Final: Grace Yarrow


A man walks out of the Sprouts in Petaluma, California, on Kenilworth Drive with grocery bags and a case of Corona Extra beer on May 10. The store allows 50 customers in at a time to enforce social distancing guidelines and prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.


A Starbucks barista hands a customer their drink on May 10. The Starbucks location in Petaluma is open for drive-thru and pick-up orders only. 


The Target shopping center on Kenilworth Drive is still busy with locals shopping for essentials. This customer walks out of the Sprouts in the center with a case of beer and other groceries.


El Roy's food truck, parked outside of the Petaluma library, has a group of customers waiting for their orders on May 10. The taco truck's visitors sit and stand apart from one another, attempting to follow social distancing suggestions to the best of their ability. 


Two customers walk outside the Target on Kenilworth Drive in Petaluma. An employee, wearing a mask, waits to greet them on May 10. 


Lala's, a local favorite, is offering pick-up orders to continue serving customers during the pandemic. They had a tent set up outside on May 10. 


Customers wait for their dinner orders from Seared in downtown Petaluma on Mother's Day, May 10. Seared is one of many businesses downtown attempting to survive the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic by offering creative ways for customers to enjoy their food. 


A woman wearing a mask crosses Kentucky Street in downtown Petaluma on May 10. The street is normally crowded and busy on Sundays, with some of the town's most popular restaurants and shops, but is empty due to business closures during the coronavirus pandemic.


Although many aspects of normal life have shut down due to COVID-19, the Starbucks drive-thru line was still wrapped around the building on a Sunday afternoon. The location is offering pick-up at its front door, as well. 


Copperfield's Books, a regional bookstore, is beginning book pick-up on May 11 for customers. The bookstore has been offering online interviews with authors but is now starting sales again. 


Tate stares out the window at a bird passing by. His owners say he spends many hours a day at the front window of the house, looking at passersby. 


A couple looks through the window of Central Market in Petaluma on May 10. The restaurant, known for its farm-to-table cuisine, is closed completely. 


Debbie Yarrow reconnects with a former saxophone student on Facetime from her home in Petaluma on May 10. She has reached out to many students who are graduating high school this year to offer her congratulations, she said.


Tate looks out the front window of the house. He barks regularly at other dogs, pedestrians and especially people on bicycles, his owners said. 


Jacob Yarrow sits in a rocking chair in his home on May 10. Tate sleeps under the family's puzzle table, which has become a staple of the household since the enforcement of shelter-in-place orders. 


The Yarrow family keeps spare toilet paper, which took three grocery store trips to find, in the garage next to weights. Since gyms closed in California, working out at home has become crucial to reducing general anger and anxiety in the family. 




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