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Luke Winkie

Freelance Writer

    Latest articles by Luke Winkie

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    How do you put on a comedy show when laughter is a risk?How do you put on a comedy show when laughter is a risk?
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    Florida theaters have been allowed to reopen, but the guidelines are a bit confusing. Here’s how SAK Comedy Lab handled it.

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    Plants are in demand, but it hasn’t been easy for the stores that sell themPlants are in demand, but it hasn’t been easy for the stores that sell them
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    How one black-owned terrarium business adapted for the pandemic.

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    Every small-business owner has to be a public health expert now. This mechanic is no different.Every small-business owner has to be a public health expert now. This mechanic is no different.
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    Every car that comes into this auto body shop undergoes a thorough disinfecting. And that’s just step one.

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    Funeral homes have been changed by the coronavirus. Here’s what it’s like to work in one.Funeral homes have been changed by the coronavirus. Here’s what it’s like to work in one.
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    Mourners “can’t grieve in the traditional way.” Here’s how this funeral home is facilitating socially distant funerals.

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    The pandemic seemed like the end for this bed-and-breakfast. Then locals started coming.The pandemic seemed like the end for this bed-and-breakfast. Then locals started coming.
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    Trapper’s Rendezvous Bed and Breakfast was quiet for months due to the lack of international travel. Now it’s thriving.

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    How the pandemic is affecting liquor stores, according to one shop ownerHow the pandemic is affecting liquor stores, according to one shop owner
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    From bottom-shelf handles to fancy cocktail shakers, liquor stores have had a front-row seat to the phases of the coronavirus response.

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    Meet the students thriving in remote learning
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    Remote learning can suck. But these students say it’s the best thing that ever happened to them.

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    Millions of Americans risk being evicted. This tenants rights lawyer says the courts aren’t prepared.Millions of Americans risk being evicted. This tenants rights lawyer says the courts aren’t prepared.
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    “The pace we were going at before the pandemic was unsustainable.”

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    3 renters on getting screwed over by landlords during the Covid-19 housing crisis3 renters on getting screwed over by landlords during the Covid-19 housing crisis
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    “It’s so hard to find an apartment right now.”

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    “There’s no way to socially distance in a strip club”: A dancer on working through the pandemic“There’s no way to socially distance in a strip club”: A dancer on working through the pandemic
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    On dancing in a mask and losing out on bachelor parties.

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