Near the Oakland Tool Library, Berkeley Tool Lending Library was the very first tool library in the US, starting in 1979 with $30,000 from a federal Community Development Block Grant .
What Weekly ran from 2010 to 2016. The Pronoia Effect is the story of building it, what came next, and what I found on the other side.
Out October 6.
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fashion
From Russia, With Lace
Polina’s Prive Photography by Sarah Thrower Just because it is underneath what most people see on a daily basis, lingerie…
From Russia, With Lace
Polina’s Prive Photography by Sarah Thrower Just because it is underneath what most people see on a daily basis, lingerie…
nightlife
Murder Ink at Single Carrot Theatre
On the fifth of January participants in Single Carrot Theatre’s recitation of Anna Ditkoff’s City Paper column, Murder Ink, entered…
Murder Ink at Single Carrot Theatre
On the fifth of January participants in Single Carrot Theatre’s recitation of Anna Ditkoff’s City Paper column, Murder Ink, entered…
social innovation
#SaveADopeBoy
“You know, people look at the young drug dealers in this city like they a menace. Man, these are kids.…
#SaveADopeBoy
“You know, people look at the young drug dealers in this city like they a menace. Man, these are kids.…
artist profiles
Soldiers Find Healing Through Art
From music therapy and acupuncture to therapy dogs and yoga, there are alternative ways to cope with trauma that are…
Soldiers Find Healing Through Art
From music therapy and acupuncture to therapy dogs and yoga, there are alternative ways to cope with trauma that are…
sustainability
Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden
Urban gardens are sprouting up all over Baltimore. If you don't have a small plot of land for growing food,…
Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden
Urban gardens are sprouting up all over Baltimore. If you don't have a small plot of land for growing food,…
technology
Real Science Fiction
Welcome to the future. In case you haven’t noticed, much of yesterday’s science fiction is rapidly becoming today’s reality. In…
Real Science Fiction
Welcome to the future. In case you haven’t noticed, much of yesterday’s science fiction is rapidly becoming today’s reality. In…
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