This Irish Couple Built Homes for Their Employees, and It's Changed Their Lives
Derry's Patricia and Tony Walsh have built affordable homes for their Walsh Colour Print and Educate employees in Ireland.
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This Gorgeous Leather is Made From the Hide of an Invasive Predatory Fish
The lionfish can decimate ecosystems, but also make a beautiful leather product if tanned and processed correctly.
Designer Turns Mussel Shells That Once Clogged London's Water Pipes into Gorgeous Tile
The mussels add a translucence to the tiles, which has never been achieved before using biological materials.
Canadian Family Turns Old School into Hydroponic Farm Growing Fresh Veggies Even in Winter For the Whole Town
Let-Us Grow Facebook page is filled with rows of lettuce bursting with vibrant greens and reds, as well as cucumbers stacked like lumber.
Indian Man Grows Precious Saffron In a Shipping Container-Wants to Share His Hydroponic Technique With Others
A Kashmiri man became a farming entrepreneur, developed a method of hydroponically growing saffron, and wants to share it with others.
After 6 Months Searching for New Doctor, Small Town's Viral Video was 'Just What the Doctor Ordered'
Desperate locals in Cornwall, England created a pop video to recruit a small town doctor after failing for six months-and it worked. Watch...
Instead of Issuing Tickets For Broken Headlights, Denver Police Are Handing Out Gift Cards to Get Them Fixed
Advance Auto Parts is helping Denver police put smiles on the faces of motorists who might not have the money to fix a broken car part.
Farmers Markets Thriving Since Pandemic as Shoppers and Venders Form Unbreakable Ritual
The number of farmers markets in the United States has grown rapidly in recent years, from just under 2,000 in 1994 to more than 8,600 markets
UK Restaurant is Letting People Pay-as-They-Can While Rescuing Tons of Food
Lunch is served five days a week from noon, as well as coffee and cake every morning. Dinner is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
US Bookstores Coming Back as Barnes & Noble Celebrates Banner Year While Indie Shops Flourish
The new Nebraska location is part of a slate of openings envisioned to reach as high as 50 to 60 this year alone while 31 opened last year.
Ghanaian Woman Entrepreneur is Revolutionizing Transportation-Building Electric Bikes to Improve Air Quality
Her company, Wahu!, assembles each bike by hand in Accra, Ghana, and they can travel up to 80 miles on a single charge.
Send an Inspiring Message Every Day With These Positive Affirmation Socks-LOOK
The words we tell ourselves matter. Remind yourself-and others-that you are amazing, smart, courageous, or beautiful with NotesToSelf socks.
Three-Quarters of Small Business Owners Believe They're Equipped to Handle Any Economic Instability
More than three quarters of U.S. small business owners believe that their company is equipped to handle any upcoming economic instability, according to a new poll.
Bar Employees Spend a Month Taking Down Dollar Bill Decor to Collect $15,000 for Hurricane Dorian Relief
Though it has taken a lot of hard work to remove all the staples from the wall, the staff has managed to collect more than $15,000 for the Bahamas.
Instead of Using Milk Cartons to Search for Missing People, Pizzeria is Attaching Lost Pet Flyers to Pizza Boxes
A New Jersey restaurant is hoping to help reunite local patrons with their furry friends by attaching missing animal flyers to their pizza boxes.
The Only Way for 4-Year-old to Get Surgery 3,000 Miles Away Was Fully-Equipped RV-And Strangers Sprung for It
When a 4-year-old with fatal heart defects needed to travel 3,000 for new miracle surgery, RV owners at Outdoorsy paid for the entire package.
Chick-fil-A Owner Stuns Employees, Pays Them During 5 Month Shutdown
The owner of a fast food restaurant in Austin, Texas shocked his 50 employees by paying their full salaries during a five-month period when the business shut down.
Canadian Supermarket Proves a Little Humor Can Go a Long Way to Help Save Ourselves From Plastic Bags
A Canadian supermarket came up with an amusing (some might say devious) strategy to encourage their customers to avoid using the store's "single-use" bags.
Giving Women Credit: Pro Mujer Loans $1 Billion
The microfinance organization Pro Mujer is celebrating a milestone, having loaned to poor women one billion dollars since its inception in 1990. "Women in developing countries hold the key to their futures," says Lynne Patterson, founder of the nonprofit group with the name means "Pro Women" in Spanish. 270,000 women have lifted themselves and their […]
Restaurant Offers Free Pizzas in Exchange for Groups Giving Up Their Phones During a Meal
As a means of bringing family and friends together over a hot meal, this California restaurant offers free pizzas to patrons who put away their phones.
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