Our 2nd Repair Cafe is 2 Weeks Away!
Saturday, September 9th

Be sure to sign up for the Repair Cafe to get a place in line. Not sure if we'd be likely to repair your item? Shoot us an email at [email protected]. We can't wait to see you there!

What is a Repair Cafe?
Repair Cafes are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing things together. You’ll find expert volunteers with repair skills in all kinds of fields who will help repair your items (and teach you how to!)

Please check out our event page for rules HERE.

The Repair Cafe works on donations, you can DONATE before, during, or after the cafe if you're able to.

Waiting Times: We can't predict how long it may take to fix an item, so please be patient. Bring a book, chat with fellow attendees, watch a fix, and learn some new skills perhaps!

LOCATION: Honest Weight Food Co-Op (100 Watervliet Ave, Albany, NY 12206)

RSVP HERE

DON'T FORGET!
The Tool Library's FREE First Bday Party Celebration is TOMORROW, Saturday August 26th from
3:30-6:30pm. This will also be Kim's going away party. Be sure to join us! You can RSVP HERE.
 
2023 Preservation Merit Awards
Tuesday, September 26th

Brad Lewis - Katherine Onufer Young Preservationist Awardee

Since 2021, Historic Albany has recognized a preservationist under the age of 40 in memory of Katherine Onufer, a beloved, spunky, sweet preservation architect and HAF board member who passed away in 2020.

We are proud to announce that this year’s awardee is Brad Lewis. Brad is a native of South Troy with his own masonry and landscaping business.  Over the last few years, Brad has breathed a new life into 13 historic homes and counting. Each project is better than the next, taking what began as renovations of foreclosed buildings to beautifully restoring a long vacant, fire damaged, red X’ed house to be his family’s home. Most buildings have been chopped up and lost some to much of their historic details when Brad first acquires them. He saves what character is left: pillars, doors, trim, plaster medallions, tin ceilings, wood windows, and the original flooring. Some missing elements like trim that can be matched are recreated. On others, vinyl or aluminum siding is removed and the wood clapboards rejuvenated when present, replaced when not.

We appreciate Brad’s dedication and desire to make the neighborhoods he works in a better place. With the national shortage of skilled craftsman growing, Brad sets a wonderful example for how the preservation trades can bring such a sense of job satisfaction and make a difference in the community.

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