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Reuse Warehouse holds used bike sale
The Minnesota Daily
September 24, 2004

The Minnesota Daily

Pete O’Keefe said he believes that just because something is abandoned, it doesn’t mean it can’t be reborn again.

The warehouse began selling more than 200 unclaimed bikes collected Thursday by University Parking and Transportation Services around campus and plans to continue selling for weeks to come. read more...

 

Treasure trove: University ReUse warehouse holds fall public auction
UMN News
August 3, 2004

Looking for a used parking booth? How about vintage medical equipment? Or maybe a flute or a floor buffer?

Granted, the market for parking booths may be limited, but the University of Minnesota ReUse warehouse surely stocks something of interest for nearly everyone, and it will all be up for sale when the ReUse warehouse holds its fall public auction August 5, 7, and 9. read more...

 

University of Minnesota: Trash to Treasure
St. Paul Pioneer Press
November 23, 2003

Pete O'Keefe can't help getting a little freaked out sometimes. Not only does he work alone in a 30,000-square-foot storage building, he also is haunted by desk and chair relics of his cubicle-filled past. read more...

 

What to Do With All Your Stuff When You Don't Want it Anymore
Pulse of the Twin Cities
July 23rd, 2003

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Summer 2003 is here. People are shedding clothes, dogs are shedding fur, businesses are shedding employees, and maybe, when you look at the stuff bulging out of your closets, you are shedding some of your worldly possessions. Maybe, for those of you reeling behind the one-two punch of Bush-Pawlenty, the brutal assault of federal tax cuts for the rich and state budget cuts for the poor find you facing a metro area with a whole lot of people in a whole lot of need. Then again, maybe you finally came to grips with the fact that you look like a dork in that Shaft-wannabe pleather coat. read more...

 

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