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Porto enforces night-time alcohol sales ban in key tourist spots

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 2, 2025
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The city of Porto has implemented restrictions on the sale of alcohol in certain areas in the night time. This measure applies to sales.. Source: Porto enforces night-time alcohol sales ban in key tourist spots

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West Texas works to protect the world’s largest dark sky reserve : NPR

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 2, 2025
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As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ‘dark sky reserve’ Source: West Texas works to protect the world’s largest dark sky reserve : NPR

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West Texas works to protect the world’s largest dark sky reserve : NPR

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

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights. Source: West Texas […]

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France: Vie nocturne à Quimper : les bars vont pouvoir fermer à 2h, un jour de plus

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 30, 2025
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Jusqu’à fin août 2025, à Quimper, les bars pourront rester ouverts une heure de plus, quatre jours par semaine. La Mairie a en effet étendu cette autorisation au dimanche soir. Source: Vie nocturne à Quimper […]

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Dublin Nights Help Zone: New Late-Night Safe Space Initiative Launching in Dublin City Centre | Dublin City Council

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

Dublin City Council, supported by the Department of Justice, is thrilled to announce the official launch of a new late-night welfare initiative, Dublin Nights Help Zone. Source: Dublin Nights Help Zone: New Late-Night Safe Space […]

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France: « Vous devez cacher les bouteilles » : Vitry-le-François passe à l’offensive contre l’ivresse nocturne

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

Frigos inspectés, rayonnages scrutés, consommateurs en infraction traqués… Les forces de l’ordre ont mené une opération de contrôle en centre-ville de Vitry-le-François, ce vendredi 27 juin 2025. Il est désormais interdit de consommer de l’alcool […]

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France: Une charte de la vie nocturne pour assurer la tranquillité et la sécurité des habitants à Dieppe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 29, 2025
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La municipalité de Dieppe a lancé pour cet été une charte de la vie nocturne, à destination des établissements recevant du public en soirée. L’objectif : réduire les incivilités. Source: Une charte de la vie […]

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Vietnam: HCMC’s night-time economy remains stagnant after decades – VnExpress International

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

Major cities around the world have developed their night economies to generate big revenues and creating millions of jobs while Ho Chi Minh City still struggles with limited activities due to lack of planning, according […]

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Maroc : cafés et restaurants veulent ouvrir la nuit

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

Au Maroc, la profession des cafés et restaurants se mobilise pour faire réviser les règles de fermeture. Une initiative lancée à Kénitra pourrait bien changer la donne pour la vie nocturne des villes touristiques. Source: […]

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Ireland: Buncrana’s Night-Time Economy Grant Scheme reopens – Donegal Daily

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 27, 2025
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FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint Donegal County Council has launched Phase Two of Buncrana’s Night-Time Economy Grant Scheme.  Building on the success of the… Source: Buncrana’s Night-Time Economy Grant Scheme reopens – Donegal Daily

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Media Links

  • Montreal mayor open to helping La Tulipe, protecting other venues | Montreal Gazette

    February 10, 2026
  • 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

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  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • 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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