In Boulder, Colorado the Tool Library looks much like a hardware store and even rents out tools to contractors to help subsidize rental costs and membership fees for the general public.
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.
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fashion
Heavy Metal Treasures :: Acid Queen Jewelry
The next time you’re driving down Falls Rd. headed north, pay attention after you pass The Avenue. About a half a…
Heavy Metal Treasures :: Acid Queen Jewelry
The next time you’re driving down Falls Rd. headed north, pay attention after you pass The Avenue. About a half a…
nightlife
Nina Simone: Baltimore set to scenes from The Wire
Nina Simone: Baltimore set to scenes from The Wire.…
Nina Simone: Baltimore set to scenes from The Wire
Nina Simone: Baltimore set to scenes from The Wire.…
social innovation
Outside The Black Box
Our ever-increasing flow of technological wonders means we can now carry a big chunk of human knowledge, a broadcast and…
Outside The Black Box
Our ever-increasing flow of technological wonders means we can now carry a big chunk of human knowledge, a broadcast and…
artist profiles
Nikkuu Design
When I hear the term industrial designer, images come to mind of cavernous warehouses or musky garages, spaces with everything…
Nikkuu Design
When I hear the term industrial designer, images come to mind of cavernous warehouses or musky garages, spaces with everything…
sustainability
Fixing The Future
Photos courtesy Gabby Carroll Last week at the Creative Alliance, the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA), founder of Baltimore’s regional…
Fixing The Future
Photos courtesy Gabby Carroll Last week at the Creative Alliance, the Baltimore Green Currency Association (BGCA), founder of Baltimore’s regional…
technology
Intuitive Insight: The Hot Spot
Part 3 of a multi-post film about how innovation, creativity and prevailing cultural ideas about it in the US. This…
Intuitive Insight: The Hot Spot
Part 3 of a multi-post film about how innovation, creativity and prevailing cultural ideas about it in the US. This…
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