A new report explains the need for a resurgence of third places in Connecticut and provides recommendations on how to create more places where people can socialize in the state. The Capitol Region ...

A concept originally coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg, a third place is a place separate from the home, your first place, and work or school, your second place. It is where you spend time in ...

I explore how simple interactions in shared campus spaces helped me find community in a college environment that often feels ...

Where do you go if you are not at school, work or home? For some, the answer is, well, nowhere. With the growing cost of living, the prevalence of social media and the residual social-distancing ...

Shared spaces at USC, such as the Tutor Campus Center, promote free social interaction and community-building outside of home and work. (Tai Lyn Sandhu / Daily Trojan) If you ask me, the best thing ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. [MUSIC PLAYING] (SINGING) Where everybody knows your name. CATHY WURZER: Many popular sitcoms center around what's known as a third place-- for example, ...

It's hard to achieve a good work-life balance these days, and the diminishing amount of third spaces in the United States isn't making things easier. Finding a great new spot simply to hang out and ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. “I got ...