I think a lot about what will happen when my TV breaks. I'm not sure how old it is — I'm not its first home — but I figure it's got at least eight years on it. The remote hasn't worked since the ...
Hang onto your stuff. That’s the advice right-to-repair advocates are giving anyone worried about how the tariffs will hit their wallets—and collections of electronic gadgets. Trade tariffs touch ...
We have a theme of recycling on today's program. Elsewhere, we report on sea glass trash polished by water into something special. Now we report on repair fairs, which encourage people to learn how to ...
When her air purifier broke, Stephanie Hoang did what most people do when they’re not sure how to get rid of something: she stuck it in her closet. It sat there for months. Then she learned about a ...
The next IC Repair event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 20 at East Side Recycling Center, 2401 Scott Blvd. SE in Iowa City. The event provides a free opportunity for anyone to bring in a ...
The rhythmic whirring and thumping of sewing machines rang steady at the Leaven Community Center Saturday morning as volunteers from across Portland came together to mend old clothing and other fabric ...
Volunteers at the Thunder Bay Repair Café are making old things new again while helping to reduce clothing and items heading to the landfill. They methods are saving costs for new items and teaching ...
CHARLOTTE — Over the course of Saturday afternoon, a few chairs, a spinning wheel, a purse, plenty of lamps and printers, and a few fans made their way into Charlotte’s Innovation Barn. Their owners ...