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A bunch of mushrooms from the Altadena Community Garden.
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Meet the mushrooms saving the Altadena Community Garden
After the Eaton Fire, the garden's soil quality was soiled ... but bioremediation has allowed the garden to grow another day.
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Palisades pizzerias pivot to peripatetic pop-ups
Starting a food truck is often a step towards owning a brick-and-mortar restaurant. But what if it goes the other direction?
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Making art after the fire: exhaustion, chaos, and creativity
A pair of artists and their family lost their home and studio in the Eaton Fire. Over the past year they've managed - just barely - to stay creative.
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When fire came for her home, she knew what to do ... again.
Adria Kloke's childhood was shaped by the destruction of her home in a Southern California wildfire. That was only the first loss. The Palisades Fire was the third.
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Construction site vs. empty lot: It all depends on a permit
KCRW followed two families over the last year through the process of rebuilding a home after the January fires, and found the difference between moving on, versus sitting in limbo, came down to a permit to rebuild.
