Progressive Paris has many weapons to fight the far right, but the best? Spaces where you can simply hang out | Alexander Hurst Drop into any of the French capital’s ‘third places’ and you’ll find food, culture, community – and an antidote to the disaffection extremists feed on, says Paris-based writer Alexander Hurst

Sounds intuitive
#ThirdPlaces
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Study probes the ‘new normal’ for older adults, post-COVID Researchers from CU Boulder find that the pandemic reshaped how people age 55 and older interact with their communities while highlighting the importance of

A recent paper by @colorado.edu #Geography graduate researcher Hayes Hart-Thompson analyzed research on adults #55+ and their new normal after #COVID, revealing the importance of #socialinfrastructure like libraries, parks and #thirdplaces where adults can connect.

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The Return of the Local Why the best social networks still have sticky tables and front doors

The convenience of the screen is a lonely substitute for the energy of a crowded room. We are trading the predictable glow of the scroll for the spontaneous, necessary chaos of our own neighborhoods.

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#ThirdPlaces #Community #SupportLocal

Are you feeling more isolated than ever? In "What is a Third Place?", we explore why #thirdplaces are more important than ever 🔗 www.pps.org/article/what...
This logic model shows the key elements that help define a #thirdplace, as outlined by #RayOldenburg in "The Great Good Place."

Protecting our Indie bookstores from rent displacement Source: nextcity.org “When a bookstore closes, it’s as if a light has gone out in the neighborhood. A bookstore is a city’s soul; it’s where we go to find ourselves and each other.” —&n…

#thirdplaces
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Yes, we have lost #thirdplaces. Yes there is a little too much surveillance, but we connect so much more now, deeply. We have the selves we wave like a #flag and the selves reserved for those we trust, it's #beautiful, it is #known.

Image is a top down view of the edge of a wooden counter with a tea latte on the top right and an iPad opened to the drawing procreate software on the bottom right. The iPad rests on top of an orange zip bag, and the image on the iPad is of a sketch doodle drawing of a feline skull with the mouth open and invertebrate fading out of view. The lines are done in a bluish and greenish pencil.

more cafe doodln 💙☕

#animalskullart #digitalsketch #doodles #thirdplaces

Reply with one local creative or bookish space you want to see thriving at the end of 2026.

fortheloveofcreativespodcast.com/will-evans/

#ForTheLoveOfCreatives #SupportLocal #IndieBookstore #ThirdPlaces #CreativeCommunity

Tonight’s conversation at Lowe’s was religion, ACA, and was it appropriate for the store to remove Sycamore Brewing from the shelves in light of recent news. You can still have discussions without in getting in yelling matches. #thirdplaces

How a tiny London church is inviting passersby to be part of its new cultural mission (RNS) — A shimmering curtain installation is intended to draw attention to St Mary le Strand as it works to become a public space for art, culture and creativity.

"The church is also dedicating itself to a new mission: remaining a place of worship, but also introducing itself as a public space for art, culture and creativity." #Thirdplaces
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They Didn't Just Kill a Café. They Killed a Creative Hive. Let's talk about spaces.

On the loss of the last creative space in my corner of London. #CreativeCommunity #ThirdPlaces #IndependentOverCorporate

What are third places? Do you have third places? #thirdplaces #safeplaces https://youtu.be/dMIxZNeqO-E

As community spaces disappear, new CU Boulder research warns of health and equity risks - Institute of Behavioral Science A favorite café goes out of business. A small-town library reduces hours. A neighborhood recreation center quietly shuts down. Across the United States, these kinds of losses are becoming more common....

From coffee shops to rec centers, #Thirdplaces are vanishing.
IBS Postdoc Yue Sun’s new research shows the decline is nationwide and unequal. Communities need these spaces to stay healthy and connected.

Read more:

ibs.colorado.edu/new-research...

#communityhealth #mentalhealth #healthrisks

Taipei turns density into community by activating every square inch—from mega blocks to ephemeral night markets. 🇹🇼

Watch the full design study:
youtu.be/64alOsvIukw

#EphemeralUrbanism #ThirdPlaces #DensityDoneRight

Why the New York Bodega Is Here to Stay

Read more about bodegas in this fun piece in the @nytimes.com, “Why the New York Bodega Is Here to Stay," to learn how they continually adapt and preserve the human warmth that anchors their neighborhoods. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/n...
#SocialInfrastructure #SocialLife #ThirdPlaces #Loneliness

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

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

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

The Healing Power Of Social Friction | NOEMA Could the key to bridging societal divides be found inside your local karaoke bar?

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

Does Glasgow need more places like this board game café?
#suffrago #UKPolitics #YourVoiceHeard #SuffragoUK #Glasgow #Scotland #GlasgowCityCouncil #ScottishGovernment #localbusiness #socialising #Boardgamecafe #boardgames #gamingcafe #gaming #thirdplaces #hospitality @suffrago.org

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.

“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.”

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#ThirdPlaces

Are Third Places disappearing from Glasgow?

#suffrago #UKPolitics #YourVoiceHeard #SuffragoUK #Glasgow #Scotland #GlasgowCityCouncil #ScottishGovernment #thirdplaces #community #neighbourhoods #socialising @suffrago.org

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

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 📚💙

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

Home is one place. Work is another. But it’s the third places that keep us human.
Still searching for mine. #thirdplacesmatter #thirdplaces #mindfulness

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

The Half Pint Pilgrimage One pub. Twenty-one evenings. A quiet experiment in public life and belonging.

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

👀 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

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