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The Repurpose Project launches fundraiser to expand reuse efforts in Gainesville The local thrift and junk shop plans to house more repurposing materials at a second location in East Gainesville The Repurpose Project opened in 2012 and sells used items. [Photo by Valeriya Antonshchuk] Sixty days. Two hundred thousand dollars.  That’s the goal the team at The Repurpose Project set to support the local thrift shop’s expansion plans. The shop launched a fundraiser March 18 and hopes to raise $200,000 by May 16 to open a second Gainesville location.  Since 2012, ...

A BARBER who has already offered the hand of friendship to homeless people is now starting to work with youngsters drawn to a life of crime to convince them there is a better way to live. Sylvester King is known for giving homeless people hair cuts for free. Now he has launched a new project to give teenagers and young adults a brighter future. The Repurpose Project was set in motion after Sylvester changed his own path in life, as he was once heading down a dark route. The barber of Route 8 Barbers in Orbital Shopping Park, said: “I grew up in London and I didn’t end up in the be...

Local environmental centers collaborate for Zero Waste Week Three Gainesville organizations are joining forces to teach the community how to reduce waste The storefront of Life Unplastic offers information about the second annual Zero Waste Week. No leftovers in Brittany Boyer’s home get thrown away.  Onion skins, turmeric, avocado pits and flowers are the dye for her art, stained onto cotton canvases from The Repurpose Project. The scraps are discarded in the compost setup in her backyard, which is fenced in by reused chicken wire and wood pieces.   Her susta...