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What is it like to get a health exam during the COVID-19 pandemic? It is different, but safe and vitally needed, given how many people are avoiding preventative care out of coronavirus fears.

The fashion industry kept Kristen Turner feeling alienated and overlooked. She decided to do something about it. Her new magazine, Mae Jones, also has a hashtag challenge for fashion brands called #NotJustInFebruary.

Juneteenth — a holiday celebrating the emancipation of all American slaves on June 19, 1865 — isn’t well known outside the Black community, but historian and UCLA professor Brenda Stevenson says it’s a timely reminder of how much we still need to do as a nation to root out racism.

In heartbreaking and astonishing detail, comedian and writer Laurie Kilmartin used Twitter to detail the final hours of her mother’s life Thursday morning to her 85,000-plus followers. Thousands of people responded with messages of support and sympathy as they accompanied her journey through the loss.

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Black Raven ZZ plants for Aquarius. Fiddle-leaf figs for Taurus. How to pair houseplants with your sun sign.

Many of us grieving about the state of the world — illness, injustice, inequities — are turning to our victory gardens, or the potted tomatoes and basil on our balconies or patios, for the tiny moments of respite they provide.

Jimmy Williams and his son Logan are black owners of a popular Silver Lake nursery that sells organic vegetable plants and builds gardens for the rich and famous, but that didn’t stop the police from pulling them over in their work van one day, saying, ‘We’ve had several robberies in the area.’

After a hiatus due to the coronavirus outbreak, Garden Calendar is back with a few real-time (and virtual) plant-oriented events in Southern California.

This has been a banner spring for plant sales in Southern California, but no one is celebrating. They’re too busy trying to keep up with demand from coronavirus gardeners.

Freelance writer Kevin Smothers tried to reach another human in Sacramento about his unemployment claim. Would he ever get someone on the phone?

As we start to reopen the economy, many Angelenos and others are wondering what hand-holding, hugging and kissing might look like in the weeks and months to come.

In an Instagram post last week, Gotch said she was taking a leave of absence. She resigned from her role at Ban.do on Tuesday, according to an email from the L.A. lifestyle brand.

More than 110 merchants — including Apple, Macy’s and Nordstrom — are reopening. Customers will be required to wear face coverings and maintain social distancing.

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Every Sunday, more than 30 people gather at Resa and Diego Caivanos’ Silver Lake home for Sunday dinner.

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