"The Pink Bean in Fall River has many hallmarks of a Third Place. A physical location where it is other than home, the First Place, or work, the Second Place. It feels like a meeting spot for friends, or even a sit down area where one can gather or generate ideas. Coffee is recommended for both. I love their gluten-free sandwiches, as their bread tastes fresh and is lightly seasoned to give it a savory flavor. You could probably use it for a glutinous stuffing substitute for Thanksgiving. The sandwich was a wonderful mixture of egg, bacon, melted cheese, and savory bread texture. Pink Bean's also sells coffee and smoothies for the healthy, or colon-kickstarter inclined. But their real impact is in choosing the local partners they work with. A good Third Space interweaves story and community narrative into its physical area, and at Pink Bean, you can see a business trying to sustain itself and the community around it. Flyers with artist- and creative-resources are posted. Art is available for sale on the wall, (art I liked, too, haha! . And I see an A frame board with a local design nonprofit logo outside the store. Like any good Third Space, Pink Bean helps their community thrive and strive. Make it there, in Fall River!"
Fall River
