Community Powered Revitalization

It’s hard not to feel like an outsider as I maneuver an oversized pick-up truck around sharp corners in suburban Cleburne. My phone shouts directions from the far side of the cab, and I’m painfully aware of the 6 Stones logo emblazoned on my doors. Here in the mid-cities, people know that brand. In Cleburne, we’re…

If you know anything about 6 Stones, you’re probably familiar with Community-Powered Revitalization (CPR). But knowing that it exists and understanding the program are two very different things. We want everyone who volunteers with us to feel like an invaluable part of the program (because everyone who volunteers is). So, to help you get plugged…

Every year, I ask myself the same thing: “how can we tell the story of Community-Powered Revitalization again without re-telling it?” There’s only so many ways to show people painting a house before it all starts to feel familiar. But it’s important to me that everyone understands that CPR is anything but commonplace. In the…

A yard is never just a yard. It’s more than grass and dirt. For many of us, a yard is a place of escape. The solitary stretch of land that truly belongs to a person. In your yard, you are the undisputed ruler; at peace with the entirety of your kingdom. The rest of the…

CLEBURNE — Less than a mile from the Chisholm Park Tollway, Boval BioSolutions stands alone against the broad Texas sky. Surrounded by a stretch of rolling pastures and dirt roads, the unassuming brick building hides in plain sight. You’d never suspect that the humble structure — no larger than the average post office — is…

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