In a world that wants you to pay for everything, public seating is becoming a luxury. By Jonathan Lee As a kid growing up in a gray suburb of London, I loved to go looking for the perfect park bench.

The Newport Beach City Council balked Tuesday night at spending close to $700,000, or even $148,000, to refurbish the teak and jatoba benches and related trash can covers around Balboa Island, ...

There are some fresh options to take a load off downtown. The city is rolling out a new style of bench along 21st Street. "Some of the benches that we've had, have been in place almost 30 years. So ...

Three new benches have been installed around London, inspired by hit Ricky Gervais TV show After Life, and encouraging people to seek help if they're struggling. Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood and ...