Coffeehouses

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Customers Seeking "Third Places" Give McDonald's a Second Thought

Climate controlled public places where the elderly, cost-conscious and indigent are welcome to spend a few hours are hard to find. Tensions have erupted at McDonald’s restaurants in NYC between customers seeking a refuge and business interests.

January 28, 2014 - The New York Times

Tracing the Intellectual Life of London's Lost Coffeehouses

Dr. Matthew Green surveys the rich 360-year history of London's politically provocative and intellectually charged coffeehouses, which "inspired brilliant ideas and discoveries that would make Britain the envy of the world."

March 22, 2012 - The Telegraph

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