At Repair PDX, volunteers are fighting a throwaway culture one free repair at a time — and building community along the way.

The toaster is a somewhat modest appliance that is often ignored until it stops working. Many cheap examples are not made to be easily repaired, but [Kasey Hou] designed a repairable flat pack toaster ...

There was a time when the simplest and cheapest kitchen appliance you could think of was a toaster. Some nichrome wire, a spring, and a mechanical thermostat were all you needed. Those days are gone ...

Too bad that much of the time, those thoughts seem to focus on trivial matters, like "I wonder what we'll be having for dinner?" or "Where did my younger son put the comics?" My thoughts sometimes run ...

The zipper on a man’s polyester pant won’t zip. A decorative clock lost its tick-tock. The blades of a window fan stopped turning. In today’s consumer economy, the solution is simple. Just throw these ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — A new event coming to Syracuse aims to help people fix everything from old toys to busted vacuum cleaners instead of sending them to the dump. The first Syracuse Repair Cafe takes ...