Next year’s flu season could pack double punch with COVID-19

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Next year’s flu season could pack double punch with COVID-19

The push will be strong in the fall for flu shots, in the event the coronavirus pandemic comes…

Costco shoppers, you gotta wear masks starting Monday

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Costco shoppers, you gotta wear masks starting Monday

Whole Foods will offer free masks at the entrance and is “requesting” customers cover their faces.

From the boardroom to the bedroom, Zoom is everywhere

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From the boardroom to the bedroom, Zoom is everywhere

Smile — and wear pants. Virtual meetups can show too-candid moments if you’re not careful.

Stimulus checks are going for guns, guitars and ganja

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Stimulus checks are going for guns, guitars and ganja

The $1,200 coronavirus relief payments also provide much needed money for food, rent and bills.

Inside Everett care home hit hard by COVID-19, life goes on

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Inside Everett care home hit hard by COVID-19, life goes on

Michael O’Donnell, 81, is upbeat. He likes the room service. But good friends were among the COVID-19 deaths.

That hospital nurse on the COVID frontline is my son-in-law

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That hospital nurse on the COVID frontline is my son-in-law

Why do healthcare workers and others put their lives and those of their families at risk?

Ka-ching! The first round of $1,200 stimulus checks arrived

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Ka-ching! The first round of $1,200 stimulus checks arrived

The payments showed up in direct-deposit accounts this week. Couples get $2,400, plus $500 per kid.

COVID home haircuts: A bad coif is better than a bad cough

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COVID home haircuts: A bad coif is better than a bad cough

Watch your ear, wear a hat: DIY hairstyles flourish with “non-essential” barbers and salons closed.

Please, don’t squeeze the avocados — or the Charmin

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Please, don’t squeeze the avocados — or the Charmin

Under supermarket COVID-19 rules, touch only what you buy. Stay in the right lane. Don’t be a cranky…

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Everett Trader Joe’s closed due to workers ill with COVID-19

The store will close for cleaning. Five other Trader Joe’s stores closed temporarily this week.

Turtle power! The pet shop where this tortoise lives is open

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Turtle power! The pet shop where this tortoise lives is open

Raja the star sulcata has less company and walkers due to COVID-19. The dogs are getting hairier.

What’s essential? Cannabis, and sales are brisk in Washington

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What’s essential? Cannabis, and sales are brisk in Washington

Pot shops stay open amid COVID-19, with curbside pickup. And stimulus checks are coming soon.

School supplies: 64,380 gloves, 1,575 masks for PPE drive

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School supplies: 64,380 gloves, 1,575 masks for PPE drive

Districts dig into supply closets to help frontline workers. Others pitch in, too.

She’s 101 and bowled a 159 before coronavirus shut the lanes

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She’s 101 and bowled a 159 before coronavirus shut the lanes

Carol Perry can’t celebrate her 102nd birthday bowling Tuesday. But maybe her kids will get her a Wii.

Plexiglass ‘sneeze shields’ coming to a supermarket near you

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Plexiglass ‘sneeze shields’ coming to a supermarket near you

A trip to the store will get trippier as anti-virus measures are brought in for shopper and worker…

COVID-19 rocked his world — and he’s young and healthy

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COVID-19 rocked his world — and he’s young and healthy

Tyler Chism, 33, an Everett city worker and man about town, tells what it’s like to have the…

The last picture show: COVID-19 closes Blue Fox Drive-In

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The last picture show: COVID-19 closes Blue Fox Drive-In

In days before the stay-at-home order, families took in movies. Now you have to get your popcorn to…

‘Senior hour’ gives at-risk shoppers more time and space

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‘Senior hour’ gives at-risk shoppers more time and space

Stores are adjusting to accommodate seniors and others who need to avoid crowds. And they’re hiring.

Customers wait in a line wrapped around the building Tuesday morning at Costco in Everett. The warehouse was only allowing 200 people in at a time. When 30 left, 30 more could go in. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Please, people, stop hoarding! It can be harmful — even to you

Health officials say to leave some for your neighbors. Don’t buy more than you need.

HoneyComb Salon owner Julia Barbee gives Don Zimmerman a haircut in her studio inside Sola Salon Studios on Friday in Mill Creek. On Monday, the state ordered all salons closed for at least two weeks. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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No more pretty hair or feet: COVID-19 closes beauty salons

Cosmetology in the time of coronavirus pandemic halted as non-essential services. No tattoos, either.