The loss of third places is one reason. In 2011, Richard Kyte, an ethics professor at Viterbo University, noticed that two of his colleagues were growing increasingly isolated. So he suggested they ...

Penn has no shortage of places to spend time. Students can study in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, exercise at Pottruck Health ...

Third places — cafes, community centers, and other public places that, as sociologist Ray Oldenburg observed, may increase communal ties by hosting “the regular, voluntary, informal, and happily ...

College introduces us to a hectic version of life. In the bubble that is being a university student, our social lives are often smushed together with the academic and domestic spheres of college. This ...

Beyond home and the workplace, people need spaces to gather, meet new people and just hang out. These are known as "third places": public parks, libraries and community centers, plus retail spaces, ...

People often visit malls, cafes, libraries and parks as their third places. However, these spaces may not always be accessible, as some require people to spend money to relax and socialize. American ...

Many people spend most of their time at home and at work. Yet did you know there’s actually a name for locations other than these two places—like cafes, bars, parks, and library-type settings where ...