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Earth’s cities are changing COLOUR: Astronaut photos taken just 13 years apart reveal how night lights have morphed from yellow to white across the globe | Daily Mail Online

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 28, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Incredible photos taken from space reveal how street lights have changed colour across the globe, morphing from yellow to white. Source: Earth’s cities are changing COLOUR: Astronaut photos taken just 13 years apart reveal how […]

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Barcelona reúne a Nueva York, París y Ámsterdam para debatir el futuro de la vida nocturna

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 28, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Representantes de diversas ciudades participan este martes en un foro internacional que abordará cómo compatibilizar la actividad nocturna con el descanso vecinal Source: Barcelona reúne a Nueva York, París y Ámsterdam para debatir el futuro […]

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Ireland: Call for night-time economy to be embedded in policy

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 28, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Dublin’s night-time economy needs to be embedded in policy and city planning from the outset, rather than treated as an […] Source: Call for night-time economy to be embedded in policy

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Malaysia: Who Is The City For After Dark?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 28, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Many cities seem to have two personalities. During the day, offices, streets and public transport are busy. After working hours, some districts become quiet while activity concentrates in a few restaurants, entertainment areas or shopping […]

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Argentina: Cómo cambió la noche porteña: una recorrida de la medianoche a la madrugada – LA NACION

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 25, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Palermo, Colegiales, avenida Corrientes y San Telmo; los jóvenes siguen saliendo en busca de diversión, aunque las formas cambiaron Source: Cómo cambió la noche porteña: una recorrida de la medianoche a la madrugada – LA […]

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Bogotá amplía su agenda cultural nocturna con más de 500 artistas

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 25, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Impacta: Somos un medio donde creemos en el poder de la información como herramienta para transformar vidas. “Transformamos Informando” Source: Bogotá amplía su agenda cultural nocturna con más de 500 artistas

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Dublin: Call for night-time economy to be embedded in policy as Bright Nights, Big City puts culture, transport, and safety at heart of debate | Dublin City Council

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 25, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Dublin’s night-time economy needs to be embedded in policy and city planning from the outset, rather than treated as an afterthought, according to one of the key messages to emerge from Bright Nights, Big City: […]

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Ireland: Cork Simon Community Sleepout – Cork City Council

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 25, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Source: Cork Simon Community Sleepout – Cork City Council

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US: Encinitas looks to dim the lights for Dark Sky Week | The Coast News Group

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 25, 2026
  • Uncategorized

The Encinitas City Council has directed the city manager’s office to coordinate the city’s participation in International Dark Sky Week 2027. Source: Encinitas looks to dim the lights for Dark Sky Week | The Coast […]

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When the city stays awake: Field Notes from the Advanced Cooperation Mission in Braga – International Urban and Regional Cooperation

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 24, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Source: When the city stays awake: Field Notes from the Advanced Cooperation Mission in Braga – International Urban and Regional Cooperation

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Media Links

  • Texas cities work to make road signs more visible at night

    October 14, 2026
  • US nonprofit designates Lala Mountain a dark sky site – Taipei Times

    October 14, 2026
  • Morning parties | Du club de nuit au club de jour | La Presse

    October 14, 2026
  • Atlanta, GA: Where Central Time Meets the Midnight Convenience: Atlanta’s Late-Night Economy Powered by Time Zone – Re·Collection

    October 12, 2026
  • Seoul Aims to Turn Its Nightlife Into Global Brand Like K-pop – Seoul Economic Daily

    October 12, 2026
  • Taoyuan’s Lala Mountain becomes Taiwan’s first Urban Night Sky Place – Focus Taiwan

    October 12, 2026
  • La ville la plus « plate » du Canada serait une référence de vie nocturne

    October 11, 2026
  • Whatever Happened to Friday Night? – The Atlantic

    October 10, 2026
  • Hanoï donne un nouvel élan à ses nuits

    October 10, 2026
  • La nuit n’est pas un jour comme les autres, un marché à conquérir – Libération

    October 10, 2026
  • France: Quimper prolonge l’éclairage public nocturne

    October 9, 2026
  • L’économie nocturne de Hô Chi Minh-Ville : comment générer des revenus sans perturber le sommeil des habitants ?

    October 9, 2026
  • Conférence-débat. Éteindre la ville, rallumer le débat | Université de Bretagne Occidentale

    October 9, 2026
  • Un sommet pour dynamiser la vie nocturne au pays | Radio-Canada

    October 9, 2026
  • Congo: Kinshasa : salles de fêtes, bars et boîtes de nuit bientôt soumises à un « contrôle numérique » (Gouvernement provincial)

    October 9, 2026
  • UK: Newcastle City Centre nightlife tax axed ‘with immediate effect’

    October 9, 2026
  • Dominican Republic: Buscan potenciar la economía de la Ciudad Colonial cuando cae la noche

    October 7, 2026
  • We’re living in a world that never gets fully dark, and paying a price for it | News | nbcrightnow.com

    October 5, 2026
  • Vietnam: Où vont les touristes après 22h ?

    October 5, 2026
  • France: À Orléans, quelles pistes pour améliorer la vie nocturne ? La Jeune chambre économique rend sa copie – La République du Centre

    October 4, 2026

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