Third Spaces
I like third spaces, which can be defined as so:
In sociology, the third place refers to the social surroundings that are separate from the two usual social environments of home (“first place”) and the workplace (“second place”). Examples of third places include churches, cafes, bars, clubs, libraries, gyms, bookstores, hackerspaces, stoops, parks, and theaters, among others. In his book The Great Good Place (1989), Ray Oldenburg argues that third places are important for democracy, civic engagement, and a sense of place.
My list of spaces, will likely be very software developer oriented, so spots that are comfortable to pop open a laptop, and do some reading / writing / working / vibing.
I’m also a fan of some form of hot beverage being close by, but its not a requirement.
I am going to list some paid places as well, which do fall more into the workplace category, but since my interest into programming usually blends between what I consider personal time and professional time, I’m going to be including them here.
Public:
In the mornings a cafe, for the longest time it would become a restaurant mid-day, I’m honestly not sure that’s a thing anymore, so maybe you don’t get kicked out from the cafe around 12 anymore?
Really great spot though, great beverages, great tables to work from, sometimes the WiFi is a bit spotty, but honestly not a spot I find I’m ever really productive at, mostly just a spot to sit with friends and chat.
QEII second floor
TODO party floor
TODO picture of what it looked like with books
Jumping Bean
Elizabeth Avenue
TODO cts
Downtown
TODO
Kelsey Drive
TODO
Topsail Road
TODO
Paid:
Located in the old Rona on Stavanger.
Genesis Coworking is a vibrant workspace located in the historic St. John’s Railway Coastal Building […]
I’ve spent some time here, it gave dentist office vibes without a lot to make it worthwhile, unless you really need a spot to remote work from because you’d go stir crazy otherwise.
Light - $125 per month - Five days per month with unlimited evenings and weekends.
Part-Time - $225 per month - Three full days per week, as well as 30 hrs/month of boardroom time. Evening and weekends included!
Full-Time - 24/7 access, dedicated space, 30/hours of room booking per month.
Weekly - $75 per week
Located on the second floor of the Scotiabank building, Downtown.
PRIVATE OFFICES: $1250 / MONTH PLUS HST
WORKSTATION: $750 / MONTH PLUS HST
Keycarded entry, nice spot, need to figure out Downtown parking situation on your own.
Affiliation, as in, there isn’t an price tag on getting into the place explicitly, you sort of have to either be invited, or be affiliated with said entity to use the space:
The Get Building Building
170 Water Street, door to a staircase, on the second floor.
Check the events posted on Luma, Jan puts out community co-working sessions at the moment while the space is still in a sort of figuring itself out state.
Located in the Signal Hill Campus, the old Battery Hotel.
There’s a bunch of space here for all sorts of things, a lot of event space, but on the bottom floor is a office / coworking spot that’s quite nice.
I tried looking for pictures I took of this place, but the best I found was this video of myself and Mitchell in September of 2022:
Mitch was a SiftMed at the time (I think when they were called ReportMate?), hence he had access to the space, and basically just snuck in.
Rest in Peace / no longer a thing:
(Used to be) located at 516 Topsail Rd, same parking lot as Burger King.
The CTSNL meetups occurred there post covid.
It was open till 12, served decent food, treats, and beverages, even alcohol if that was your speed.
Had some slots in the back for folk that wanted to gamble their lives away, but obviously wasn’t enough to keep this place afloat.
Or it was a front for something else, that also felt like a possibility but was never confirmed by us.
Its original spot was, at least when I knew of it, 30 Harvey Rd, close to the RNC building / the Tims on Harvey Road / The Rooms.
The Genesis Coworking spot sort of replaced it.