#thirdplaces
I’ve been thinking a lot about third spaces recently—those places that exist outside of home and work where community really thrives.

#ThirdPlaces #CommunityDesign #CreativeSpaces #PublicSpaces #UrbanCulture #SocialDesign #PlaceMaking #LocalCreatives
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
From unexpected conversations in dive bars to how tech companies sell emotional relationships, here are great reads to put on your radar, by @lisabubert.bsky.social at @noemamag.com, @tedchiang.bsky.social @adamgrant.bsky.social & @karintamerius.bsky.social

#thirdplaces #aicompanions #greatreads
AI Companions, Frictionless Life and Much Needed Hugs
From unexpected conversations in dive bars to how tech companies sell emotional relationships, here are recent great reads to put on your radar
rotroz.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
What if the solution to strengthening democracy looks more like dive bar karaoke than deep intellectual debate?

@lisabubert.bsky.social explores lessons we can take away from a space that invited drag queens, cowboys & bikers to mingle in small-town Texas.

#thirdplaces #karaoke #democracy
The Healing Power Of Social Friction | NOEMA
Could the key to bridging societal divides be found inside your local karaoke bar?
www.noemamag.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“Countless studies and scientific agreement drive home to us that humans are inherently social beings who crave connection. ... #Thirdspaces allow for more casual connections, for building a community of people in our everyday lives.”

magazine.1000libraries.com/what-third-s...

#ThirdPlaces
What Third Spaces Teach Us About Real Human Connection - Magazine
What are third spaces, and why do we crave them? Discover the social places that shape community, creativity, and everyday human connection.
magazine.1000libraries.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A productive morning at The Congregation, a Detroit café in a reimagined church near the ’67 riot epicenter. A staple of historic #BostonEdison it shows how #thirdplaces and #adaptivereuse can extend a neighborhood asset’s life and reinforce community life.

#detroit #todayscoolcoffeeshop
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Spent the day at the library today, working on my new book!

I also returned Cabaret (the movie version with Liza Minnelli) and picked up The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard. Has anyone here read it? I'm really looking forward to it!

#amwriting #amreading #library #thirdplaces #readsky #authorsky 📚💙
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The neighborhood pub. Sometimes it’s loud, sometimes contemplative, sometimes both. From debates to trivia nights, it can be a true third place, just like cafés, offering community beyond home and work. A vital piece of urban life. #urbanism #thirdplaces
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Home is one place. Work is another. But it’s the third places that keep us human.
Still searching for mine. #thirdplacesmatter #thirdplaces #mindfulness
August 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Watch full interview with founder and owner of 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 here youtu.be/722fmBvZnXk?...

#Bizhis #UF #OralHistory #GainesvilleFL #ThirdPlaces #ChristianStudyCenter #BusinessHistory #Pascal’sCoffeehouse #MidtownGainesville
August 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I'm 10 days into The Half Pint Pilgrimage, my 21-day experiment where I return to the same pub in #Leeds each night to see what public belonging might arise.

On Night 9, something shifted. Read about it here: fromscratchpress.substack.com/i/168073879/...

#thirdplaces #neurodivergent #belonging
The Half Pint Pilgrimage
One pub. Twenty-one evenings. A quiet experiment in public life and belonging.
fromscratchpress.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
👀 Watch This Space — coming to Dundas West.
Public sidewalks become spaces for repair, justice, tea, walking, making, swapping + resilience.

📷 Photo exhibit: Aug 15–Oct 20
⭐️ Weekend 1: Aug 16–17
#WatchThisSpaceTO #DesignInPublic #ThirdPlaces #WTS #Toronto
July 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'm grateful for our #CheneyFarmersMarket and am proud to support it. I am happy to see so many of the community out showing their support as well.

#SupportLocal #HealthyCommunities #CheneyWA #ThirdPlaces #RebeccaLongForCheney #CommunityMatters
July 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Beyond the Coffee Shop: As Traditional Hangouts Vanish, a New Wave of Social Spaces Emerges to Combat Isolation

#ThirdPlaces #Community #LonelinessEpidemic #SocialConnection #UrbanPlanning #FactRage #FactRageNews

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The Future of Third Places: How America is Rebuilding Community Amid a Loneliness Epidemic
"Amid a U.S. loneliness epidemic, traditional 'third places' are declining. Discover how new community hubs are being created to foster connection."
tglm.us
July 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Terceiros lugares são essenciais para o convívio social e a vitalidade urbana nas cidades modernas. #ThirdPlaces - Publicado no #Arqbrasil —> arqbrasil.com.br/50352/tercei...
Terceiros Lugares na Arquitetura Urbana — Arqbrasil
Conheça como o conceito de terceiros lugares transforma projetos arquitetônicos urbanos em espaços de convivência e pertencimento.
arqbrasil.com.br
July 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#ThirdPlaces: the City of #Fredericton released the draft South Core Secondary Municipal Plan and really emphasizes the imp of third places. It’s pretty good. And got me thinking about the old Pony Club bldg at Odell Park. Why isn’t that a cafe or another third place? It’s a missed opportunity.
July 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Overview: HN discussed "third places" (not home/work) and their link to neighborhood entrepreneurship. Topics included their value for connection, reasons for decline, and potential solutions for creating and maintaining these vital community spaces. #ThirdPlaces 1/7
June 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Günstige Selbstorganisation gelingt, wenn Menschen in Resonanz treten.
Ein Pfau, entfaltet seine Federn nicht zur Show, sondern für Verbindung.
🦚 #pfaudich: trau dich, dich weiterzuentwickeln, weil auch andere es bemerken werden 🙌 Innere und äußere Räume, die Progression ermöglichen #thirdplaces
June 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
#Coworking and #innovation

Nutrion is fortunate to contribute #research in the #field of innovation and coworking by adapting the concept of #thirdplaces by Ray #Oldenburg to Joseph #Schumpeter’s understanding of #innovation as establishing #new #goods.

www.nutrion.net/2021/09/08/c...
Coworking and innovation
Nutrion is fortunate to contribute research in the field of innovation and coworking by adapting the concept of third places by Ray Oldenburg to Joseph Schumpeter’s understanding of innovation as esta...
www.nutrion.net
June 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
📣 Big news for Parks and Rec in Blacksburg! A new community center is on the horizon...

The public engagement process is ongoing, and your input is important. Find the survey and more information here:
letstalkblacksburg.org/new-blacksbu...

#Blacksburg #StrongTowns #ThirdPlaces
New Blacksburg Community Center
The Town of Blacksburg has engaged architectural consulting firm Kahler Slater to revisit and update the programming outlined in the 2013 Indoor Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study and the 2024 Dow...
letstalkblacksburg.org
April 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM