18, 2022
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US: I Quit Driving for Uber at Night After Hostile Riders Terrified Me

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 18, 2022
  • Uncategorized

“I live by Wrigley Field, so doing evenings was very lucrative,” Chicago Uber driver Teddi Burgess says. “But that’s when all the shenanigans happen.” Source: I Quit Driving for Uber at Night After Hostile Riders […]

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UK: Worcester’s night-life to be judged in bid for Purple flag | Worcester News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 18, 2022
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THE city is set to be judged on the quality of its night out as part of a bid to become recognised as a safe and vibrant place to visit. Source: Worcester’s night-life to be […]

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UK: Luton’s vibrant night-time economy wins town its third Purple Flag award | Luton Today

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 17, 2022
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Luton’s vibrant night-time economy has won the town centre the prestigious Purple Flag for the third time. Source: Luton’s vibrant night-time economy wins town its third Purple Flag award | Luton Today

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US: Michael ‘DJ Batman’ Beatty, longtime DJ and Ocean City ‘nighttime mayor’, dies – Baltimore Sun

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 17, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Ocean City faithful said goodbye to Michael “DJ Batman” Beatty, a dynamic entertainer who developed something of a cult following in the beach town. Source: Michael ‘DJ Batman’ Beatty, longtime DJ and Ocean City ‘nighttime […]

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China – Gansu : l’économie nocturne reprend vie à Dunhuang

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 16, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Ces derniers jours, grâce à la levée progressive des restrictions sur le tourisme transprovincial, le tourisme s’est amélioré à Dunhuang, une ville située en bordure du désert de Gobi à l’extrémité ouest du corridor de […]

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First Glasgow announces return of night bus service to city | Glasgow Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 15, 2022
  • Uncategorized

THE weekend night bus service is set to return to Glasgow. Source: First Glasgow announces return of night bus service to city | Glasgow Times

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  • France: Mouy. La ville rallume les lumières la nuit et supprime des bancs en centre-ville – Oise Hebdo

    April 23, 2026
  • Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems | PBS News

    April 22, 2026
  • Mexico: Regresa la vida nocturna: Culiacán se reactiva tras meses de violenciaGrupo Milenio

    April 22, 2026
  • France: Personnes ivres et regroupements la nuit : ce maire de l’Oise prend des mesures fortes

    April 21, 2026
  • France: Basic Fit H24, épicerie, resto nocturne… La nuit existe-t-elle encore en ville ?

    April 21, 2026
  • Light pollution (1/2): “the extinction of nighttime public lighting has no effect on delinquency, opposition is linked to a feeling of insecurity” – Veritas News

    April 19, 2026
  • Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather

    April 19, 2026
  • Canada: Concordia study finds park design affects cooling differently by day and night | EurekAlert!

    April 19, 2026
  • France – Nuitchâtel : une association mobilisée contre la pollution lumineuse – La Télé

    April 19, 2026
  • Switzerland – Yverdon: des médiateurs nocturnes veillent depuis dix ans

    April 17, 2026
  • France – Bordeaux : le retour de l’éclairage nocturne dans toutes les rues dès ce jeudi 16 avril

    April 17, 2026
  • Barcelona Doubles Tourist-Accommodation Tax, Pushing Nightly Levy to €12–14

    April 15, 2026
  • Spain: Prohibir la venta de alcohol nocturna en las licorerías 24 horas: la propuesta de la FRAVM al Gobierno de Ayuso en la LIDER | Somos Madrid

    April 14, 2026
  • La cultura de la luz

    April 14, 2026
  • ‘It’s not just about the stars:’ International Dark Sky Week in San Diego is a celebration of the night sky – San Diego Union-Tribune

    April 13, 2026
  • France: Comment l’éclairage public est devenu une question politique : pourquoi ces villes rallument la nuit ? – L’Écho Républicain

    April 12, 2026
  • France: Metz. Charte, dialogue… Quelle méthode pour encadrer la vie nocturne ?

    April 11, 2026
  • Ireland: Pilot grant scheme launched to boost night time economy – Donegal Daily

    April 10, 2026
  • Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights

    April 10, 2026
  • Ants on show at nocturnal City Nature Challenge : Newsline

    April 10, 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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