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SWAP!

Melissa — Sat, 22 May 2010 01:54:29 +0000

It’s that time again, when F.R.E.E. organizes one of those clothing swaps we’re so fond of. Along with the standard clothing items that will be on-hand, we will also be offering (drum roll, please) MOVIES!!! If there’s one thing that people love more than movies, it’s FREE movies!!! You’re going to write down the place and time and you’re going be there. Then you’re going to thank yourself for coming. And I will thank you, too. See you tomorrow

F.R.E.E. Clothing & Music Swap

Melissa — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:52:37 +0000

WHEN: Saturday, November 14, 2009

WHERE: Krankies

TIME: 4:30p - 6:30p

WHAT: Bring the clothes and music that you no longer want and get some stuff that you do!

Bring your clothes, music and a friend and leave with someone else’s pants!

The Ultimate in Repurposing

Melissa — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:03:36 +0000

One Man’s Trash … (read article)

By KATE MURPHY

Published: September 3, 2009

To Dan Phillips, who constructs low-income housing in a town in East Texas, almost anything discarded and durable is potential building material.

Surge in Homeless Pupils Strains Schools

Melissa — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:01:43 +0000

Surge in Homeless Pupils Strains Schools (read article)

By ERIK ECKHOLM

Published: September 6, 2009 in The New Yokr Times

Budget-battered school districts must try to salvage education for more than one million children whose lives are filled with insecurity and turmoil.

A must read op-ed piece from Michael Pollan

Melissa — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:58:11 +0000

Big Food vs. Big Insurance (read article)

By MICHAEL POLLAN

Published: September 10, 2009 in The New York Times

The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care.

Found Objects, Recycled Materials and Pastel Paintings

Melissa — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:54:40 +0000

This Sunday at The EM Gallery inside Krankies, there will be a daylight art opening (3:00pm-5:00pm) for “Found Objects, Recycled Materials and Pastel Paintings” art by Ralph E. Calhoun. If you can’t make it on Sunday, then it’s not too late—the show runs until October 3rd. Go check it out!

The 3/50 Project

Melissa — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:31:11 +0000

I read about this in July’s issue of Skirt! magazine. Read it. Do it. Save your local economy

A Forgotten Immigrant

Melissa — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:42:34 +0000

Piecing Together an Immigrant’s Life the U.S. Refused to See (read article)

By NINA BERNSTEIN

Published: July 6, 2009

The story of a detainee and his death, kept in official oblivion for three years, shows how 9/11 changed the stakes for those tangled in U.S. immigration laws.

Street Farmer

Melissa — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:19:20 +0000

Street Farmer (read article)

By ELIZABETH ROYTE

Published: July 5, 2009 in The New York Times

Can Will Allen make the inner city the next front in the good-food movement?

6 Green(er) Alternatives to Disposable Razors

Shanthony — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:43:07 +0000

The goal of this article is to help you throw away less stuff. If you can get a better shave and enjoy the shaving experience more while you’re at it, so much the better. While there are energy efficient electric shavers on the market, we’ll only be looking at wet shaving methods. Read the rest of the article

Also check out this article about shaving cream