The Website Mapping America’s Third Places

When Arec Ligon moved to Brownsburg, Indiana, he was frustrated by how few places nearby seemed worth lingering in. That frustration became Linger, a growing map of user-submitted third places across the country. Instead of ranking businesses, the site asks different questions: Is this place welcoming? Can people stay without spending much? Is the walk there actually comfortable? Arec built Linger around contributions from people who know these places firsthand which lets the map capture qualities a search engine usually misses, including the local stories that explain why people keep coming back.

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

Linger (Site, Instagram)

Arec Ligon (LinkedIn)

Norm Van Eeden Petersman (LinkedIn)

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