You can tell immediately that Jeff Wilson, the 42-year old founder of Kasita, an Austin-based micro-housing start-up, has been courting venture capital. He has his sales pitch nailed—which is pretty ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Every part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family’s single-room apartment in Seattle has a double or even triple purpose. The 180-square-foot (17-square-meter) room is filled with an ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Communities have failed to find ways for the poorest of the poor to live among us, said an advocate for the homeless from Eugene, Ore. The Rev. Dan Bryant, executive director of a micro-housing ...

Developer Anthony Olivieri has an eye for small details. While we were out walking several days ago, he pointed out one of the beautiful mosaics embedded in sidewalks around downtown Stuart. I had ...