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 ...

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 ...

When I was a young teen growing up in Philadelphia, certain casual restaurants and gathering spots felt alive in a way that is hard to find today. They were bright, noisy, full of character—places ...

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 ...

The term, coined by a sociologist in the 1980s, refers to informal public spaces where people can linger — and some say they’re disappearing. By Ephrat Livni This article is part of Shop Talk, a ...

The key to social well-being might lie in finding your “third place.” Here’s why these social hubs are essential for happiness in an increasingly lonely world. Between the demands of work and the ...

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 ...

We were dismayed to see the vision of a social utopia illustrated across the front of a recent Ideas section: a photo of a lone white person enjoying a beverage in a hammock (“Social utopia,” Aug. 18) ...