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Ireland: Drogheda businesses taking part in trial late-night hours

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 17, 2025
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Four businesses with a café offering in Drogheda are to trial keeping their doors open late into the night as part of an initiative to promote and diversify the town’s late-night entertainment offering. Source: Drogheda […]

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China: Shanxi : l’économie nocturne anime la ville de Taiyuan en été

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 16, 2025
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Source: Shanxi : l’économie nocturne anime la ville de Taiyuan en été

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Chinese cities offer more nighttime choices to boost spending as summer comes

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 14, 2025
  • Uncategorized

As temperatures rise and summer approaches across China, many cities are offering more nighttime act Source: Chinese cities offer more nighttime choices to boost spending as summer comes

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China: Chongqing’s ‘Rooftop Economy’ Ignites Nighttime Consumption Boom | ichongqing

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 14, 2025
  • Uncategorized

As the sun sets over Chongqing’s iconic skyline, rooftops across the city come alive, transforming into hubs of leisure, culture, and commerce. From rooftop theme parks to immersive drone light shows, Chongqing is redefining nighttime […]

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US: Pittsburgh’s Office of Nighttime Economy supports partiers, businesses, and late-shift workers | Arts + Entertainment | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 14, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Visiting the Office of Nighttime Economy, it’s difficult not to give them my own Pittsburgh wishlist. Will we ever see another 24-hour coffee shop? What about a riverboat casino? Source: Pittsburgh’s Office of Nighttime Economy […]

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Vietnam – Ville d’Ha Long : davantage de « levier » pour développer l’économie nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 14, 2025
  • Uncategorized

L’exploitation du potentiel de l’économie nocturne contribue à promouvoir les achats et les dépenses des touristes, agissant comme un « levier » pour attirer 11,5 millions de touristes à Ha Long en 2025. Cependant, le […]

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France – Extinction de l’éclairage nocturne : “si on éteint tout, on crée des zones d’insécurité pour les femmes”

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 13, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Extinction de l’éclairage nocturne : “si on éteint tout, on crée des zones d’insécurité pour les femmes”

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France – Strasbourg. Éclairage nocturne : la Ville sollicite l’avis des Strasbourgeois pour « ajuster » les extinctions

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 13, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La municipalité strasbourgeoise se tourne vers les riverains pour leur demander leurs lumières concernant sa politique de réduction de l’éclairage public. Source: Strasbourg. Éclairage nocturne : la Ville sollicite l’avis des Strasbourgeois pour « ajuster » les extinctions

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France: Sécurité ou gaspillage ? Ces maires relancent l’éclairage nocturne et créent la polémique

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 11, 2025
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L’éclairage public, entre protection de la biodiversité et sécurité des citoyens, soulève des dilemmes inattendus. Source: Sécurité ou gaspillage ? Ces maires relancent l’éclairage nocturne et créent la polémique

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If Your Vibe Is Right, He Might Let You Into the Club – The New York Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on May 11, 2025
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  • 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
  • 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

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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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