Alcohol and other drug-related harms in licensed entertainment settings and outdoor music festivals
Review of studies exploring harm reduction strategies in alcohol licensed entertainment venues and outdoor festivals.
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NITECAP
Jun 41 min read
Tennessee Bill That Would Create a Live Music Fund for Indie Venues Passes State Legislature
Tennessee is one signature from being the second state to create a live music fund for independent venues, prompters and performers.
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NITECAP
May 311 min read
NITECAP Webinar: Night Governance Pitfalls and Partnerships
Nighttime Economy Experts share how cities can manage nightlife and support life at night through thoughtful municipal governance.
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NITECAP
May 281 min read
Uber will soon let you reserve a shuttle to get home from a big concert or ballgame
Uber shuttles for concerts to launch in select cities
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NITECAP
May 251 min read
Creating Vibrant Cities through Nighttime Culture and Entrepreneurship
Case studies showcase policies, economic development tools, programs and placemaking strategies to support nightlife.
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NITECAP
May 211 min read
Boston Mayor Launches Grants to Revitalize Nightlife
Grants to revitalize Nightlife in Boston seek to support diverse offerings for diverse abilities, ages and cultural expressions.
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NITECAP
May 141 min read
SF Proposes to Allow Open Container Sales
New legislation will allow restaurants and bars to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption during outdoor events and activations. New...
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NITECAP
Apr 161 min read
NYC creates Department of Sustainable Delivery
"New York City intends to further regulate the transport of restaurant meals to homes and offices by creating the nation’s first urban...
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NITECAP
Apr 91 min read
The Night Mayor will take your call now
“Having someone in government who can think about those citizens and those businesses operating at night,” Manning says, “really is a...
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NITECAP
Apr 21 min read
Surveys seek public input to quantify the value of the nighttime economy in Dallas
"Four surveys target four distinct audiences: consumers, employees, businesses, and entertainer" to measure the economic impact of...
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NITECAP
Mar 261 min read
The hidden history of Pittsburgh’s bootlegging grandmas and roadhouse queens
Closing out Women's History Month, a glimpse into Pittsburgh's vice history. "Though their stories are mostly invisible in published...
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NITECAP
Mar 191 min read
How local musicians can get 60% off parking in Downtown Nashville
"If you play four, five times down here — four, five days a week — that adds up really quick. That's food, that's gas. If you have a...
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NITECAP
Mar 121 min read
Orlando City Council Likely to extend moratorium on new nightclubs downtown
The Nightclub moratorium ordinance was approved last year in conjunction with another, more controversial ordinance that placed new...
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NITECAP
Mar 51 min read
SF just made it easer for bars, restaurants to show live music
A package of legislative reforms will "waive permit-application fees for businesses hoping to host music and other events at their...
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NITECAP
Feb 191 min read
Black History: The Pioneers that Birthed House Music
Before House Music took off in Europe, before it caught the ear of major labels, and drew millions of fans, it started in Chicago clubs...
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NITECAP
Feb 131 min read
What is the Nighttime Economy and who needs it?
"It is essential to recognize that it’s not just partying that makes a night time economy."
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NITECAP
Jan 241 min read
New York disbands M.A.R.C.H. task force behind venue police raids, announces C.U.R.E.
Former NYC Nightlife Director, Ariel Palitz, got the ball rolling to disband the unit formed in the '90s as a way to crack down on...
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NITECAP
Jan 161 min read
New Sacramento study recommends ways to improve the city’s entertainment economy
Recommendations include creating “multiple kinds of entertainment permits and a central place for venue operators and event organizers to...
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NITECAP
Jan 91 min read
Joe Reilly's work with Pride, nightlife earns Press-Citizen's Person of the Year honor
Iowa City Night Mayor and NITECAP Board member earns recognition. “My work is in programs, is in listening to what our businesses are...
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NITECAP
Jan 11 min read
NYC’s new nightlife mayor Jeffrey Garcia wants to show the outer boroughs some love
“I have a very unique background,” Garcia says, one that he believes makes him particularly equipped to communicate between the disparate...
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