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Los Angeles isn’t known for its streetlights. It should be – Curbed LA

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 5, 2018
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Get turned on to LA’s remarkable streetlamp designs—you’ll never see the city the same way. Source: Los Angeles isn’t known for its streetlights. It should be – Curbed LA

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LED Lighting Has Become a Global Threat to Public Health | Alternet

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 4, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Light pollution is often characterised as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change. Light at night constitutes a massive assault on the ecology of the planet, including us. Source: LED Lighting Has […]

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Philly arts alert: Your 8 p.m. curtain time is not a sure thing anymore

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 4, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Curtain times are getting earlier for many shows at Opera Philadelphia, PCMS, and Wilma Theater, to name three Philadelphia institutions. Source: Philly arts alert: Your 8 p.m. curtain time is not a sure thing anymore

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Mexico City: Nochebús

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 3, 2018August 3, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Experimento del Laboratorio para la Ciudad en conjunto con SEMOVI Source: Nochebús

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Cette commune varoise met en place une charte de la vie nocturne pour accompagner les professionnels de la nuit – Var-Matin

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 1, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Comme cela se fait dans la plupart des grandes villes de l’Hexagone, et notamment pour les stations balnéaires du pourtour méditerranéen, la Ville de Saint-Raphaël s’est mise à la page en élaborant une charte de […]

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En Allemagne, Mannheim a désormais son « maire de la nuit »

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 1, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Hendrik Meier, un étudiant de 27 ans, va devoir gérer les dossiers liés à la vie nocturne de la cité. Une mission qu’il veut axée sur le dialogue et le compromis avec les acteurs concernés. […]

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First international speakers announced for Cities After Dark 2018 – The Music Network

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 1, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Including speakers from LA, Detroit and London. Source: First international speakers announced for Cities After Dark 2018 – The Music Network

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Cool Japan Park Osaka project to take nighttime entertainment to new level – Japan Today

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 29, 2018
  • Uncategorized

A cultural amusement park offering nighttime entertainment is to open in Osaka in February 2019 in a bid to boost tourist spending. Named Cool Japan Park Osaka, the complex will feature three theaters of various […]

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Hackney Curfew Puts London’s Night Czar in the Hot Seat – CityLab

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 29, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Last year, London appointed a chief advocate for a 24-hour city. Now a major nightlife hub plans to impose a curfew, and opponents want to know why she won’t do more to stop it. Source: […]

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Ámsterdam es “una jungla urbana” por la noche | Internacional | EL PAÍS

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 28, 2018
  • Uncategorized

Arre Zuurmond, ombudsman de la capital holandesa, advierte del deterioro del centro por culpa de su congestión Source: Ámsterdam es “una jungla urbana” por la noche | Internacional | EL PAÍS

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    June 17, 2026
  • Utah town claims top honors as the best place for nighttime stargazing in the United States | News | cachevalleydaily.com

    June 16, 2026
  • Le béton parisien stocke la chaleur le jour et la relargue la nuit : 10 degrés d’écart avec la campagne, les urbanistes tirent la sonnette d’alarme

    June 16, 2026
  • France: “Si la ville n’est plus adhérente à cette association, le label tombe automatiquement” : pourquoi cette commune du Lot fait le choix de renoncer aux labels nationaux “Ville fleurie” et “Ville étoilée” – ladepeche.fr

    June 16, 2026
  • Miami: Bares ocultos y exclusividad: nueva vida nocturna | El Nuevo Herald

    June 13, 2026
  • Toulouse: Une grande ville française va instaurer un couvre-feu pour les mineurs lors de matchs « à risque » de la Coupe du monde – Le Soir

    June 11, 2026
  • Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival | Japan | The Guardian

    June 9, 2026
  • Ho Chi Minh City seeks to unlock potential of night-time economy

    June 7, 2026
  • Poland: Warsaw expands nighttime alcohol ban in bid to improve public safety

    June 6, 2026
  • UK: Hull Street Angels volunteer to keep people safe at night

    June 5, 2026
  • US: In US first, Petoskey passes rules to crack down on light pollution – Bridge Michigan

    June 5, 2026
  • DIACRITIK Virginie Gautier : L’obscurité si densément peuplée (Recours à la nuit)

    June 4, 2026
  • Germany: El gobierno alemán reclasificará los clubs como espacios culturales para frenar su cierre masivo – – Mixmag Spain

    June 1, 2026
  • Why Indian Cities Need Night Parks: Extending the Right to the City Beyond Sunset

    June 1, 2026
  • France – À Bolbec, l’éclairage public revient progressivement grâce aux LED – Paris Normandie

    May 31, 2026
  • UK: West Midlands Mayor unveils plan to boost night time economy

    May 29, 2026
  • Vietnam: Une zone économique nocturne spéciale va «surgir» à Hô Chi Minh-Ville.

    May 29, 2026
  • Alcool: Mesure forte contre les touristes ivres en Croatie – Blick

    May 29, 2026
  • France: Quimper : une “guinguette party” pour montrer comment concilier vie nocturne et tranquillité urbaine | ICI

    May 29, 2026
  • Amnesia Ibiza – España de Noche premia a Amnesia Ibiza por su historia y contribución a la cultura de ocio nocturno

    May 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/

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

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