matt haugen: 7:47 AM on September 1, 2011
Here’s the thing about details – there are SO MANY. The finishing touches on a house can take weeks to accomplish, because the punch list never seems to end. But the house in Columbia Heights is getting close! The air was filled with the sound of...
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matt haugen: 7:42 AM on August 25, 2011
“Love is in the details?” Walking through the Columbia Heights home this week, it struck me that this place is really a labor of love. If you take a...
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity: 12:10 AM on August 25, 2011
Not even a broken neck from flipping his bike could keep longtime Habitat construction volunteer John Hackley away from the work site. Wearing a halo...
East St. Paul is home to this new construction on Edgerton Street. There is a wide range of corporate and faith groups taking part in this ten week...
matt haugen: 10:01 AM on August 15, 2011
It was all about floors when I visited the Women Build volunteers on Saturday. This is detail work, folks, and it requires some serious measuring...
matt haugen: 7:45 AM on August 10, 2011
The Women Build home on Van Buren is a bright sunny house. It’s on a hilly lot with steps up to the front porch and steps going down to the garage...
matt haugen: 7:53 AM on August 5, 2011
“How do you give back to your community?” Last week, three volunteers met to share a ride to the Women Build site. It was early and they decided to...
This new build will be a single family home for one of our partner families. Overseeing this project is seasonal site supervisor Pete Pemberton.
