Media Mentions

Print and Web

Dennis, B. (2026, July 17) In the ‘repair cafe’, it is not just appliances that are broken. Washington Post. Link.

Robertson, A. (2026, Summer) Free Fixes with WNC Repair Cafe: Volunteers tackle small household repairs at no charge. WNC Magazine. Link.

Wilson, J. (2026, April/May) Where Broken Items Get New Life. Reader’s Digest. PDF.

Friedrich, M. (2026, January 26) Storm Recovery? That’s a Job for aTool Library. Bloomberg. Link. PDF.

Ellis, K. (2025, August 18) If it’s broke, Repair Cafe will try to fix it for free. Business North Carolina. Link.

Broadcast and Video

Clark, C. (2026, January 27) Fixing it Together (Season 13, Episode 1313) [TV Series Episode] Carolina Impact. WTVI PBS Charlotte. Video

Tiberii, J. and McCarthy, R. (2025, April 28) Repair Café NC fixes broken household items, while building skills and community. Due South. WUNC News. Audio

Alfini, M. (2024, February 20) Repair Café aims to empower us to give our broken things a second life. WSOC-TV. Video.

Lopez, A. (2023, August 2) Volunteers fix broken household items as Repair Café initiative expands in N.C.. Spectrum News 1. Video.

Arthur, K. and Strong, P. (2023, March) Repair Café teaches the lost art of fixing household items. WRAL News. Video.

Bucley, B. (2017, June 14) Repair Café group fixes broken items in Cary. WGHP Fox 8. Video on Youtube.

Books

Schwalbe, M. (2026) The Spirit of Repair. Horse and Buggy Press, Durham, NC. Repair Cafe NC.

Wackman, J and Knight, E. (2020) Repair Revolution: How Fixers are Transforming Our Throwaway Culture. New World Library. Amazon.