Habitat for Humanity
If ribbon cuttings are for “wimps,” as said Thursday morning, then the board sawing was very appropriate for Opal Lee, the honoree of a Fort Worth wall-raising ceremony. One of Fort Worth’s favorite daughters and the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” Lee used a power saw to cut the 2-by-6 symbolic board for her new house at…
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed it or not, but it’s a bit divisive out there. We could all use a little bit of good news and here it is, brought to you by Park Place Dealerships. Every year the Park Place Cares program supports more than 300 local organizations, but this year they decided…
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Habitat for Humanity took my kitchen. There, I said it. And I couldn’t be happier. Hopefully, the pristine, heavily lacquered maple cabinets manufactured by Germany’s Siematic fetch a good price at one of the organizations’ ReStore shops. In turn, those monies will be used for Habitat’s main job – giving former president Jimmy Carter something…
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Repurposing shipping containers into buildings, so-called cargotecture, isn’t a brand new concept, but it’s groundbreaking for Habitat for Humanity of Collin County, which hopes to build 35 affordable homes in Cotton Groves, the nation’s first residential neighborhood built entirely from upcycled steel containers. Habitat affiliates in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Ohio have explored building affordable housing from…
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[Editor’s note: Merry Christmas! This week, we’re taking time off to focus on our loved ones, so we are sharing some of our favorite stories from this year. Keep an eye out for our top features from the archives as we rest and get ready for a brilliant 2018! Cheers, from Candy and the entire…
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