People are looking for new ways to socialize beyond sitting around a table of food or drinks. The rising solutions? Social wellness venues and experiential third spaces. We’ve curated the latest news on the subjects and more here:
Can an Ancient Ritual Fix Our Loneliness Problem? – The New York Times
A NYT writer heads to a bathhouse to immerse themselves in the rising practice of social wellness – a pushback against the idea that social gatherings have to take place over food or drinks. The growing industry of modern bathhouses, saunas and group wellness-centered spaces have been offering programming to create connections and fight loneliness, and it doesn’t seem to be stopping soon.
How Bathhouses Have Become the Latest Wellness Social Hubs – Artful Living
Communal bathhouses have long been common across Asia and Europe, and now, they’re beginning to take hold in the United States. Artful Living documents the growth and notes the contemporary approach locations have been taking for the U.S. market: less rigidity and more socializing.
Wellness spaces come in many forms. Wallpaper Magazine takes a look at Manifest 002 in Washington, DC, for example, providing wellness in the form of a barbershop/speakeasy. The new spot seeks to offer community through barbershop culture and a tier-based membership for guests to indulge themselves whether it’s for a haircut or a cocktail.
Wellness Culture Is Redefining The College Search – Forbes
Wellness has been a growing focus beyond hospitality too, as Forbes shares, it’s a majorly growing factor in education as well. As more students and their families seek a strong wellness culture, academic campuses are in an “amenities arms race” to attract students with fitness centers, meditation spaces and healthy dining options.
Because food is wellness:
Caviar on Everything—and Other Annoying Restaurant Trends – The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal spoke to industry professionals about the restaurant trends they think are overdone or should never have started in the first place. While it is important to keep a pulse on current fads, remember every opinion/market/concept differs. So, take it all with a grain of salt… or pearl of caviar.
Experiential Third Spaces:
The Bowling Alley Is the New Afterparty – Highsnobiety
As new generations look for their third space (somewhere to frequent outside of work or home), many are looking for spots that aren’t a bar or club. And some are finding bowling alleys to be their solution. “It’s not hot. It’s not so compact. You can just be comfortable. It’s an intimate, fun thing,” one bowler told Highsnobiety.
The Golf Version of Bowling – Twin Cities Business
And if bowling isn’t your thing, may we suggest the golf version of bowling? LaunchPad is now open alongside Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and offers plenty of golf-entertainment and experiences for all ages. Twin Cities Business has more on the new, Shea-designed venue.
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