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A Utah couple began cycling across America on their 40th wedding anniversary; 87 days and 3,634 miles later, they reached the Atlantic coast and raised about $23,000 for two community charities

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A Utah couple celebrated four decades of marriage by cycling across the United States, completing an 87-day journey from Washington to New Jersey and raising approximately $23,000 for two community charities. According to Deseret News, Robert and Bliss Sawyer finished their coast-to-coast adventure in September 2026, turning a personal milestone into a fundraising effort for…

Two 100-year-old Iowa homes were headed for demolition; after an 18-month rescue, both have been renovated and will now become affordable housing for two refugee families in Davenport

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Two century-old homes in Davenport that had once been marked for demolition have gained a new lease on life and are set to become homes for refugee families. Foundation of First Presbyterian Church and Tapestry Farms led an eighteen-month effort to transform these homes.The project was inspired by a concert in March 2025 by the…

About 20 years ago, Dawn Robinson paid $40,000 for 2.4 acres in New Jersey; Middle Township later offered her $47,000 and is now trying to take the land for a 340-home project

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In South Jersey’s Middle Township, a war goes on. The township has filed an eminent domain condemnation complaint that seeks to acquire 2.4 acres of land in Whitesboro for a large-scale housing development project. But the woman who owns the property, Dawn Robinson, does not want to give it up, according to a report by…

In 2002, Alabama architecture students stacked 72,000 worn carpet tiles into the walls of a family home; Rural Studio has now built more than 200 projects

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A house in Alabama contains walls adorned with 72,000 individual stacked tiles held in compression by a heavy wooden-ring beam. Belonging to the Harris family, the abode contains a bedroom above and a tornado shelter below. The minds behind the idea trace back to Rural Studio, an off-campus design-build program, rooted in Hale County and…