Many of our lives became static during the past year - these people chose new directions
Amanda Long, The Washington Post
March 2, 2021
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1of17Maria Milton, 34, former beverage manager, now owner of MarzDM Studio, Arlington, Va.Photo for The Washington Post by Stephen VossShow MoreShow Less
2of17Julye M. Williams, 43, founder of Project 2043, Silver Spring, Md.Photo for The Washington Post by Jabari JacobsShow MoreShow Less
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4of17Jamie Godfrey, 45, housewares designer and product developer, Dodgeville, Wis.Photo for The Washington Post by Sara StathasShow MoreShow Less
5of17Russell Beyer, 35, bartender, right, and partner Dan Toy, Arlington, Va.Photo for The Washington Post by Stephen VossShow MoreShow Less
The household items that helped San Antonians get through the storm
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Chef Dave Terrazas shows how he set up his tea light candles to spread light evenly around his house during last week’s Arctic storms.Ronald Cortes /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Francisco Chagolla Retzloff cooks on an outdoor grill he used to prepare almost every meal he and his husband Timothy Chagolla Retzloff ate for three days while the power was off in their North West side home. Timothy said he ll never be caught short on firewood and charcoal again.Timothy Chagolla RetzloffShow MoreShow Less
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Ray Fuller isn’t a slippers guy, but he couldn’t pass up the pair he saw about three years ago for $5 at Restoration Hardware. He never wore them until the February 2021 Arctic storms came. They kept his feet warm when temperatures in the house got down to 50 degrees.Ray FullerShow MoreShow Less
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(Reuters) - Lowe’s Cos Inc on Wednesday backed its expectations for a sales decline in 2021, even after reporting a blow-out fourth quarter by riding on a sustained boom in demand from people sprucing up their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The home improvement chain and larger rival Home Depot Inc were among the biggest retail winners last year as Americans, who were forced to curtail their spending on travel and leisure activities, poured money into minor remodeling and repair works at their homes.
Lowe’s shares fell 3.3% as it stuck by its 2021 outlook of a $4 billion to $8 billion drop in revenue, depending on a robust or weak scenario for the broader home improvement market and despite seeing sales momentum in February.
The nation’s second-largest home improvement retailer behind Home Depot reported that fourth-quarter profits almost doubled from a year ago, while sales rose 27%.