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This is Offbeat Home's archive of People posts.

"Homeowner", "renter" or "squatter" – whatever the label, these occupants take the Offbeat wherever they go.

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People with impaired eyesight and hearing and those with limited mobility have come a long way since the days of homes for the enfeebled. What does it look like when we make it easier people with developmental and cognitive disabilites to live independently as well?

When guests won't go and you're too ~~Midwestern~~ polite to ask them to leave, are there other options?

Ever wondered what it would be like to live in a commune? Well, let my mom tell you ALL about it.

There are elaborate romanticized dreams about how young and creative people live — but very few of us are in gorgeous abandoned industrial spaces. We can't all afford the luxuries of gentrified quirky spaces, and most of us have to make the most of what we've got.

It's Earth Day! Right, we all totally remembered and planned to do something! YAY, environment!
Great! Learn how to tune up your bike — and 11 other ways to green up this spring.

I'm popping my head up after seven years beginning my nursing career, only to discover my neighborhood is lacking. How do you add culture to a community?

Oh, you think I'm going to be rude and obnoxious? Well, I'll show you by being the most disarmingly polite, well-spoken weirdo you've ever fucking met! Take THAT, complain-y neighbor!