As far as the usual New Year's resolutions that clutter up our busy minds and bursting calendars go, "finally doing something about that broken bike/ripped jeans/wall clock that went kaput" is ...
VistaVista — When JP Baker was a little boy, his daddy taught him how to fix things. It was a skill his father had picked up from his own dad. But today, Baker said, Americans live in a disposable ...
SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego and the non-profit organization Zero Waste San Diego are co-hosting a series of free Fixit Clinics to reduce waste and teach residents repair skills. The event, part ...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The Fixit Clinic is finding new purposes for older things, showing it's better to repair something than to toss it out. CBS 8 got a look inside the program that will try to ...
There is much satisfaction in fixing things — if you just know how.Beyond saving money and preventing things from being thrown away, that satisfaction is a big part of why Fixit Clinics sponsored by ...
REDWOOD CITY -- Californians throw about 40 million tons of trash into landfill each year, including gadgets, electronics, appliances, toys and items that no longer work. On the Peninsula, an army of ...
Step 1: Go to the website fixit.luther.edu. Step 2: Login with your Norse Key username and password as seen in the photo to the right. Step 3: Enter the requested information (i.e. location, type of ...
Are you holding onto a beloved lamp that won’t turn on anymore? Or a pair of vintage jeans that are in desperate need of a sewing machine? Why it matters: Instead of leaving them for the landfill, you ...