The Difference Between Having Somewhere to Go and Somewhere to Belong

It’s big news – Columbia Tower is closing after 40+ years in Seattle. Who knows the real reason behind the decision, but the truth is, these traditional institutions are aging communities that are not able to adapt to current trends (maybe that’s why they are focusing on The Collective instead?). For all the Columbia Tower members, we have good news! Birch Road Clubhouse welcomes you! We are accepting new members and would love to adopt the food and wine loving members, the daytime quiet...

There’s a simple truth about friendship that we tend to overlook as adults: it used to be easy. Not because we were more interesting, more available, or somehow better at connecting—but because we had something built in that did the heavy lifting for us. We had shared places.