WCIV on MSN

Repair cafe brings neighbors together to mend household items and build DIY repair skills

Popup fix-it shop Repair Cafe will begin operations in Charleston this coming fall.Beginning in Amsterdam in 2009, the Repair ...
Christian Science Monitor

The ‘Repair Café’ movement has become a powerful force for a fix-it culture

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Next City

Repair Cafes Are the Beating Heart of the Right-to-Repair Movement

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In the age of two-day shipping and planned obsolescence, we’ve ...
The New York Times

On the Menu in New York: One Repair, Coming Right Up

The state leads the country in “repair cafes,” which bring neighbors together while keeping all manner of items out of the trash. By Hiroko Tabuchi Photographs by Lila Barth 50 States, 50 Fixes is a ...
Times Union

Fixing, sharing and building community at the Repair Café

SCOTIA — At Schenectady’s Repair Café, more than a dozen volunteers move about the community hall at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on a Saturday afternoon, busy fixing everything from lamps and ...
The Spokesman-Review

Difference Makers: Spokane’s Repair Café and Mend-It Café reframe relationship with household items

The Spokane Repair Café was launched the same year by a group of Perry District neighbors who were already swapping tools and helping each other repair each other’s things. While their events and ...