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Following stay-at-home orders, Amorette Brooms pivoted her fashion business to houseplants.
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Mo Jackson wanted to share their love of camping with other people of color. They started BIPOC Camping Kits with that in mind
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The near daily hang-outs dropped off, and the texts and phone calls plummeted — without any obvious cause.
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We asked readers for their most pressing coronavirus questions. The topics included schooling, passports, and healthcare. These are answers from experts.
Can students safely return to campus during the coronavirus pandemic? Parents are anxious.
It’s critically important that schools have a solid plan in place for testing, contact tracing, quarantine and treatment.
Looking at the numbers can give parents a sense of how the county is doing in containing the coronavirus and help them make a difficult decision.
Many of the hands-on therapies and services that special needs students received before campuses shut down can’t be adequately delivered via distance learning. Also, the state has waived timelines that allow students to quickly receive assessments, which determine the services needed for each child.
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We have been married for 12 years. But in spring 2020, under quarantine, and especially in the first weeks, we began talking to each other again just like in our beginning, only in person.
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I brought up monogamy. I told him I wanted it to “just be us only.” He said that although he was not seeing anyone else, he still felt like he wasn’t over his last breakup. He wasn’t quite ready to start calling me his girlfriend.
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After 46 blind dates that were mostly disastrous, my expectations were not too high. I had survived so many evenings of challenging conversation, no attraction and boredom that I figured what was one more to add to the list. It would at least give me another funny story to share with my friends and family.
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You probably already know about Rihanna’s beauty and skincare lines. However, there are other Black-owned beauty labels experiencing an increase in sales in this new civil rights era.
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Valentino, Burberry and other luxe labels play a supporting role in the fashion-packed visual album. Here’s a closer look at the outfits and fashion of “Black is King.”
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Mo Jackson wanted to share their love of camping with other people of color. They started BIPOC Camping Kits with that in mind
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Corporate America’s rush to claim solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement conflicts with streetwear’s demand for authenticity.
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Here are Black-owned restaurants, coffee shops, fitness centers, lifestyle brands and other businesses to support.
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Following stay-at-home orders, Amorette Brooms pivoted her fashion business to houseplants.
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Mo Jackson wanted to share their love of camping with other people of color. They started BIPOC Camping Kits with that in mind
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Following stay-at-home orders, Amorette Brooms pivoted her fashion business to houseplants.
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We’re still in a pandemic. Cover up with some of our favorite face masks.
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The near daily hang-outs dropped off, and the texts and phone calls plummeted — without any obvious cause.
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You can help yourself relax amid the pandemic. Start by shedding negative thoughts
Plant Man P is an online store, YouTube channel and popular Instagram account with over 14,000 followers.
Viewed in the midst of a pandemic, this art-filled garden in Corona del Mar provides a sense of calm. It’s the perfect afternoon getaway you could use right now.
Farmer Rishi Kumar grows top-tier fruits and offers gardening tips on Instagram: “Gardening is such an important way of connecting with the earth, connecting with ourselves and eating well.”
“As an artist obsessed with plants, it’s natural for plants to seep into my work,” L.A. music producer Mark Redito told us. “I find so much inspiration from them not only from a visual aesthetic standpoint but also from a metaphorical creative standpoint.”
A researcher at UC Riverside has found a naturally occurring protein molecule that appears to “cure” huanglongbing (HLB), otherwise known as citrus greening disease, which has devastated Florida’s citrus industry and threatens California’s.
Four friends produce a countywide fruit and vegetable exchange. Anyone could donate, and anyone could pick up produce for free.
L.A. gardening guru Ron Finley filmed his gardening MasterClass long before the coronavirus and Black Lives Matter protests. But his message is right on time.
California Botanic Garden is the new name for the state’s largest garden of native plants. Virtual events show how to incorporate these plants into our daily lives.
Collard greens are traditionally braised slowly. Here, they’re sauteed quickly with leeks for a fast, easy side dish.
The cobranded kicks include the Los Angeles Football Club’s black and gold colors, crest and rallying cry.
For the costume design community, the last five months have been full of pivots, projects — and lots of Zoom calls.
Pop-up drive-ins, pet pigs and quality time with college-bound kids help fill the void.
Rihanna’s new Fenty Skin is available online. The singer and entrepreneur says she wanted to create “something that worked for everyone.”
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I didn’t want a Zoom funeral. I wanted to honor her at a lovely celebration of life with all her favorite people on a sunny SoCal patio. I wanted stories, hugs and margaritas.
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Figuring out how to safely reopen schools for K-12 students is a highly complicated undertaking as the safety of children, teachers and staff is paramount. Here are the contours of what students in California will encounter when it’s safe to bring them back to campus.
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Coronavirus restrictions continue around California but most public spaces are open. The Apple fire and the Dam fire have some trails closed.
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The total number of firearms uncovered by the TSA dropped, but the number per passenger leaped. Most of the guns were loaded, the agency said.
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Some airlines ban passengers from future flights if they refuse to wear a mask. A couple don’t accept medical exemptions.
