Mastodawn

Alas, the reality in Britain is so-called " #pub community " revolves around heavy #alcohol use (and is dominated by white males with centrist or right-wing political views), outside of towns Britain is heavily car dependent and society rightly no longer tolerates DUI - and in town if you aren't driving you have to get back home somehow - streets at night aren't always pleasant in town even for men (especially if you are also from any ethnic minority, marginalised group or neurodiverse) and are even worse for women / openly LGBT+

On top of cost of living, this adds to reasons why pub culture is dying ( and I say this as a member of #CAMRA )

We do need more #ThirdSpaces which open in the evening, but aren't dependent on alcohol dealing!

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Carolyn Porco (@carolynporco.bsky.social)

The slow death of 'the pub' in the UK is heartbreaking. While I am not a drinker, & in the extreme it's a terribly destructive habit, the pub itself, the community gathering place, is something I've long envied. Nothing like it exists in the US. In the UK, it's been there forever. Now what? 📰 😭 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/now-the-village-is-dead-its-awful-why-was-one-of-britains-best-pubs-forced-to-close

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Coach Spore Diesel 1d ago

Another: converting a warehouse into a third space with booths all around the walls for small vendors, one end a food court, tables in the middle for all sorts of activities.

#ThirdSpace #ThirdSpaces #community

Bich Nguyen Apr 27

"Benches, like other public amenities, are places where optimistic visions of civic life meet messier realities. They’re sites of leisure and contestation that invite a range of constituencies with vastly differing needs and desires."

https://placesjournal.org/article/the-disappearance-of-the-public-bench/

#PublicHealth #ThirdSpaces #UrbanDesign #social #rest #cities #urban #disabilities #longread

The Disappearance of the Public Bench

Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest.

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Drew Crecente (they)Apr 19

START

Brookhaven Farmer's Market.
April through November.

#SilentSunday #ThirdSpaces #games #play

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Valerie Roney Apr 5

How much does a baby tree cost? $10?
#ifIHadABillionDollars I would plant 100 million trees.
A lot of them around parking lots so they're not so gross n hot and barren in the summer.

...ooo and while we've got shady parking lots, how about cool-off meet ups where we gather in parking spots under trees with lawn chairs and a kiddie pool for our hot feetsies. Have a chill out and chat.

#thirdSpaces #community
Also filing this under:
#spoonieTown

keyofG Mar 31

‘My Year of Magical Swimming
Alone in a new community, a local pool and its ‘regulars’ helped me heal.
An underwater photograph features four swimmers paddling freestyle in a pool with lanes separated by blue and yellow ropes.’ by Josh Kozelj https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/03/27/My-Year-Magical-Swimming-Third-Spaces/
#Swimming #ThirdSpaces #Community

My Year of Magical Swimming | The Tyee

Alone in a new community, a local pool and its ‘regulars’ helped me heal.

The Tyee

Markus Gaines Mar 13

Tried Kava for the first time this evening. Chilling at Golden Hour in Oly.

#kava #ThirdSpaces #goldenhouroly

Stephen Hayes Mar 3

Ten years ago a group of us met in an Arcadia coffee shop to talk about literature and theology, perhaps after the manner of the Oxford Inklings. We decided to meet once a month, and did so until Covid put an end to such gatherings, and here is a record of our first meeting.

Two of the founding members, David Levey, of the English Department at Unisa, and Tony MacGregor, have since died (though not of Covid), so we haven't been able to revive it. It was an example of a "third space" gathering (the first two "spaces" being home and work).

https://khanya.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/tshwane-inklings/

#theology #literature #Inklings #ThirdSpaces

Tshwane Inklings

Yesterday a group of us met for an informal discussion on Christianity and literature, in imitation, perhaps, of the Oxford Inklings. For a long time I’ve felt the need for such a group, and …

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Flash Mob Of One Mar 2

This last six months I have so, so enjoyed being able to take the train to a movie theater in downtown KC. The theater is right at the train stop, so it's like getting to be chauffered.

I got an email that it was being closed this weekend literally as I was listening to a video about the disappearance of third spaces yesterday.

I hate the billionaires and how they've fucking killed everything good in this country.

#Enshittificatoin #ThirdSpaces #Isolation

P Gurgel-Segrillo Feb 19

Ireland’s nightlife is fading and corporate greed and late stage capitalism is to blame

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU5RcMYiICc/?igsh=bnhkMWp5MnZyMTM0

#mastodaoine #Ireland #nightlife #greed #Dublin #thirdSpaces #CorporateGreed #LateStageCapitalism

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