Shipping containers are becoming incredibly popular for everything from makeshift homes to workshops, but the price of buying one can add up fast.

WELLS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will offer a workshop on Container Gardening, from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, July 6, at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm ...

Workshop pricing for Botanical Gardens’ members is $75 and $80 for the general public. The Hypertufa Container Workshops will be held on May 12 at 9:00am and 1:00pm.

Container planting, virtual family gatherings, an empty mall, Safety Town signups, daily checkups, food assistance and more are featured in this weeks's A Place in the Sun column.